Sonic 3 Beats Mufasa At The US Box Office, Chaos Ensues

Back in April, Sonic the Hedgehog fan declare war against new lion king prequel mufasa When people find blue blurry The third live-action movie Disney’s latest photorealistic CGI film will hit theaters on the same day. Well, the time has come, both movies premiered this past weekend, December 20th, and not only Sonic 3 beat mufasa Among critics, but Shadow the Hedgehog’s big-screen debut ran over lion king spin off It also grossed $62 million at the domestic box office mufasa$35 million. As you would expect, Sonic Fans are having a great day, especially after some experts doubt Sonic Adventure 2 The adaptation will likely give the beloved Disney classic prequels some serious competition and come out ahead.

Sonic 3The victory arguably comes with an asterisk, however, mufasa is in Global box office tops. However, Sonic 3 Not yet released internationally and is in the process of Will be available in multiple regions in the coming weeksincluding Japan, the series’ home country. So although mufasa Technically winning globally due to its lead, but still possible Sonic 3 Exceed mufasa Because how well it does in other countries depends on how well it does in the United States. Disney has been celebrating since both movies premiered mufasaA global box office success, Post on social media Call it “the world’s first movie.” This framework leads to Sonic Fans flocked to posts on X (formerly Twitter) accusing Disney of distorting the truth mufasa’s box office performance, and Disney’s social media manager Hide post quote Sonic 3 or series.

While the international battle between the two films remains to be seen, that hasn’t stopped fans from claiming victory both with critics and at the domestic box office. Y’all, I feel bad for the lions, but these posts are great.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Paving the way for the fourth filmset to premiere in spring 2027. Post-credits scene New characters were introduced, but how they fit into the live-action universe remains a mystery.