Sonic the Hedgehog 3 took the top spot for the three-day weekend, while Disney's Mufasa edged out the competition with a five-day total. Robert Eggers' reimagining of Nosferatu defied expectations with a strong Christmas Day opening and top-three finish.
According to studio estimates Sunday, the Sonic movie earned $38 million, while “ Mufasa ” brought in $37.1 million from theaters in the U.S. and Canada.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.
“Nosferatu” landed in third place with $21.2 million from the weekend and $40.3 million from its first five days. Not accounting for inflation, it had the best Christmas Day opening ever for a genre film, with $11.6 million . Focus Features released the R-rated film in 2,992 theaters.It was a gamble to open “Nosferatu” on Christmas, when family films or all-ages blockbusters tend to be prioritized. But it paid off, attracting the coveted 18 to 34-year-old demographic to theaters.
“People keep talking about ‘how do we get people back into the movies?’ I think the only way you can get people to go back is to shake it up,” Bunnell said. “You don’t just spoon feed them the same things over and over again.” “Babygirl,” an A24 release from filmmaker Halina Reijn, played on 2115 screens, earning $4.4 million over the weekend and $7.2 million since Christmas. The film stars Kidman as a married, buttoned-up CEO who begins an affair with a young intern at the company, played by Harris Dickinson. Kidman won the best acting prize for her performance at the Venice Film Festival.
“Moana 2” rounded out the top five films this weekend with $18.2 million. The Disney movie has made $882.5 million globally and is closing in on $400 million domestically.
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