For the final couple of weeks, field workplace trackers have been monitoring a captivating race. In late December 2024, Jeff Fowler’s Sonic The Hedgehog 3 and Barry Jenkins’ Mufasa: The Lion King opened concurrently, and whereas the previous obtained off to a quick begin, the latter is proving the be the proverbial tortoise. The online game adaptation sequel received the primary two showdowns on the field workplace, however the animated prequel is making a comeback, and it lastly took maintain of its first home crown over the past three days.
With none new releases arriving to disrupt the Prime 10, this weekend’s chart includes a shuffling of late 2024 releases, with Mufasa: The Lion King now within the primary spot. Try the total outcomes under and be a part of me after for evaluation.
| TITLE | WEEKEND GROSS | DOMESTIC GROSS | LW | THTRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Mufasa: The Lion King | $23,836,000 | $168,600,931 | 2 | 3,925 |
| 2. Sonic The Hedgehog 3 | $21,200,000 | $187,508,000 | 1 | 3,746 |
| 3. Nosferatu | $13,200,000 | $69,401,000 | 3 | 3,132 |
| 4. Moana 2 | $12,397,000 | $425,152,483 | 5 | 3,345 |
| 5. Depraved | $10,200,000 | $450,752,000 | 4 | 3,287 |
| 6. A Full Unknown | $8,067,000 | $41,696,667 | 6 | 2,835 |
| 7. Babygirl | $4,492,499 | $16,112,999 | 7 | 2,164 |
| 8. Gladiator II | $2,675,000 | $168,867,000 | 8 | 1,748 |
| 9. Homestead | $2,103,576 | $17,475,156 | 9 | 1,700 |
| 10. The Hearth Inside | $1,229,901 | $7,128,870 | 10 | 2,032 |
Mufasa: The Lion King And Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Change Spots As Each Winter Blockbusters Proceed The Present Lengthy Legs
To be truthful, Mufasa: The Lion King did not precisely trounce Sonic The Hedgehog 3 of their third weekend squaring off. In line with early field workplace outcomes revealed by The Numbers, solely about $2.6 million in ticket gross sales separated the 2 titles within the rankings. That being mentioned, the Disney launch now has the excellence of being the primary primary launch in america and Canada of the 12 months 2025.
Mufasa: The Lion King nonetheless is not performing in addition to its pre-pandemic predecessor (Jon Favreau’s The Lion King remake memorably made $191.8 million in home opening weekend earlier than happening to make $1.7 billion worldwide), however within the context of the present market, it is doing fairly nicely after a blended begin. In contrast to final weekend, which noticed the prequel truly earn more money in three days than it did throughout its theatrical debut, ticket gross sales have dipped, however they solely fell 35 %.
The $23.8 million it has added to its earnings deliver the discharge’s ticket gross sales numbers as much as $168.6 million. Meaning it’s now neck-and-neck with Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2 on the 2024 home charts (the interval sequel starring Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington having made $2.7 million since Friday). The titles are virtually tied for fourteenth place and on the verge of surpassing Wes Ball’s Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes (which made $171.1 million earlier than the top of its theatrical run in early summer time).
The Barry Jenkins Disney movie is performing significantly better abroad, which it must be famous was additionally the case with the 2019 film. Mufasa: The Lion King has made practically double in overseas markets in comparison with what it has made domestically, with ticket gross sales having eclipsed $307 million. Globally, it has now made $476.4 million, which places it within the Prime 10 for 2024 (pushing out Kelly Marcel’s Venom: The Final Dance, which completed its time on the massive display having made $475 million.
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is clearly fading quicker than Mufasa: The Lion King on the home field workplace (a results of the 2 motion pictures making an attempt to share a key demographic), however the sequel starring Ben Schwartz and Jim Carrey nonetheless continues to do fairly nicely. The $21.2 million in made within the final three days represents only a 43 % weekend-to-weekend drop – only a contact larger than the 38 % dip it skilled final weekend – and it nonetheless sits forward of its direct competitors domestically, having made $187.5 million 17 days into its launch.
It is value noting that the film’s monetary relationship with its predecessors can also be superior to what is going on on with Mufasa: The Lion King. Due to its late December launch, Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is doing significantly better over an extended time span than each of Jeff Fowler’s earlier titles within the collection. The brand new launch was actually middle-of-the-pack when it comes to home opening weekend ($60.1 million in comparison with $58 million for Sonic The Hedgehog in early 2020 and $72.1 million for the follow-up in spring 2022), nevertheless it’s performing significantly better than each total. Throughout the subsequent couple of days – if now tomorrow – the most recent title will rank as the largest movie but within the franchise in america and Canada.
Worldwide, Sonic The Hedgehog 3 has already made greater than the primary film (which made $302.5 million earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic shut down theaters), nevertheless it might want to make about $69 million extra earlier than it outpaces Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and turns into deemed the collection’ greatest hit but.
Nosferatu Has Handed $100 Million At The International Field Workplace
Household pleasant fare is clearly dominating on the field workplace proper now, however to not be completely eradicated from the dialog is the darkish lure of Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu. The brand new horror film landed in theaters on Christmas as a little bit of counterprogramming to the final spirt of the vacation, and it has earned an excited response from mature audiences. It is not performing nicely sufficient to instantly compete with the blockbuster online game adaptation and animated prequel which are at the moment on the prime of the home field workplace, nevertheless it’s nonetheless doing fairly nicely all all over the world.
The critically acclaimed vampire movie made $21.7 million in its first Friday-to-Sunday stretch domestically, and it has added $13.2 million in its second – bringing its whole to this point as much as $69.4 million. It has rapidly turn into Eggers’ greatest field workplace success, having outgrossed 2022’s The Northman, which made $34.2 million domestically in 2022. Globally, Nosferatu has turn into the forty ninth title from 2024 to earn over $100 million.
After a little bit of an additional wait, subsequent weekend will lastly see the arrival of a 2025 extensive launch title, as Christian Gudegast’s Den of Thieves 2: Pantera might be taking part in in theaters throughout the nation, and extra moviegoers may also be capable to see Michael Gracey’s Robbie Williams biopic Higher Man and Gia Coppola’s The Final Showgirl, that are each going to be screening nationwide. Remember to head again right here to CinemaBlend subsequent Sunday to take a look at the field workplace outcomes, and you can begin planning all your huge display plans with our 2025 Film Launch Schedule.