‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Runs Away With a Huge Lead Over ‘Mufasa The Lion King’ in Domestic Box Office Debut

Idras Elba's Knuckles, Ben Schwarz's Sonic, and Colleen O'Shaughnessy's Tails lined up side-by-side in Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

After a disappointing post-Thanksgiving frame, with two genre offerings — Kraven the Hunter and The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim — both tanking at the box office, this weekend will witness something of a return to regular programming. Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is looking to run away with a major lead over Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King, even though the competition was expected to be tighter initially.

Directed by the Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins, Mufasa earned a little over $13 million on opening day, and is on track to gross around $36 million in its opening weekend. This represents a massive decline from the $191 million opening weekend haul of 2019’s remake of The Lion King, which ultimately grossed over $1.6 billion worldwide. A prequel to that film, Mufasa opened to mixed reviews. It holds a 57% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and earned an A- CinemaScore from opening day crowds.

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