He’s the fastest thing alive, after all. “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” is rolling around on top of the box office in its North American opening, collecting $25 million from 3,761 locations across Friday and preview screenings. Meanwhile, “Mufasa: The Lion King” will land in second place, having earned $13.3 million from 4,100 sites so far across the same time frame.
In what some expected to be a more even box office match-up between two family-friendly features starring CG critters, Paramount’s “Sonic” sequel has broken out far ahead of “Mufasa” in its debut. While mid-December weekends can often seem like a calm before a storm, with the public putting off
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