Walt Disney Pictures’ Mufasa: The Lion King has won the top prize at the box office this Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend. Despite being its fifth week playing in theaters, Mufasa has earned $15.5M through Monday the 20th. Disney’s latest live-action effort, a prequel to 2019’s The Lion King, has managed to top new entries One of Them Days and Wolf Man, which debuted at $14M and $12M, respectively.
One of Them Days stars Keke Palmer and R&B artist SZA in her first feature. The buddy comedy is a Black, female-led narrative, the first of its kind since 2017’s Girls Trip. The film currently sits at an impressive 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Universal and Blumhouse horror flick Wolf Man is a reboot of the classic 1941 The Wolf Man tale and sees a man as he transforms into a creature unrecognizable to his wife and young daughter. Directed by horror alum Leigh Whannel, Wolf Man had a reported budget of $25M.
Rounding out the Top 5 are animated features Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Moana 2, with Paramount’s Sonic 3 earning $11M over the four days. Disney’s second Top 5 entry, Moana 2, voyaged over the $1B mark worldwide over the MLK weekend. The film brought home $8.4M domestically. Heist thriller Den of Thieves 2 falls to sixth place in its second weekend, raking in $7.7M. The film debuted at first place just last weekend.
Lurking into the awards season conversation, Focus Features’ gothic horror picture Nosferatu earned $5.1M. Since Christmas, the film has grossed an impressive $90M domestically against a budget of $50M. Searchlight Pictures’ A Complete Unknown, which stars Timothée Chalamet as classic American singer Bob Dylan, grossed $4.6M, and Universal’s Wicked has hung on to the Top 10 since its November release, grossing $4.5M this weekend. Rounding out our list at tenth place is the Nicole Kidman-led Babygirl. The film, directed by Halina Reijn grossed $2.4M.
In addition, A24’s Sing Sing has been given a re-release amid lead actor Colman Domingo’s awards buzz. The film garnered just over $289K this weekend.
Continue reading for a full list of this week’s box office report.
Top 10 Box Office For MLK Weekend Jan 17 – 20
- Mufasa: The Lion King — Weekend Gross: $15.5M, Total: $209M Week 5
- One of Them Days — Weekend Gross: $14M, Total: $14M Week 1
- Wolf Man — Weekend Gross: $12M, Total: $12M Week 1
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 — Weekend Gross: $11M, Total: $218M Week 5
- Moana 2 — Weekend Gross: $8.4M, Total: $445M Week 8
- Den of Thieves 2: Pantera — Weekend Gross: $7.7M, Total: $27M Week 2
- Nosferatu — Weekend Gross: $5.1M, Total: $90M Week 4
- A Complete Unknown — Weekend Gross: $4.6M, Total: $58M Week 9
- Wicked — Weekend Gross: $4.5M, Total: $465M Week 9
- Babygirl — Weekend Gross: $2.4M, Total: $25M Week 4
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