Holidays Between Nosferatu Sonic and Mufasa’s Box War

This December has been a pretty big month for movies. A little later slow startThe month really kicked into gear Sonic 3 and Mufasa, both managed to pick up steam over the Christmas period. As we approach the end of the year, these two movies are still trying to get the top spot as the newest movies. Nosferatu entered the fight.

Per DiversityRobert Eggers’ gothic horror pic is on the back of two children’s films and has earned $40.3 million since Christmas. That’s almost double their original $25 million projection, and it’s now one the best open of all time For Focus Features. His word of mouth it was pretty good, its trailers have seen a lot well, and people like Eggers’ previous work. It probably helps that the trailers don’t allow you to see Bill Skarsgård’s Count Orlok looks like, but it’s interesting to see how weird it can look. Currently, Nosferatu is domestic only, and it’s unclear when Universal will release it to international audiences.

Meanwhile, Mufasa and Sonic grown internally and externally. The former earned $111 million in the US, bringing its global total to $328 million. Searched for things The Lion King The prequel Since Christmas and the same goes for the Blue Blur: Sonic’s The US take rose to $137.5 million, bringing the worldwide total to $211 million. As an analyst Luiz Fernando pointed out that the trilogy has had a rough time in Japan, but it will likely make the films into one. billion dollar franchise when all is said and done, there probably is at least three more films on the way.

Speaking of billions: it seems more and more certain Moana 2 will join the billion dollar club. Fernando later noted that the film’s box office had risen to $882.5 million worldwide. Its long tail is clear, and the same may be true for the final releases of 2024 as we head into 2025. Starting in the new year we have. Cursed January 3 and Lair of Thieves 2: Panther Jan. 10, followed by Universal Wolf Man On January 17.

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