Mufasa scares Sonic 3 off top spot at weekend box office

By Alexandra Heilbron on January 5, 2025 | Leave a Comment


Top box office movies January 3 to 5, 2025The prequel Mufasa: The Lion King rose from second place to take over the top spot at the box office this weekend, garnering an additional $23.8 million for a three-week total of $168.6 million.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which held the No. 1 spot for two weekends in a row, was knocked down to second place, earning an extra $21.2 million for a three-week total of $187.5 million.

Nosferatu, the tale of a haunted young woman (Lily-Rose Depp) and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, held onto third place, taking in another $13.2 million for a two-week take of $69.4 million.

Moana 2 featuring the voice of Auli’i Cravalho climbed back up a spot to fourth, taking in an additional $12.4 million for a six-week total of $425.2 million.

Rounding out the top five was Wicked, earning an extra $10.2 million for a seven-week total of $450.7 million. Click here to read our review.

Click here for a full list of the Top 20 movies. ~Alexandra



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