The animal kingdom rules supreme for the first box office weekend of 2025. For the third week in a row, Mufasa: The Lion King faced off against Sonic the Hedgehog 3 — and this time, the apex predator came out on top.

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.

Based on previous Disney releases, Mufasa will likely be streaming on Disney+ in March or April, but the time frame may be shortened by the film's box office performance

Mufasa: The Lion King features Aaron Pierre as the titular character. Now, the prequel movie has topped Nosferatu at the Christmas day box office.

Globally, the movie includes the voices of leads Aaron Pierre as Mufasa, the lion who grows up to be the king and father to Simba along with Kelvin Harrison Jr as Taka, who's eventually known as the antagonist named Scar, a prince and Mufasa's adoptive brother. The movie is available to watch in theatres across the world.

Mufasa: The Lion King' has launched in theaters, but when will it be streaming on Disney Plus? Here's what we know about the prequel.

Mufasa: The Lion King was a big box office draw for the Christmas period of 2024, begging the question of how well it performed in all markets.