Per Deadline, Mufasa: The Lion King is projected to earn $12 million through Sunday and $16 million through the four-day MLK holiday weekend. If the estimate holds it will boost Mufasa’s running domestic tally to $210.3 million since its Dec. 20, 2024, opening.

The Lion King reclaimed the top box office spot with $17 million over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, surpassing $200 million domestically. Competing releases One of Them Days and Wolf Man underperformed,

Mufasa: The Lion King trades places with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 at the top of the box office this weekend. See our full report.

Mufasa: The Lion King And Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Switch Spots As Both Winter Blockbusters Continue The Show Long Legs The Barry Jenkins Disney film is performing much better overseas, which it should be noted was also the case with the 2019 movie.

Produced on a reported budget of more than $200 million, Mufasa: The Lion King is among the top-grossing films of 2024. See how much its made so far.

It’s one of those weekends at the box office, with two new releases pawing at one another in a closer-than-expected race. Sony’s buddy comedy “One of Them Days” is coming in on the higher end of initial projections after earning $4.

After everyone ran to the movies over the holidays, they’re doing something else this weekend with Disney’s Mufasa in its fifth weekend looking to upset the MLK 4-day frame with an estimated $16M take.

Elsewhere, 'Moana 2' prepares to cross the $1 billion mark globally.

With Universal/Blumhouse's "Wolf Man" opening below projections, the No. 1 spot at the MLK weekend box office is up for grabs as Disney's "Mufasa" is contending with Sony's new buddy comedy "One of Them Days" For the extended weekend,