Box Office Battle: ‘Mufasa’ wins weekend, ‘Sonic 3’ crosses $1B globally

“Box Office Battle” is The Fly’s weekly roundup of what movies topped the weekend’s box office.

Disney’s (DIS) “Mufasa: The Lion King” won the weekend at the North American office with another $23.8M for a domestic tally of $168.6M. Overseas, the movie earned another $53.3M for a global cume of $476.4M, making it the 10th top-grossing title of 2024.

BOX OFFICE RUNNER-UPS: Paramount’s (PARA) “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” placed number 2 with $21.2M for a domestic tally of $187.5M and as it crossed the $1B mark in worldwide tickets sold. Behind it was Focus Features’ “Nosferatu” with another $13.2M for a domestic total of $69.4M. Disney’s “Moana 2” placed number 4 as it earned $12.4M in its sixth outing. Rounding out the top five, Comcast (CMCSA) subsidiary Universal’s “Wicked” grossed an estimated $10.2M for a domestic cume of $450.7M.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE:

1. “Mufasa: The Lion King” – $23.8M
2. “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” – $21.2M
3. “Nosferatu” – $13.2M
4. “Moana 2” – $12.4M
5. “Wicked” – $10.2M

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