Two family films went head to head at the weekend before Christmas box office and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 [SONC3] emerged victorious with an estimated $62.0 million. The third film in the videogame adaptation skewed males at 59%.
Mufasa: The Lion King [LION2] underperformed expectations with just $35.0 million, well short of $191.8 million from The Lion King in 2019. The prequel brought out an audience that was 53% female.
After 3 weeks at the top, Moana 2 [MOAN2] finished third with $13.1...