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Box Office: ‘Mufasa’ Triumphs in First Weekend of 2025, ‘Sonic’ Franchise Crosses $1 Billion
Disney's "Lion King" prequel is No. 1 at the domestic box office after trotting behind "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" for two consecutive weekends.
But “Mufasa” cost over $200 million to produce, and since theater owners get to keep half of revenues, the tentpole needs to keep stampeding through cinemas in the new year to justify its budget. “The ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ franchise has become an unstoppable cultural force with limitless potential,” Paramount Pictures president and CEO Brian Robbins said in a statement. Holdover business from Thanksgiving and Christmas releases like “Nosferatu,” “Moana 2,” “Wicked” and “A Complete Unknown” rounded out North American charts.
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