Though there isn’t an “Avatar”-level smash hit at the holiday box office this year, there are several films that are getting good news on the charts in this final weekend of 2024 from second weekend tentpoles like Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” and Disney’s “Mufasa” to Focus and Searchlight’s specialty alternatives “Nosferatu” and “A Complete Unknown.”
It’s a tight race between the still speeding “Sonic 3” and the resurgent “Mufasa” for No. 1, with the hedgehog currently having the edge with an estimated $37.4 million Fri.-Sun. total that is just a 38% drop from its $60 million opening weekend. “Mufasa” is just behind with an estimated $35 million, matching its opening weekend total.