Box Office Round-Up ~ 1/1/25

By: [email protected] on Wed, 01/01/2025 - 22:36

The last box office weekend of 2024 concluded with many of the usual suspects remaining in the top five, with one new addition taking advantage of a Christmas Day opening. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 remained in the top spot, taking in $37 million to easily pass the $100 million mark overall. And while it had to settle for second, Mufasa: The Lion King actually improved in its sophomore weekend numbers, grossing $36.8 million to reach $113 million domestically.

Incongruously arriving on Christmas Day, the latest incarnation of Nosferatu debuted in third place, grossing $21.6 million over the weekend for $40.8 million overall since the holiday. Easily passing The Northman’s $34 million gross, it’s now the highest grossing film of writer/director Robert Eggers’ career.

Unsurprisingly, Wicked and Moana 2 took fourth and fifth place once again, getting a post-Christmas boost in numbers to gross $19.7 million and $18.9 million respectively, putting both movies at or above $400 million domestically.

1. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 ($37 MM)
Director: Jeff Fowler (WME)
Writers: Pat Casey (CAA), Josh Miller (CAA), John Whittington (Verve)
Cast: Jim Carrey (WME)
Ben Schwartz (CAA)
Keanu Reeves (WME)

2. Mufasa: The Lion King ($36.8 MM)
Director: Barry Jenkins (CAA)
Writers: Jeff Nathanson (UTA)
Cast: Aaron Pierre (WME)
Kelvin Harrison Jr. (WME)
Tiffany Boone (CAA)

3. Nosferatu ($21.6 MM)
Director: Robert Eggers (WME)
Writers: Robert Eggers (WME)
Cast: Lily-Rose Depp (CAA)
Nicholas Hoult (UTA)
Bill Skarsgård (WME)

4. Wicked ($19.7 MM)
Director: Jon M. Chu (UTA)
Writers: Winnie Holzman (CAA), Dana Fox (UTA)
Cast: Cynthia Erivo (UTA)
Ariana Grande (CAA)
Jeff Goldblum (CAA)

5. Moana 2 ($18.9 MM)
Director: David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller (UTA)
Writers: Jared Bush, Dana Ledoux Miller (UTA), Bek Smith (Verve), Bryson Chun (Verve)
Cast: Auli'i Cravalho (Gersh)
Dwayne Johnson (WME)
Hualalai Chung

Source: Box Office Mojo, The Numbers