FRIDAY LUNCH: Fanboys may have sat last weekend Lord of the Rings: War of Rohirrim And Kraven the Hunter, But this weekend they’re back in bulk at Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 This is a potential franchise best 3-day opener, Besting Sonic the Hedgehog 2It costs $72.1 million. The threequel directed by Jeff Fowler is currently running $26 million today for one $70.5 million 3 days in 3,761 cinemas.

Who would have thought that in recent years we would see the day when a Paramount tentpole would dwarf a Disney tentpole? Some competitors expected a very large gap between them sound And Mufasa. It wasn’t just a $10 million spread.

Disney’s Mufasa I’m not feeling the love tonight $13.3 million on the way for Friday $35 million at 4,100 locations. Disney relies overseas, where this $200 million prequel is expected to clean up ahead of P&A. Still a prosperous marketplace for two family films, though Mufasa comes far too short.

A few things: While the fanboys are away, the families return for Christmas. Additionally, Disney has competition from its own fourth weekend Moana 2 at $14 million at 3,600 locations, -47%, down from $3.7 million on Friday. The sequel will land at $360 million until Sunday. It will be a battle for third place for Universal Evil also looks at $14 million-38%, at 3,289 theaters for a running total of $384.4 million.

Angel Studios’ homestead A 3-day series is running in 1,886 cinemas $5.2 million after one $2.8 million Friday at No. 5. The film follows an ex-Green Beret amidst the chaos who joins the prepper compound; Love grows, truths arise and a community unites. Neal McDonough stars in the western directed by Ben Smallbone.

PREVIOUS FRIDAY: Paramounts Sonic the Hedgehog 3 released $6.5 million in previews on Thursday night. This is the official number from Paramount. This is what Disney reports Mufasa: The Lion King earned $3.3 million.

These are the best previews ever Sonic the Hedgehog film, ahead of the previous installment, which took in $5 million on Thursday and a total preview cume of $6.25 million. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 opened in 2022 with $72.1 million, the series’ best ever. Sonic the HedgehogAs of February 2020, preview prices were $3 million. This film opened just before the pandemic to $58 million.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is expected to rise to $60 million Mufasa It was originally forecast to be worth over $50 million. I don’t know if Mufasa will get there as the previews aren’t that far away anymore Wonka ($3.5 million), which grossed $39 million last year and in 2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse ($3.5 million and $35.4 million). The Barry Jenkins-directed prequel is booked in 4,100 theaters.

Critics are tougher Mufasa at 57% Rotten, while Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is 88% fresh. There is already an audience rating for sound 3, and it’s a healthy 98%.

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Even if Mufasa falls short this weekend, Disney hopes business will pick up starting on Christmas Day. Traditionally, moviegoing explodes on Christmas Day as holiday distractions end, and continues strong into the New Year’s weekend. However, this frame is historically the home of the mega Christmas tent pole, i.e. h Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). Today, Comscore reports that 13% of K-12 students are on vacation, while 81% of colleges are off. This increases to 95% K-12 Friday on Monday and 94% school holidays during the holidays before reaching nearly 100% from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day.

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