“Mufasa” “One of the Days” Vampire “Werewolf”
Mufasa: The Lion King continues to roar at the box office, with one of the days —the first female-led black comedy since girls trip —Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Crown for werewolf Gouged.
Overall, the bad news: This looks to be one of the slowest MLK weekends in years, as Hollywood and theaters prepare for another slowdown in movie production in the first quarter of 2025.
Most people are betting on Disney mufasa It ended up winning the long holiday weekend with $14.7 million or more, becoming just the second film in 15 years to gross over $200 million domestically despite debuting under $40 million. (Now in its fifth weekend, the film is expected to hit or exceed $210 million domestically when it opens on Monday.) The studio will also toast the Thanksgiving animated blockbuster moana 2 This weekend, it joined the billion-dollar club, becoming the third movie released in 2024 to gross over $1 billion, behind other Disney films Inside Out 2 and deadpool and wolverine.
Sony and Samsung insiders also predict one of the days The film's four-day holiday opening grossed $14 million to $15 million, exceeding expectations after earning rave reviews, exit polls and CinemaScore ratings. It also succeeded in attracting its target audience, with black moviegoers accounting for 46% of Friday's ticket buyers.
one of the days Directed by critically acclaimed producer Issa Rae and starring Keke Palmer and SZA, this is her feature film debut. The film, about two friends having a bad day, is directed by filmmaker Lawrence Lamont in her feature directorial debut.
From Blumhouse and Universal Pictures, werewolf Looks to be in third place with $12 million, significantly behind expectations of $20 million. The film received mediocre reviews and even worse audience polls, as well as a C-CinemaScore.
Hollywood’s latest attempt to reboot werewolf There's certainly no shortage of pedigree between Blumhouse and writer-director Leigh Whannell, the duo behind the 2020 film invisible manUnexpectedly, global revenue exceeded $144 million.
werewolf Christopher Abbott stars as a San Francisco man who travels to his remote childhood home with his wife (Julia Garner) and children, only to find that he has been transformed into an unrecognizable figure and the whole family is struggling with Fight terrifying creatures inside and outside.
Paramount's top family movies Sonic the Hedgehog 3 It's expected to take fourth place with $10 million in its fifth weekend – the film will have a partially free screening in fire-stricken areas of Los Angeles on Monday – followed by “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” Second weekend earnings of $9 million to $10 million placed it in fifth place.
Full numbers will be updated Sunday morning.