The animal kingdom rules supreme for the first box office weekend of 2025. For the third week in a row, Mufasa: The Lion King faced off against Sonic the Hedgehog 3 — and this time, the apex predator came out on top.

The Lion King” is looking to keep its box office crown with no big newcomers vying for business in theaters this weekend.

Mufasa continues to dominate Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in the first box office weekend of the new year. The Disney prequel sat at No. 1 in domestic box office sales for the second weekend in a row, raking in $24 million and showing in 3,

The Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa” claimed the No. 1 spot on the North American box office charts over the first weekend of 2025.

Holiday moviegoing ratcheted down during the first weekend of 2025 with Disney's third weekend of 'Mufasa' leading the weekend box office with $24M.

The Lion King reigned over North America’s box office this weekend, surpassing Sonic the Hedgehog 3 to start the new year with an estimated US$23.8 million take, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported on Sunday.

The Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa” has claimed the No. 1 spot on the North American box office charts over the first weekend of 2025.

: It’s a better first weekend of the year than last year with Disney’s Mufasa and Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 continuing their tussle into their third frames, $23M-$24M to $20M. In regards to 3-day weekends,