As for Paramount’s super Sonic, it’s now set a new record as the franchise’s highest-grossing title with $420M global through Sunday, besting the $405M of Sonic 2. Of that, $203.5M is from 64 offshore markets. The holdover drop was 36% internationally this session, during which it added $15.2M from 64 offshore markets.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3”—starring Jim Carrey and the voice of Keanu Reeves—tames “Mufasa: The Lion King” and wins this weekend’s box office crown.

As the Blue Blur cruises to No. 1, Disney's "Lion King" prequel has to hope for a rebound from overseas and Christmas week crowds

Mufasa: The Lion King trades places with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 at the top of the box office this weekend. See our full report.

Harbin' continued its reign atop the South Korean box office with a weekend take of $2 million and a total of $27 million.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has earned $204.5 million from the domestic market and $180 million from international territories for a total of $385 million worldwide. The Super Mario Bros. Movie, meanwhile, banked $575 million at the domestic box office and $786 million from international markets for a total of $1.36 billion globally.

This has been a solid holdover box office weekend with milestones crossed and neared for the major titles in release as we come off a strong end to 2024

The South Korean box office witnessed “Harbin” fortify its dominant position during the weekend of January 3-5, 2025, while “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” made a notable ascent into fourth place. According to Kobis,

Spoiler warning for Sonic the Hedgehog 3's post-credits scenes The film's success doesn't appear to have come as a surprise to Paramount because the studio greenlit a fourth entry