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Box Office: ‘Sonic 3’ Speeds to $62 Million Debut, ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Gets Trampled With $35 Million
"Sonic the Hedgehog 3" is powering to the top of box office charts while "Mufasa: The Lion King" is getting trampled in its first weekend of release.
Despite mixed reviews, the film has several potential saving graces, including a solid “A-” grade on CinemaScore from audiences and the reality that December releases aren’t known to deliver robust debuts but, if word-of-mouth is favorable, can enjoy staying power into January and beyond. Jeff Fowler returned to direct the threequel, with Ben Schwartz back to voice the title character, a speedy blue creature with a knack for busting baddies, and Jim Carrey reprising his role as Sonic’s foe Doctor Robotnik, a mad scientist obsessed with achieving world domination. It serves as a prequel to director Jon Favreau’s 2019 photorealistic “The Lion King” remake, which also garnered mixed reviews but delivered a stunning $191 million debut over the summer and eventually generated a mighty $1.66 billion at the global box office.
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