The Lion King” is looking to keep its box office crown with no big newcomers vying for business in theaters this weekend.

The holiday box office is winding down this weekend as “Mufasa: The Lion King” and “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” continue to lead charts and draw family audiences before schools go back in session. Though “Mufasa” was above “Sonic 3” across much of the holiday weekdays,

Holiday moviegoing ratcheted down during the first weekend of 2025 with Disney's third weekend of 'Mufasa' leading the weekend box office with $24M.

The good news that multiple films enjoyed at the end of 2024 continued at the start of 2025, as Disney's "Mufasa" extended its Christmas rebound to claim the No. 1 spot for the year's first weekend. In its third weekend in theaters,

Mufasa: The Lion King managed to beat Sonic the Hedgehog 3 at the domestic box office on New Year’s Day. Mufasa: The Lion King, which serves as a prequel to the 2019 The Lion King movie, brought in an additional $10.

Having staged something of a comeback during the Christmas week — a historically lucrative period at the box office — Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King passed a couple of important milestones both domestically and worldwide this weekend.

Two family films are dominating the holiday box office, with “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” winning the three-day weekend over “Mufasa” by a blue hair.

Nosferatu crossed the $50 million mark on New Year’s Day, marking a significant box-office milestone and becoming director Robert Eggers highest-grossing film to date. The horror flick surpassed The Northman,

If that's the case for Mufasa: The Lion King, it should be available to buy digitally from mid-to-late February 2025. You won't be able to rent it initially, but should be able to from the time it arrives on Disney+. While we wait for its streaming and digital release, Mufasa: The Lion King is only available to watch in cinemas.