00:00It's a race between Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Mufasa the Lion King at the box office this weekend.
00:05But who will finish first?
00:08Sonic 3 is widely expected to outrun Mufasa at the domestic box office and top the weekend with
00:13a three-day launch of $60 million. Exhibitors even believe it has a shot at $70 million.
00:18Meanwhile, Mufasa is tracking to make $50 million domestically. Both films also launch overseas.
00:24Sonic 3 sees Keanu Reeves join the franchise as Shadow the Hedgehog,
00:28a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything Team Sonic has faced before.
00:38Sonic 3 has been embraced by critics and posts a franchise-best critic score of 88%
00:43on Rotten Tomatoes. As for Mufasa, the origin story of Simba's father is garnering better
00:48reviews so far than 2019's The Lion King, which made north of $1 billion globally,
00:53but reviews are definitely mixed.
00:58The movie that blends live-action filmmaking techniques with photoreal computer-generated
01:10imagery was directed by Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins, with Lin-Manuel Miranda providing
01:14original songs. For more on this story and all the latest box office news and numbers,
01:19head to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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