- Mufasa: The Lion King– $23.8M/$168.6M With no major new releases to kick off the New Year, Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King rebounded to #1 after two weeks of getting lapped by Sonic 3. Barry Jenkins’ prequel earned $23.8M in its third week of release and has $168M domestic, $476M globally.
2. Sonic the Hedgehog 3– $21.2M/$187.5M
After two weeks at the head of the pack, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was just barely edged out by Mufasa. The third film in Paramount’s franchise now has $336M globally, with the three films combining for over $1B globally, making it one of the studio’s best-performing brands.
3. Nosferatu– $13.2M/$69.4M
Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is holding better than your typical horror movie in its second week, only falling 39% for $13.2M and $69M domestically. Globally it has just hit the $100M mark.
4. Moana 2– $12.3M/$425.1M
Disney’s Moana 2 keeps inching closer to the $1B club with $960M globally. It looks like it may just fall short.
5. Wicked– $10.2M/$450.7M
6. A Complete Unknown– $8M/$41.6M
James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown is riding the wave of award season buzz to a respectable $41M after two weeks.
7. Babygirl– $4.4M/$16.1M
8. Gladiator II– $2.6M/$168.8M
9. Homestead– $2.1M/$17.4M
10. The Fire Inside– $1.2M/$7.1M
[numbers via BoxOfficeMojo]
