Sonic the Hedgehog 3 wins the three-day weekend box office over Mufasa, with a total of $38 million earned. While Mufasa leads with a five-day total of $63.8 million, both films contribute to a strong holiday box office, boosted by the continued success of Wicked and Moana 2.
This image released by Paramount Pictures and Sega of America shows Jim Carrey, as Ivo Robotnik, in a scene from"Sonic the Hedgehog 3." 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.
It all adds up to a rather robust theatrical landscape, helped by the continued success of “Wicked” and “Moana 2,” which are on their sixth and fifth weekends, respectively. 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 theatres.
“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.” “The Fire Inside,” from Amazon MGM Studios, meanwhile got a bit lost in the mix despite strong reviews. It has earned a total of $4.3 million, with $2 million coming from weekend showings where it played in 2006 theatres.
Christmas Day itself was massive for the industry, with $61 million in ticket sales. Thursday was nearly as big, with $50 million.
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