Disney's smash hit
Mufasa: The Lion King goes back to the top of the North American box office on its 5th weekend of release.
The movie takes $12 Million over the weekend which takes its total North American gross to over $206 Million.
The highest new entry of the weekend is One of Them Days which only just misses on the top spot after taking $11.8 Million on its debut.
US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 17th - 19th January 2025
Mufasa: The Lion King
- The movie goes down the chart to Number 1 on this weekends US box office
- It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the US box office.
- It grosses $12,055,589 over the weekend, a 15% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $206,353,927 after 5 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 $496,540,672 at the box office after 5 weekends of release.
One of Them Days
Highest New Movie This Weekend
- The movie is the Highest Debut on this weekends US box office chart.
- It has a total gross of $11,807,731 after 1 weekends of release
- The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2025
Wolf Man
- The movie is a new entry at Number 3 on this weekends US box office
- It has a total gross of $10,897,495 after 1 weekends of release
- The movie is the 10th top grossing film so far in 2025
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- The movie goes down the chart to Number 4 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $8,604,887 over the weekend, a 24% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $216,502,749 after 5 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 $169,721,214 at the box office after 5 weekends of release.
Den of Thieves 2
- The movie goes down the chart to Number 5 on this weekends US box office
- It grosses $6,596,485 over the weekend, a 56% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of $26,171,513 after 2 weekends of release
- The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2025
- The movie is a sequel to Den of Thieves which took $28,775,253 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.
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