Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King has remained at the top of the global box office rankings for a fifth consecutive week, ahead of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Wolf Man.
Mufasa made an additional $31.8 million to take its box office total to $588 million. Screen Daily reports that this makes it the seventh-biggest release of 2024. Sonic the Hedgehog 3, meanwhile, brought in $23.8 million. This takes its total gross to $420 million, making it the franchise's highest-grossing film so far.
Wolf Man, directed by Leigh Whannell, has debuted in third place with $15.4 million. A reboot of The Wolf Man (1941), the film centres on a father protecting his family from a werewolf who ends up becoming infected himself. Whannell previously directed The Invisible Man (2020), which made $144.5 million worldwide from a $7 million budget.
Moana 2 is fourth with $14 million, taking the animated sequel over the $1 billion mark. It is ahead of Nosferatu, which made $12 million. This brings the vampire horror's global total to $155.6 million.
One of Them Days has opened with $11.6 million for Sony. The buddy comedy stars Keke Palmer and SZA as best friends and roommates who have to race against the clock to avoid being evicted, which proves to be a test of their friendship.
Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera, starring Gerald Butler, has made an additional $10.4 million, taking its global total to $35.9 million. It is ahead of Octopus With Broken Arms with $8.1 million.
Wicked, which has secured ten nominations at the 97th Academy Awards, made $7.2 million. This brings its global total to $708.6 million, making it the fifth highest-grossing film of 2024. It is ahead of the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown with $6.8 million.
Watch the trailer for Wolf Man below.
