disney Mufasa: The Lion King Its work is done.
As things stand, Paramount Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Opening prices are expected to reach $55 million over the weekend of December 20-22, and $50 million over the weekend of December 20-22. Mufasa: The Lion KingThat’s according to sources familiar with the data from leading research firm National Research Group.
if Sonic successfully defeated mufasaconsidering a summer 2019 remake lion king It grossed a staggering $191.8 million at the domestic box office and $1.7 billion worldwide. Just like that movie, mufasa It is a live-action film that relies heavily on photorealistic imagery.
Many doubted whether the 2019 film, directed by Jon Favreau, would be a success, similar to the current discussion mufasa.
Disney is delaying its major marketing campaign until after Thanksgiving and is counting on a steady increase in tracking in the coming days. A last-ditch effort included playing the movie trailer before moana 2Opening Wednesday, it’s off to a record-breaking start.
Paramount also said it is only now starting to invest heavily in: Sonic 3. (The studio has been busy Gladiator II.)
Directed by Barry Jenkins and full of music mufasa Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, John Carney and Beyoncé Knowles will reprise their roles from the 2019 film. New cast members include Aaron Pierre, Kevin Harrison Jr., Thandiway Newton, Lenny James, Anika Noni Rose and Blue Ivy Carter in her feature film debut. Lin-Manuel Miranda composed the film’s songs.
The origin story follows the adventures of two young lions, Mufasa and Taka, who become good friends after Mufasa is orphaned and adopted into Taka’s royal family. Mufasa eventually became king of the Pride Lands and Simba’s father, while Taka took a more sinister turn and became known as Scar.
Sonicis a live-action/CGI hybrid based on a Sega video game that has been a gold mine for Paramount and a major success story. first one Sonic the Hedgehog The film premiered domestically in February 2020, a month before the pandemic shut down theaters, and grossed $58 million, far exceeding expectations. The film then opened domestically in March 2022 at a cost of $72.1 million. Sonic With a title skewed towards men, the sequel sees a strong family business, which means Sonic 3 may result in direct competition mufasa.
The latest installment in the Sonic series introduces Keanu Reeves as the popular video game character Shadow. He is dark-skinned and short-tempered, but possesses similar powers to the heroic hedgehog. In this trilogy, series villain Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) is depressed and out of shape. He’s back in the saddle thanks to the creation of Shadow to defeat Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz).
mufasa and Sonic Pin this year’s advent calendar. As usual, movies released the weekend before Christmas aren’t known for their big openings, as many moviegoers are busy with final holiday preparations. Instead, Hollywood studios are counting on a year-end holiday period when kids are out of school and adults are out of work to generate higher-than-usual multiples.
