The animal kingdom rules supreme for the first box office weekend of 2025. For the third week in a row, Mufasa: The Lion King faced off against Sonic the Hedgehog 3 — and this time, the apex predator came out on top.

Mufasa: The Lion King trades places with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 at the top of the box office this weekend. See our full report.

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Sonic The Hedgehog 3 has topped $200M global box office while Mufasa surged in its second weekend and Moana 2 is closing in on $900 million worldwide

Sonic the Hedgehog 3' leads domestic charts through the holidays as it notches $100 million. 'Mufasa: The Lion King' lags behind.

Meanwhile, Wicked is set to hit a massive new milestone by Sunday and elsewhere, A Complete Unknown is set to break a Searchlight record.

The Lion King outperformed Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 at the international box office, solidifying its global dominance. While both films competed strongly during the holiday season, Mufasa leveraged its international appeal to pull ahead of Sonic 3 in worldwide earnings.

Mufasa: The Lion King managed to beat Sonic the Hedgehog 3 at the domestic box office on New Year’s Day. Mufasa: The Lion King, which serves as a prequel to the 2019 The Lion King movie, brought in an additional $10.

The Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa” claimed the No. 1 spot on the North American box office charts over the first weekend of 2025.