Nosferatu’ took third place, with ‘Moana 2’ and ‘Wicked rounding out the top five, according to studio estimates Sunday

Turns out, “Mufasa” just had to wait to be king. Disney’s “Lion King” prequel is No. 1 at the domestic box office after trotting behind “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” for two consecutive weekends. (“Mufasa” claimed victory at the end of 2024 over the five-day holiday stretch,

"Comeback" is the theme of the first weekend of the 2025 box office, as Disney's "Mufasa" has come back from a poor opening weekend to take the No. 1 spot on the charts while Paramount's "Sonic the Hedgehog" series has come back from a seemingly fatal initial trailer five years ago to reach $1 billion in global grosses across three films.