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Paramount’s new action comedy Sonic the Hedgehog 3 sped to the top of the North American box office, outdoing predictions with an estimated take of $62 million, one of the best December openings in years, industry watchers said. Based on the popular Sega video game, the latest sequel about the blue-maned supersonic creature rode positive reviews and strong audience scores to what analyst David A. Gross called “an excellent opening” for the hybrid animation/live-action genre. He predicted it would “far out-earn Sonic #2,” which finished 2022 with $405 million worldwide.
Disney’s new animated musical drama Mufasa: The Lion King, a prequel to The Lion King, placed second at $35 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported. Variety reported that that was far below predictions of around $50 million, especially for a movie that cost an estimated $300 million to produce and promote. But Gross predicted a “very good run,” with school children now enjoying vacations in North America.
Universal’s Wicked raked in another $13.5 million as it slipped one spot to third place bringing the film’s global earnings to over $570 million. Moana 2 set records when it opened over the Thanksgiving weekend, but the Disney film slipped to fourth place this weekend with an estimated $13.1 million in ticket sales with worldwide earnings of over $790 million.
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