The “Lion King” prequel arrived to weak ticket sales last month, but moviegoers have since embraced it, pushing global box office returns toward $700 million.

The Lion King, meanwhile, is looking to recapture the weekend box office crown a week after it was dethroned by Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr.’s Den of Thieves 2: Pantera. Per Deadline, Mufasa: The Lion King is projected to earn $11.

The bad news overall: it looks to be one of the slowest MLK weekends in years as Hollywood and theaters prepare for another slowdown in product in the first quarter of 2025. Speaker Mike Johnson Suggests "Conditions" Needed on Federal Aid for L.

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.