‘Mufasa’ Box Office: ‘The Lion King’ Prequel Scores $87 Million Internationally, $122 Million Globally
variety.comRebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “Mufasa” has reigned supreme at the global box office, but the “Lion King” prequel is lacking the bite of Disney’s prior live-action adaptations.
The movie, a prequel to director Jon Favreau’s 2019 photorealistic “The Lion King” remake, powered to $87.2 million overseas and $122 million globally.
While those ticket sales were enough to top the worldwide box office charts, the film landed far behind pre-release expectations of $130 million overseas and $180 million globally. “Mufasa” also missed projections in North America, debuting to just $35 million while landing in second place behind Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” ($62 million).
The third “Sonic” adventure doesn’t open at the international box office until Dec. 25. China was the biggest market for “Mufasa” with $7.8 million to start, followed by France with $7.7 million, Mexico with $7.1 million and the United Kingdom with $5.5 million.
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