The “Lion King” was lastly topped a primary place field workplace winner.
On its third Friday in theaters, “Mufasa: The Lion King” lastly took the No. 1 spot, surpassing “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” for the primary time since they had been each launched on Dec. 20.
The Walt Disney Photos musical drama — a prequel and sequel to 2019’s “The Lion King,” which was a remake of the unique 1994 film — earned $7.6 million on Friday, based on The Numbers.
It’s projected to earn $24.5 million in whole this weekend, Deadline reported.
“Sonic the Hedgehog 3” landed in second with gross sales of $6.9 million.
The video game-based flick which is slated to earn $20.7 million this weekend, will likely be accessible to stream on Jan. 21, based on Forbes.
Gothic horror “Nosferatu,” which debuted on Dec. 25, remained in third, with $4.25 million in income.
Its director, Robert Eggers, primarily based his screenplay on the 1922 silent movie of the identical identify and Bram Stoker’s novel “Dracula.”
“Moana 2” moved up a notch from final Friday to take fourth place, with a $4.1 million greenback take.
The household movie, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, is one among 4 2024 releases to cross the $900 million greenback mark on the field workplace, together with “Despicable Me 4,” “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Inside Out 2,” as per ScreenRant.
It’s anticipated to cross the $1 billion greenback threshold quickly, which might make it the fourth billion-dollar Walt Disney Animated Studios launch, following “Zootopia” “Frozen” and “Frozen II.”
When it crosses the billion greenback mark, it can additionally develop into the third film starring Johnson to take action, following two installments of the “Fast & Furious” franchise, “Fast Five” and “The Fate of the Furious.”
Touchdown in fifth was “Wicked,” transferring down a notch from final week and taking in $3.33 million. Starting on Dec. 31, the musical fantasy was accessible to hire or purchase from streaming providers similar to Prime Video and Apple TV.
