Box Office: ‘Sonic 3’ and ‘Mufasa’ in Close Battle for Christmas Crown; ‘A Complete Unknown’ Shines

Story by Pamela McClintock

Image from The Hollywood Reporter

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Mufasa: The Lion King duke it out for Christmas box office supremacy, as Nosferatu and A Complete Unknown shine in surprise openings.

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Sonic 3 could win the 3-day weekend with $37.5M, while Mufasa is estimated to take the 5-day holiday weekend with $61M - a tight race for the Christmas crown.
New horror film Nosferatu is expected to post an impressive $39M-$40M 5-day debut, well above expectations, while Timothée Chalamet's A Complete Unknown is eyeing a $22M 5-day opening.

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Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgard, Timothée Chalamet, Nicole Kidman, Disney, Paramount, Focus Features, Searchlight Pictures, A24, Amazon MGM Studios, Mufasa: The Lion King, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Nosferatu, A Complete Unknown, Babygirl, The Brutalist, A Fire Inside

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