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Box Office: ‘Sonic 3’ Tracking to Beat ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ as Christmas Week Kicks Off
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Pamela McClintock
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As Christmas approaches, 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3' races to the top, with 'Mufasa: The Lion King' close behind in a competitive holiday box office battle.
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- Director Jeff Fowler reunites with the original 'Sonic' cast, including Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, and Idris Elba, while welcoming newcomers like Keanu Reeves as Shadow the Hedgehog. With a franchise-best 88% Rotten Tomatoes score, this is a smooth move for the blockbuster series.
- While 'Mufasa' is garnering better reviews than the 2019 'The Lion King' remake, it faces a tougher challenge, needing to draw audiences to an origin story with a new voice cast led by Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr. Disney is counting on this musical adventure to contribute to its impressive $2 billion domestic haul this year.
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Jeff Fowler, Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Idris Elba, Keanu Reeves, Barry Jenkins, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Nicole Kidman, Barry Jenkins, Timothée Chalamet, Paramount, Sega, Disney, A24, Universal, Amazon MGM Studios, Searchlight, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Mufasa: The Lion King, The Brutalist, Nosferatu, Babygirl, A Fire Inside, A Complete Online