Disney's sequel movie
Mufasa: The Lion King jumps up a single place to the top of the North American box office this weekend to kick of 2025 in style.
The movie takes $23.8 Million over the weekend which pushes the movies total North American gross to $168.6 Million.
Despite the new year boost for the movie its a far cry from the original The Lion King's $430.8 Million at this point in its run.
After 2 weeks at the top Sonic the Hedgehog 3 gives up the top spot, it was a close run though as the Sonic the Hedgehog threequel took $21.2 Million over the weekend which gives it a $187.5 Million total.
There were no new movies enter the top 5 or top 10 this weekend, the highest entry was the re-release of Seven from 1996 which the top new movie was The Damned at number 13!
US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 3rd - 5th January 2025
Mufasa: The Lion King
- The movie goes down the chart to Number 1 on this weekends US box office
- It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
- It grosses $23,836,000 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $168,600,931 after 3 weekends of release
- The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025
- The movie is a sequel to The Lion King which took $430,889,078 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- The movie goes down the chart to Number 2 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $21,200,124 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $187,508,000 after 3 weekends of release
- The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2025
- The movie is a sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 2 which took $146,258,543 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.
Nosferatu
- The movie remains at Number 3 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $13,200,000 over the weekend, a 39% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $69,400,565 after 2 weekends of release
- The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2025
Moana 2
- The movie goes up the chart to Number 4 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $12,397,000 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $425,152,483 after 6 weekends of release
- The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2025
- The movie is a sequel to Moana which took $210,046,114 at the box office after 6 weekends of release.
Wicked~2024
- The movie goes down the chart to Number 5 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $10,200,055 over the weekend, a 48% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $450,752,000 after 7 weekends of release
- The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2025
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