: Update for more analysis ….Mufasa may have entered this holiday season as a lamb, but he remembered who he was on Christmas Day, as Disney’s lion prequel rebounded at the box office with $14.7M to Sonic the Hedgehog 3’s $10.

Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is off to a fast start at the domestic box office, pulling in $62 million during its opening weekend. That’s significantly more than Mufasa: The Lion King managed — Disney’s live action prologue made $35 million during the same time period.

In the holiday season battle of big-budget family movies, Paramount Pictures’ “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” sped past the Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” to take the top spot at the box office.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 took off at the box office this past weekend. This past weekend saw the wide release of both Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King. Per Deadline, Sonic easily won the domestic box office weekend as it brought in approximately $62 million.

Meanwhile, Wicked & Moana 2 fought it out for the third spot at the domestic box office while Kraven the Hunter dropped out of the top five entirely.

He’s the fastest thing alive, after all. “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” is rolling around on top of the box office in its North American opening, collecting $25.7 million from 3,761 locations across Friday and preview screenings.

Mufasa: The Lion King' rules over the Christmas Day box office. See what other movies people watched in theaters over the holiday break.

Christmas proved to be a popular day for U.S. moviegoers, with viewers contributing to a $14.7 million day for Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King,” according to multiple outlets, as the live-action film took the No.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3” has powered to the top of box office charts while “Mufasa: The Lion King” is getting trampled in its first weekend of release. Paramount’s third “Sonic” adventure has opened at No.