The Lion King prequel 'Mufasa' claims the No. 1 spot on the North American box office charts.
The Walt Disney Co.’s “ Mufasa ” debuted at number one on the North American box office charts over the first weekend of 2025. The photorealistic “Lion King” prequel earned $23.8 million in its third weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 3,” which has topped the box office for the past two weekends, trailed close behind with a 3-day estimate of $21.2 million, bringing its total domestic earnings to $187.
5 million and helping the overall franchise cross $1 billion worldwide. “Mufasa’s” running total is slightly less, with $169.2 million. Focus Features’ “Nosferatu” remake defied genre norms, falling only 39% in its second weekend. Horror films typically see a sharp drop after their opening weekend, so a decline of less than 50% is noteworthy. “Nosferatu,” which added 140 screens, claimed $13.2 million in ticket sales, bringing its running total to $69.4 million since its Christmas debut. The film, directed by Robert Eggers, has already surpassed its reported production budget of $50 million, though that figure does not include marketing and promotion expenses. No new wide releases opened this weekend, leaving the box office top 10 once again to holdovers from previous weeks. Several have been in theaters since Thanksgiving. One of those, “Moana 2,” claimed the No. 4 spot for Disney in its sixth weekend in theaters. The animated sequel earned another $12.4 million, bumping its global total to $960.5 million. The Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown,” dipped only slightly in its second weekend, bringing in $8.1 million. With $41.7 million total, it's Searchlight's highest grossing film since Disney acquired the company in 2019. Another Thanksgiving leftover, “Wicked,” rounded out the top five. Universal’s movie musical was made available to purchase on VOD on Jan. 31, but still earned another $10.2 million from theaters
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