In the battle of animated new releases, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 beat out Mufasa: The Lion King at the box office this weekend.
The third installment in the Sonic series brought in $62 million to land in first place according to Box Office Mojo, with Mufasa a distant second with $35 mil.
Coming in third was Wicked with $13.5 million, which was a 40% drop from last week, with last week's box office winner, Moana 2, in fourth with $13.1 mil, down about 50% from the previous week.
Rounding out the top five was another new release, Homestead, which brought in a little over $6 million.
1. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - $62 million
2. Mufasa: The Lion King - $35 million
3. Wicked - $13.5 million
4. Moana 2 - $13.1 million
5. Homestead - $6.06 million
6. Gladiator II - $4.45 million
7. Kraven: The Hunter - $3.1 million
8. The Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim - $1.27 million
9. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - $825,000
10. Queer - $364,240
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