The photorealistic “Lion King” prequel even opened wider than “Sonic 3,” launching on 4,100 theaters and gobbling up most IMAX screens, compared with 3,761 locations for “Sonic 3.” ...

Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz) in “Sonic the Hedgehog 3" sped past “Mufasa: The Lion King” at the box office over the weekend. Courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Sega of America, Inc.

The movie, a prequel to director Jon Favreau’s 2019 photorealistic “The Lion King” remake, powered to $87.2 million overseas and $122 million globally.

Mufasa: The Lion King and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 continue to bolster the box office’s holiday performance, with both films raking in over $60 million this week. After an initial disappointing ...

Box Office: ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Dashes to $25.7 Million Opening Day, ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Trails With $13.3 Million By J. Kim Murphy ...

The Walt Disney Pictures musical drama — a prequel and sequel to 2019’s “The Lion King,” which was a remake of the original 1994 movie — earned $7.6 million on Friday, according to The ...

It is also garnering better reviews so far than 2019’s The Lion King, which made north of $1 billion globally, but are definitely mixed (it currently rests at 60 percent on Rotten Tomatoes).

The stage musical of "The Lion King" has generated the highest total box office of any production in any entertainment medium, with worldwide takings of more than $6.2 billion (£3.8 billion), a ...