Box Office Results: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Races Past Mufasa: The Lion King

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 took off at the this past weekend.

This past weekend saw the wide release of both Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King. Per Deadline, Sonic easily won the domestic box office weekend as it brought in approximately $62 million. Mufasa, meanwhile, underperformed as it was expected to make around $50 million but only brought in $35 million.

Wicked and Moana 2, meanwhile, are continuing to add to their box office totals, while Angel’s Homestead brought in $6 million. 

Kraven the Hunter and The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim both had significant drops during the second week of release, with the Sony Spider-Man Universe flick bringing in $3.1 million and the animated Warner Bros. movie making $1.2 million.

1). Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Par) 3,761 theaters, Fri $25.75M Sat $19.5M Sun $16.7M 3-day $62M/Wk 1

2). Mufasa (Dis) 4,100 theaters Fri $13.3M Sat $11.8M Sun $9.9M 3-day $35M/Wk 1

3). Wicked (Uni) 3,296 (-393) theaters, Fri $3.7M (-36%) Sat $5.1M Sun $4.57M 3-day $13.5M (-40%), Total $383.9M/Wk 5

4). Moana 2 (Dis) 3600 (-400) theaters, Fri $3.3M (-45%) Sat $5M Sun $4.8M 3-day $13.1M (-50%), Total $359M/Wk 4

5). Homestead (Angel) 1,886 theaters, Fri $2.9M Sat $1.6M Sun $1.5M 3-day $6M/Wk 1

6). Gladiator 2 (Par) 2,397 (-827) theaters, Fri $1.25M (-43%) Sat $1.72M Sun $1.48M 3-day $4.45M (-42%) Total $153.9M/Wk 5

7). Kraven the Hunter (Sony) 3,211 theaters, Fri $880K (-82%) Sat $1.2M Sun $1M 3-day $3.1M (-72%) Total $17.4M/Wk 2

8). Red One (AMZ) 2002 (-1001) theaters, Fri $416K (-66%) Sat $566K Sun $453K 3-day $1.43M (-66%), Total $95.4M/Wk 6

9). The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (WB) 2,602 theaters, Fri $350K (-83%), 3-day $1.2M (-72%), Total $7.3M/Wk 2

10). Best Christmas Pageant Ever (LG) 861 (-658) theaters, Fri $240K (-37%) Sat $300K Sun $285K 3-day $825K (-36%) Total $38.4M/Wk 7