The Lion King’ Overtook Timothée Chalamet’s Most Surprising Box Office Hit To Become One of the Biggest Musicals Ever

Mufasa: The Lion King acquired off to a gradual begin on the field workplace, falling greater than $20 million behind Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in a gradual opening, however the movie has since outpaced its largest opponents and located legs as one of many largest motion pictures of the yr. On the time of writing, Mufasa: The Lion King has grossed $220 million on the home field workplace and $406 million internationally for a worldwide haul of $627 million. This $220 million is sufficient to make Mufasa one of many seven-highest-grossing musicals of all-time, pushing it previous Wonka, the 2023 musical starring Timothée Chalamet. Mufasa: The Lion King would want one other $50 million on the field workplace to beat Sing (2016), the subsequent competitor on the checklist that grossed over $270 million domestically.

When Mufasa: The Lion King opened with solely $35 million on the field workplace a number of days earlier than Christmas, it seemed like issues had been heading into darkish territory for the Lion King prequel/sequel, however the movie picked issues up by incomes much more in its second weekend in theaters, and it has nonetheless but to drop greater than 40% since its premiere. The final two weeks, Mufasa has solely dropped 15% after which 29%, and the movie has stayed as one of many prime two on the field workplace for six straight weekends now. This previous weekend, Mufasa: The Lion King fell behind solely Mark Wahlberg‘s Flight Threat, the aviation thriller that was directed by Mel Gibson. Mufasa even managed to out-earn Considered one of Them Days, the comedy starring Keke Palmer that has outperformed expectations on the field workplace.

What Different Films Are Coming to Theaters Quickly?

Jack Quaid‘s Companion, the psychological thriller that additionally stars Sophie Thatcher, is coming to theaters this weekend, together with Canine Man, the animated household flick starring Pete Davidson and Poppy Liu. Animation has been a pressure on the field workplace the previous few years, and whereas Canine Man could not attain the identical heights as motion pictures like Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4, it is going to nonetheless be a significant competitor within the coming weekends. Captain America: Courageous New World can be proper across the nook and poised to rapidly take the highest spot because the highest-grossing film of 2025.

Mufasa: The Lion King continues to be taking part in in theaters all over the place. Keep tuned to Collider for extra field workplace updates on the movie and discover tickets beneath for a showtime close to you.