“Sonic the Hedgehog 3” $6.5 million, “Mufasa” $3.5 million in previews

Paramounts Sonic the Hedgehog 3 posted $6.5 million in previews last night. This is the official number from Paramount. This is what Disney reports Mufasa earned $3.3 million.

These are the best previews ever Sonic the Hedgehog film, ahead of the previous installment, which took in $5 million on Thursday and a total preview cume of $6.25 million. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 opened with $72.1 million, the series’ best to date. Sonic the HedgehogAs of February 2020, preview prices were $3 million. This film sold for $58 million before the pandemic.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is expected to rise to $60 million Mufasa It was originally forecast to be worth over $50 million. I don’t know if Mufasa will get there as the previews aren’t that far away anymore Wonka ($3.5 million), which grossed $39 million and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse ($3.5 million and $35.4 million). The Barry Jenkins-directed prequel is booked in 4,100 theaters.

Critics are tougher Mufasa at 57% Rotten while Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is 88% fresh. There is already an audience rating for sound 3 and it’s a healthy 98%.

Even if Mufasa falls short this weekend, Disney hopes business will pick up starting on Christmas Day. Traditionally, moviegoing explodes on Christmas Day as holiday distractions fade and continue strong into the New Year’s weekend. However, this frame is historically the home of the mega Christmas tent pole, i.e. h Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Avatar The Way of the Water And Spider-Man: No Way Home. Today, Comscore reports that 13% of K-12 schools are on break, while 81% of colleges are off. This increases to 95% K-12 Friday on Monday and 94% school holidays during the holidays before reaching nearly 100% from Christmas Eve to January 1st.

Below is how the rest of the week went: