Disney's 'Mufasa: The Lion King' and Paramount's 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3' both claim top spot in the holiday weekend box office. Focus Features' 'Nosferatu' makes a strong debut, while 'Wicked' and 'Moana 2' continue their successful runs.
The holiday weekend in North America saw two films battling for box-office supremacy and both emerging with a claim to first place. Disney's animated drama 'Mufasa: The Lion King' prevailed in the five days from Christmas Day through Sunday with an estimated take of $63.8 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. But Paramount's action comedy 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3,' which booked $59.
9 million for that same five-day holiday period, came out on top for the traditional Friday-through-Sunday stretch, edging the Disney film by $38 million to $37.1 million. Overall, the weekend generated 'big, although not record-breaking box office' numbers, said analyst David A. Gross, adding that 'the next seven days should be excellent.' New vampire pic 'Nosferatu' from Focus Features also posted impressive numbers, with $40.3 million for the five-day period and $21.2 million for the three-day weekend. Gross called that 'an excellent opening for a new horror film' -- a remake of the 1922 silent classic inspired by the 1897 novel 'Dracula' -- and noted that critics' reviews are outstanding. The ensemble cast includes Bill Skarsgard, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe and Nicholas Hoult. Universal's musical fantasy 'Wicked,' starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, earned $31.7 million for five days ($19.5 million for three) as the latest spin on the magical world of Oz slipped one spot to fourth place. Its global earnings now stand at $634 million. And Disney's animated 'Moana 2' had an estimated $28.3 million in ticket sales for five days ($18.2 million for three), slipping one spot but holding on to top-five status for the fifth straight week. Meantime, Searchlight Pictures' 'A Complete Unknown,' with Timothee Chalamet portraying an enigmatic Bob Dylan during the dizzying years that propelled the singer-songwriter from anonymity to world fame, took in a solid $23.3 million for five days ($11.6 million for three)
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