As if the big one Moana 2 The box office news wasn’t enough on Wednesday morning as Disney’s Barry Jenkins directed Lion King Prequel Mufasa and Paramounts Sonic the Hedgehog 3 reached the three-week follow-up.

The hedgehog is currently trying to escape the lion. $55 to $50 millionbut remember, Disney didn’t shout it out Mufasa Campaign not yet. This happens on December 2nd, Even though the trailers will be shown in front of many families this week Moana 2. Mufasa Three trailers were also released and a teaser for ticket sales, versus soundThere are two.

At the moment, SoniC the hedgehog 3 is best Mufasa in the first choice, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the general public. Sonic3 had a big second trailer drop on Monday that lasted throughout the day. Mufasa is in front Sonic350 to 47, in interest.

The appeal that Sonic3 The third round features the fan-favorite casting of Keanu Reeves as Shadow, not to mention Jim Carrey’s lookalike in the roles of villain Robotnik and his grandfather. Ben Schwartz and Idris Elba also return as Sonic and Knuckles in the popular feature film version of the Sega video game.

Note that it doesn’t matter who wins, it’s just another great moment that raises all boats after what’s expected to be a record-breaking Thanksgiving stretch over the Christmas box office and five-day total of $315.6 million from 2018. Ultimately it’s all about the Christmas multiplier, which can be up to 5x-5.5x for family titles that open before the holidays. Even if the estimate for Sonic3 is lower than previous rates Sonic the Hedgehog ($58 million) and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ($72.1 million), the pursuit of this threequel is highly sought after. Audiences only go to the cinema on Christmas Day, which this year falls on a Wednesday. Interest among teenage girls is on par with interest among boys ages 17 to 34, at 16% unassisted and 51% definite interest. The threequel is big with moms and both girls and boys.

These openings are not at the level of a Star Wars, Avatar or Spider-Man: No Way Homethey are better than the openings from last Christmas Wonka ($39 million) and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom ($27.6 million). You’d never have thought that last year’s Christmas Week would do well at the box office, but it did, grossing $280 million, per Box Office Mojo. That was before Christmas week 2022 Avatar: The Way of Waterwith this frame grossing $246.4 million. Last year there was also just a 4% discount on Christmas week 2021, led by Spider-Man: No Way Home.