Box Office: ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Stays Ahead of ‘Mufasa’ as it Crosses $100 Million in North America
variety.comJ. Kim Murphy The face-off between furry mammals rages on at the holiday box office, with Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” continuing to lead domestic charts.
The video game inspired threequel earned another $12.6 million on Friday to boost its North American tally to $112 million. After an underwhelming opening behind “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” last weekend, “Mufasa” just fell short of the top spot earning an estimated $12.1 million on Friday.
It’ll now look to cross the $100 million domestic mark before the end of the weekend and is hoping to keep up momentum through the New Year.
At a $200 million production budget, the Barry Jenkins-directed feature needs lasting staying power, domestically and internationally, for Disney to end the year on a high note.
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