By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer It looks like there are two Christmas winners. Both titles opened last weekend, with Sonic 3 becoming an instant crowd-pleaser and handily beating Mufasa.

Talk about a nail-biter. Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King and Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 are in a close battle for the Christmas box office crown as a topsy-turvy year at the box office ...

Based on estimates, “Sonic 3” was ever-so-slightly ahead during the traditional weekend ($38 million between Friday and Sunday; $59.8 million from 3,769 venues since Christmas Day on Wednesday ...

The close race between the “Sonic” sequel and “Lion King” prequel is different by other gauges. Released five days prior to Christmas, “Mufasa” leads $64 million to $59 million.

The Lion King” surged ahead of “Sonic 3” to lead charts over Christmas. It moved back to second on Friday, earning another $12 million. It’ll look to cross the $100 million domestic mark ...

By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer It looks like there are two Christmas winners. Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King and Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 both get to claim bragging rights to ...

While Mufasa: The Lion King may have won out on Christmas Day itself, its main competitor, Sonic The Hedgehog 3, sprinted to take back the lead over the course of the weekend. The blue hedgehog ...

Two family films dominated the holiday box office this week, with “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” winning ... But when the Christmas holiday falls on a Wednesday as it did this year, the studios ...

It's going to be a close race, though, because Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog 3 looks set to make between $59M and $60M, and could ultimately end up having stronger legs (the threequel has just ...

Talk about a nail-biter. Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King and Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 are in a close battle for the Christmas box office crown as a topsy-turvey year at the box office comes to ...