After the Thanksgiving duel between two female-driven movies, Moana 2 and Wicked, the holdovers will give way to Christmas’ two big tentpoles, Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Disney’s prequel Mufasa.
Given the teenage boy and gameboy rage, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will upset Mufasa in its domestic opening, high $50Ms to $50M.
Some rivals even believe there’s a greater gap between the two well north of $10M. However, in its global debut, Mufasa is King at $180M.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 won’t begin its overseas rollout until Christmas Day next Wednesday. Mufasa and Moana 2 in its fourth weekend are after the same younger female audience. Moana 2 is expected to decline around -50% to $12M. Wicked‘s fifth weekend is also expected to be around $12M.
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