Kiara (voiced by Blue Ivy Carter) and Simba (voiced by Donald Glover) “Mufasa: The Lion King.”
DISNEYDisney’s Mufasa: The Lion King is looking to keep its box office crown with no big newcomers vying for business in theaters this weekend.
Mufasa: The Lion King got off to a slow start in its opening weekend Dec. 20-22 with a No. 2 finish at the North American box office behind Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
However, the prequel to the 2019 live-action remake of The Lion King found its footing over the five-day Christmas weekend box office to seize the top spot.
Deadline projects that Mufasa: The Lion King will earn $23.8 million from 3,925 theaters this weekend to finish at No. 1 for the second consecutive week. If the estimate holds, it will boost the film’s domestic take to $168.6 million through Sunday.
With no major new releases this weekend, a batch of recent releases were battling Mufasa for the box office crown.
The film’s closest competitor is Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which is projected by Deadline to earn $21.2 million from 3,746 venues this weekend for a No. 2 finish.
If the projection for the Paramount Pictures release holds, it will up the film’s running domestic tally to $187.5 million.
Bill Skarsgard and Lily-Rose Depp in “Nosferatu.”
Focus FeaturesAudiences Still Under Spell Of ‘Nosferatu’ At The Box Office
Deadline projects that director Robert Eggers’ vampire thriller Nosferatu will take the No. 3 spot at the weekend box office, earned $13.2 million from 3,132 North American theaters.
If the estimate holds up, it will boost the Focus Features horror flick’s running North American tally to $69.4 million.
Disney’s Moana 2 is projected to earn $112.4 million this weekend from 3,345 theaters for a No. 3 finish. If the estimate holds up, it will up Moana 2’s running tally to $425.5 million through Sunday, Deadline reports.
Eyeing the No. 5 slot is Universal Pictures’ Wicked, which Deadline projects will earn $10.2 million from 3,287 venues.
Should the tally hold, it will boost the tally of the big-screen adaptation of the classic Broadway musical to $450.7 million.
Wicked, which opened in theaters nationwide on Nov. 22, debuted on digital streaming via premium video on demand on Dec. 31.
Note: This box office report will be updated throughout the weekend with the most recent domestic and international box office numbers. The final numbers for this weekend’s box office will be released on Monday.
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