Still, were far away from the annual first weekend levels of pre-COVID times, i.e.

Is it the magic of a saucer of milk?

Those who love it, love it.

Mufasa, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Nosferatu

Mufasa, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and NosferatuEverett Collection

The movie is 86% fresh with Rotten Tomatoes critics off 35 reviews.

Regal ranked second with $1.3 billion and a 15.3% market share from around 436 locations.

Cinemark followed with $1.3 billion and a 14.9% share from 311 sites.

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Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce in The BrutalistA24/Courtesy Everett Collection

EntTelligence has updated their 2024 U.S./Canada admissions figure from 680M (which was through Dec. 15) to 740M.

With regard to 3-day weekends, this is the first No.

Sonic 3won the first two 3-day weekends of its release, however,Mufasawas the No.

1 movie for the 5-day Dec. 25-29 period with $60.9M.

And that total is without any Golden Globe noms this weekend.

The sequel is up for Best Animated Motion Picture at the Golden Globes this Sunday.