Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Christmas and Box Office

Box Office: ‘Mufasa’ Tops Long Christmas Holiday With $63.8M But ‘Sonic 3’ Steals the Weekend
Elsewhere, Timothée Chalamet's Bob Dylan biopic 'A Complete Unknown' breaks records for Searchlight as vampire pic 'Nosferatu' bites off big business for Focus Features.
‘Sonic 3’ and ‘Mufasa’ battle for No. 1 at the holiday box office
Two family films dominated the holiday box office this week, with “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” winning the three-day weekend over “Mufasa” by a blue hair.
‘Mufasa’ Leaps Past ‘Sonic 3’ to Take Top Spot at Christmas Day Box Office With $14.7 Million
That success for “Mufasa” isn’t coming at the expense of “Sonic 3,” which continues to hum along with $10.3 million on Wednesday. The video game adaptation now has $88 million domestic and should reach $125-130 million by Sunday as it begins its overseas rollout.
Christmas Box Office: ‘Mufasa’ Tops ‘Sonic 3’ With $14.7 Million, ‘Nosferatu’ Opens Strong With $11.5 Million
Mufasa' topped the Christmas box office with $14.7 million as 'Nosferatu' and 'A Complete Unknown' opened strong with $11.5 million and $7.2 million.
‘Sonic’ and ‘Mufasa’ Run a Close Race in Average Post-Christmas Box Office
Led by a near-tie between two second weekend animated franchise films, then bolstered by two unusual wide Christmas day specialized-distributor releases, U.S./Canada theaters saw their best post-holiday grosses since 2019.
Sonic film franchise surpasses $1bn in global box office revenue
The Sonic film franchise has now surpassed $1bn at the global box office, following the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 prior to Christmas. The latest film earned over $187m in the US, for a worldwide total of $336.
Box Office: ‘Mufasa’ Wins With $23.8M, ‘Sonic 3’ Sits at No. 2 as Franchise Crosses $1B Globally
Elsewhere, Golden Globes best picture contenders including 'Wicked,' 'A Complete Unknown' and 'The Brutalist' make gains on the eve of Sunday's show.
Family Movies Win December Box Office: MUFASA, SONIC Beat R-Rated Reels
R-rated movie NOSFERTU made $40.3 million in its first five days, and A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, also rated R, made nearly three times less than MUFASA and SONIC in its first five days at $23.2 million.
‘Mufasa’ and ‘Sonic 3’ Rule First Weekend of 2025
The Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa” has claimed the No. 1 spot on the North American box office charts over the first weekend of 2025
‘Mufasa’ and ‘Sonic 3’ rule the box office for first weekend of 2025
The Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa” claimed the No. 1 spot on the North American box office charts over the first weekend of 2025.
‘Mufasa’ and ‘Sonic 3’ top New Year box office
The Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa” claimed the No. 1 spot on the North American box office charts over the first weekend of 2025. The photorealistic “Lion King” prequel
‘Mufasa’ & ‘Nosferatu’ Bite Back At ‘Sonic’ On Christmas; Lion King Prequel Poised To Win Holiday Stretch – Box Office Update
The sleepy Christmas Eve frame was led by 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3' with Timothee Chalamet Bob Dylan movie 'A Complete Unknown' ...
Disney slammed for claiming Mufasa is number one Christmas movie over Sonic 3
Technically it was Sonic 3 that edged ahead by a blue hair over Mufasa with $38million (£30,171,181) to its $37.1m ...
Box Office: ‘Mufasa’ Beats ‘Sonic’ for No. 1 Over Christmas Stretch as ‘Nosferatu’ and ‘A Complete Unknown’ Start Strong
The Lion King” and Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” are duking it out for first place at the North American box office with ...