‘Mufasa’ Claws Its Way Back Atop North America Box Office

Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” topped the North American box office on a long holiday weekend after ceding the top spot a week earlier, analysts said Sunday.

The animated film earned an estimated $15. 5 million for the period from Friday to Monday, which is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said.

Two new releases — Sony’s “One of Them Days” and Universal’s “Wolf Man” — took over the second and third spots.

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Analyst David A. Gross predicted a “very profitable run” for “One of Them Days, which stars Keke Palmer and singer/songwriter SZA as roommates scrambling to pay rent or face eviction after a boyfriend spends their money.

The film earned an estimated $14 million over the holiday weekend.

“This is an excellent opening for an original Black American comedy,” he said, boosted by “sensational critics reviews and an excellent audience score. ”

Horror film “Wolf Man,” starring Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner, came in below analysts’ expectations, with $12 million over four days.

As the start of a new horror series and as a remake of the 1941 classic starring Bela Lugosi, gross called the box office take “weak. ”

In fourth spot, down one spot from last weekend, was Paramount’s animated “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” at $10. 3 million.

And in fifth, hanging strong in its eighth weekend out, was “Moana 2” at $8. 4 million.

Those numbers propelled the Disney blockbuster past the $1 billion mark globally. It is the studio’s third 2024 release to hit the billion-dollar club after “Deadpool and Wolverine” and “Inside Out 2. ”

Rounding out the top 10 were:

“Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” ($7. 8 million)

“Nosferatu” ($5. 1 million)

“A Complete Unknown” ($4. 6 million)

“Wicked” ($4. 56 million)

“Babygirl” ($2. 5 million)

Source: Channels TV