By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer It looks like there are two Christmas winners. Both titles opened last weekend, with Sonic 3 becoming an instant crowd-pleaser and handily beating Mufasa.

1 spot at the Christmas box office. This image released by Disney shows characters Afia, voiced by Anika Noni Rose, left, cub Mufasa, ... [+] voiced by Braelyn Rankins, center, and Masego ...

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Christmas moviegoers visited the Pride Lands ... earning $14.7 million to capture the box office crown. That pushed its domestic tally to $64.3 million. Globally, the prequel to “The Lion ...

The American version had somewhat polished characters, who were immediately likeable, even Steve Carell‘s Michael Scott. However, the flawed nature of the characters in the original series helped ...

“Sonic the Hedgehog 3” outpaced the box office competition on Christmas Eve. The film unwrapped $7.5 million on Tuesday from 3,700 North American theaters. “Sonic 3” is projected to bring ...

It's looking like a very merry holiday for moviegoing as a flurry of titles, including Oscar contenders 'A Complete Unknown' and 'Babygirl,' open. By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer Many were ...

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While it debuted to underwhelming numbers both domestically and worldwide, Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King is now dominating the Christmas week with an impressive box office haul on Christmas Day.

WEDNESDAY UPDATE: The Christmas Eve box office at $25M was off 19% from Monday’s $30.9M gross, but the good news is that the moviegoing off-day was ahead of last year’s — which fell on a ...

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