MUFASA: THE LION KING reclaims the top spot this weekend with $12 million from 3,555 theatres for Disney. This brings its North America run to $210.5 million over five weekends.

Debuting in second is ONE OF THEM DAYS with $11 million from 2,675 theatres for Sony Pictures. The Buddy Comedy starring SZA and Keke Palmer gets a stellar 96% on the Tomatometer.

Third is WOLF MAN with $10.5 million from 3,354 theatres for Universal Pictures. This Horror starring Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner, gets 53% on the Tomatometer.

Fourth goes to SONIC THE HEDGEHOG with $8 million for Paramount Pictures. Its run now is brought to $218.2 million.

DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA rounds the Top Five out with $7.4 million, taking it to $28.5 million for VVS Films/Lionsgate.

DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA debuts atop the Box Office this weekend taking $14 million for Lionsgate/VVS Films, from 3,008 theatres. Its 2018 predecessor opened similarly but in the number two spot, with $15 million. Critically, it improves upon its previous film with a 61% on the Tomatometer.

In second is MUFASA: THE LION KING, with $13 million from 3,620 theatres, a total $188.5 million grossed for Disney over four weekends.

Third is SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 with $9.2 million from 3,582 theatres for Paramount Pictures, bringing its four week run to $202 million domestically.

Taking fourth is NOSFERATU with $6.8 million from 3,082 theatres for Focus Features/Universal Pictures, a tally of $81.8 million for the Robert Eggers Horror.

Rounding it all out is MOANA 2 with $4.8 million, a total run of $433.1 million in North America for Disney.

It’s truly a Battle Royale at the Box Office, but MUFASA: THE LION KING prevails over stubborn competition in SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3. The two films have been first and second in either order these past three weekends. MUFASA takes $24 million from 3,925 theatres, taking its North American run thus far to $168 million for Disney. SONIC gets $20 million from 3,746 theatres, a total $186 million for Paramount Pictures.

NOSFERATU continues to perform well in third spot with $12.3 million from 3,132 theatres for Universal Pictures/Focus Features, a two week total of $68 million.

Fourth is MOANA 2 with $12 million, bringing its run to $424.7 million domestically for Disney.

Fifth goes to WICKED – now on demand – with $9.5 million, a total $450 million grossed to date for Universal Pictures.

It’s justice for MUFASA: THE LION KING which climbs to the summit position in its second week out for Disney, taking $37 million from 4,100 theatres. This brings its run domestically so far to $111.4 million.

In second is SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 with a great $38 million from 3,769 theatres for Paramount Pictures, a run of $137.5 million over two weeks.

Third is gothic Horror NOSFERATU debuting with a stellar $21.1 million from 2,992 theatres for Focus Features/Universal Pictures. This latest effort from Robert Eggers gets 86% on the Tomatometer.

WICKED takes fourth with $19.4 million, a tally of $424.6 million for Universal Pictures over just six weekends.

Rounding out our Christmas Box Office is MOANA 2 with $18.3 million, a total $394 for Disney over five weekends.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 opens with a stellar $70.5 million from 3,761 theatres for Paramount Pictures pre-Christmas weekend. The Series’ best opening belongs to 2022’s SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 with $72.1 million. This installment gets 85% on the Tomatometer.

MUFASA: THE LION KING debuts in second with $38 million from 4,100 theatres for Disney. By contrast, its 2019 predecessor debuted with $191 million. The origins story gets 57% on the Tomatometer.

MOANA 2 gets third $16 million from 3,600 theatres in its fifth weekend, totalling $360 million domestically, for Disney.

Fourth goes to WICKED with $14 million from 3,296 theatres, a total run of $384 million for Universal Pictures.

Angel Studios’ HOMESTEAD gets $5.5 million in its debut from 1,886 theatres. This gets 40% on the Tomatometer.

Award-winning multi-genre phenomenon Jelly Roll has shared the music video for “Run It” today. Last month, he initially unveiled the track as the only original song for the third installment of the beloved franchise, Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Watch the music video HERE. Listen HERE via BBR Music Group/BMG/Republic Records.

In the energetic visual, two worlds collide as Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles race around an arena prior to Jelly Roll’s performance. The clip alternates between footage in the recording studio and scenes from the upcoming film. However, we also get to see the superstar like never before when Jelly Roll transforms into a video game avatar of himself mid-show accompanied by Shadow on the DJ decks! Collaborator David Guetta and stars Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, and more also make cameo appearances.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3, from Paramount Pictures in association with SEGA Sammy Group, opens in theaters everywhere on Friday December 20, 2024. Get advance tickets HERE.

Jelly Roll, who’s currently nominated for 2GRAMMY® Awards, notably co-wrote “Run It” with a powerhouse cohort of collaborators, including three-time GRAMMY® Award winner and OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder, two-time GRAMMY® Award winner and superstar artist and DJ David Guetta, and GRAMMY® Award-nominated songwriter Sean Cook. Tedder, Guetta, and Cook co-produced the track as well. The song marks Jelly Roll’s first collaboration with Tedder and Guetta.

It continues what has become a tradition of high-octane bangers tailormade for the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Yachty, and Sueco the Child teamed up for “Speed Me Up” in 2020 to accompany Sonic the Hedgehog and Kid Cudi contributed “Stars In The Sky” to 2022’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2. As such, Jelly Roll finds himself in good company.

In other big news, Jelly Roll recently capped off his massive Beautifully Broken Tour with a sold out hometown headlining show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.

Jelly Roll’s Billboard 200 #1 critically acclaimed sophomore country album, Beautifully Broken, is available now. Last month, he delivered two monumental performances as a three-time nominee at the 2024 CMA Awards. He recently made his debut on the PBS series “Austin City Limits” as the show celebrates its 50th Anniversary Season. Watch his performance of “I Am Not Okay” HERE.

Stay tuned for more news and announcements from Jelly Roll.

Paramount Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win passes to an Advance Screening of SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3.

Screenings take place as follows:

TORONTO 

Date: Wednesday, December 18th

Time: 7:00PM

Location: Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas & VIP IMAX

VANCOUVER

Date: Wednesday, December 18th

Time: 6:30PM

Location: Cineplex International Village Cinemas

MONTREAL – ENG

Date: Wednesday, December 18th

Time: 6:30PM

Location: Cineplex Cinemas Banque Scotia Montreal IMAX

MONTREAL – FRE

Date: Wednesday, December 18th

Time: 7:00PM

Location: Cineplex Cinéma Starcité Montréal

CALGARY

Date: Wednesday, December 18th

Time: 7:00PM

Location: Scotiabank Theatre Calgary Chinook

Synopsis: Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet. Director Jeff Fowler returns along with our all-star cast including Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Idris Elba, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Natasha Rothwell, Shemar Moore, Adam Pally, Lee Majdoub, newcomers Alyla Browne and Krysten Ritter, with Keanu Reeves joining the franchise as Shadow the Hedgehog.

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Paramount Pictures Canda release SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 December 20, 2024.

(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures Canada)

Award-winning multi-genre phenomenon Jelly Roll has released “Run It” today as the only original song for the third installment of the beloved franchise, Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Stream below via BBR Music Group/BMG/Republic Records.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3, from Paramount Pictures in association with SEGA Sammy Group, opens in theaters everywhere on Friday December 20, 2024. Advance tickets on sale November 25, 2024.

Jelly Roll notably co-wrote “Run It” with a powerhouse cohort of collaborators, including three-time GRAMMY® Award winner and OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder, two-time GRAMMY® Award winner and superstar artist and DJ David Guetta, and GRAMMY® Award-nominated songwriter Sean Cook. Tedder, Guetta, and Cook co-produced the track as well. The song marks Jelly Roll’s first collaboration with Tedder and Guetta.

“Run It” showcases Jelly Roll’s versatility once again, striking a balance between country, pop, hip-hop, and electronic. Anchored by breezy acoustic guitar and handclaps, the song climaxes on a bright dancefloor-ready bridge and sunny refrain, “We gonna run it, run it, run it till we running out of road!” It’s an upbeat and undeniable anthem that’s as energetic as Sonic himself.

Be on the lookout for the premiere of an official music video to accompany the track soon.

It continues what has become a tradition of high-octane bangers tailormade for the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Yachty, and Sueco the Child teamed up for “Speed Me Up” in 2020 to accompany Sonic the Hedgehog, amassing 59 million-plus Spotify streams and counting. Meanwhile, Kid Cudi contributed “Stars In The Sky” to 2022’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2, gathering over 31 million Spotify streams. As such, Jelly Roll finds himself in good company.

Jelly Roll’s Billboard 200 #1 critically acclaimed sophomore country album, Beautifully Broken, is available now. Earlier this week, Jelly Roll delivered two monumental performances as a three-time nominee at the 2024 CMA Awards. Next up, he performs his sold out hometown headlining show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday, November 26. Jelly Roll recently made his debut on the PBS series “Austin City Limits” as the show celebrates its 50th Anniversary Season. Watch his performance of “I Am Not Okay” HERE.

Stay tuned for more news and announcements from Jelly Roll.

UPCOMING BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN 2024 TOUR DATES
11/22/2024 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena *
11/23/2024 – Jacksonville, FL – Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena *
11/26/2024 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena+&

ABOUT JELLY ROLL:
Award-winning, GRAMMY® nominated Nashville native singer/songwriter Jelly Roll (Jason DeFord) bowed at #1 on the Billboard 200 All Genre Chart for the first time with his acclaimed 2024 album, Beautifully Broken—which also earned the highest critical praise of his career so far from Rolling Stone, Billboard, Associated Press, NPR, and more. The release concluded his most successful year yet and followed his sold out Beautifully Broken Tour in arenas nationwide.

Just a year earlier, Jelly debuted Top 3 on the Billboard 200 All Genre Chart and #2 on the Top Country Album charts with his debut Country Album, Whitsitt Chapel (released June 2nd, 2023) – earning the biggest Country debut album in Billboard Consumption Chart history. Following his sweep at the 2023 CMT Music Awards where he earned three awards to become the most awarded artist of the night, the Billboard Country Power List Cover star and “country’s ‘most authentic’ new artist” (The New Yorker) received Billboard’s 2023 Breakthrough Award and the People’s Choice Award for Male Country Artist of the Year. Nominated for Best New Artist and Best Duo/Group Performance for “Save Me (with Lainey Wilson)” at the 2024 GRAMMY Awards, along with eight genre-spanning nominations at the 2024 iHeartRadio Awards and a win for Best New Country and Pop artist wins, Jelly is one of three artists alongside Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs to have scored three Country Airplay #1s in 2023 and the first to do it with his first three singles. He has earned five consecutive #1s to date at Country radio and is “one of Nashville’s fastest rising stars” (The New York Times). A 4X winner at the 2023 People’s Choice Country Awards and the most nominated male at the 2023 CMA Awards, with five total nominations capturing his first CMA Award for New Artist of the Year, Jelly continues to break boundaries. His #1 hit single “Save Me” — a confessional, vulnerable expression of self-doubt— set the stage for his new season of life and took him to new heights including a Platinum certification from the RIAA on the heels of his 28-week reign at No. 1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart. Most recently, “Save Me” earned Jelly his first ACM win for Music Event of the year, released his new album Beautifully Broken on October 11 and launched his Beautifully Broken Tour on August 27th following his seven consecutive #1 singles: “I Am Not Okay,” “Chevrolet” – Dustin Lynch feat. Jelly Roll, “Halfway To Hell,” “Save Me,” “Need A Favor,” “Son of A Sinner” & “Dead Man Walking.”

Not just an artist but a humanitarian, Jelly continues to resonate with fans on a global scale while racking up numerous milestones – from playing his sold-out hometown show for 18,000 fans at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena to donating a recording studio at the juvenile detention center he served in as a teen, to the release of his record-breaking documentary by ABC News, “Save Me” – the most watched music documentary on the platform – to his visits with rehab centers and those incarcerated across the US. Featured by Nightline, GMA, GMA3, The New York Times, LA Times, The Tennessean, Billboard, Variety, American Songwriter, CMT and more, his self-built, unconventional industry rise and unique fan connection has garnered praise from numerous outlets, with Variety noting, “for everyone who’s facing the same struggles, Jelly Roll is their Springsteen,” and American Songwriter echoing, “with a string of accolades and an extremely dedicated following, Jelly Roll has emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the music industry.”

ABOUT SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3
Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.

Director Jeff Fowler returns along with our all-star cast including Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Idris Elba, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Natasha Rothwell, Shemar Moore, Adam Pally, Lee Majdoub, newcomers Alyla Browne and Krysten Ritter, with Keanu Reeves joining the franchise as Shadow the Hedgehog.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 IS IN THEATRES DECEMBER 20, 2024. TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

Today we get a new Featurette with Jim Carrey on his transformation as Dr. Robotnik.

SYNOPSIS:

Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.

Director Jeff Fowler returns along with our all-star cast including Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Idris Elba, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Natasha Rothwell, Shemar Moore, Adam Pally, Lee Majdoub, newcomers Alyla Browne and Krysten Ritter, with Keanu Reeves joining the franchise as Shadow the Hedgehog.

Paramount Pictures Presents

In Association with Sega Sammy Group

An Original Film / Marza Animation Planet / Blur Studio Production

“SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3”

Produced by

Neal H. Moritz, p.g.a., Toby Ascher, p.g.a.,Toru Nakahara, Hitoshi Okuno

Executive Producers

Haruki Satomi, Shuji Utsumi, Yukio Sugino,

Jeff Fowler, Tommy Gormley, Tim Miller

Based on the SEGA Video Game

Story by

Pat Casey & Josh Miller

Screenplay by

Pat Casey & Josh Miller and John Whittington

Directed

by Jeff Fowler

Cast:

Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Idris Elba, Keanu Reeves, Krysten Ritter, Lee Majdoub, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Shemar Moore, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Alyla Browne, James Wolk

The debut of Paramount+’s original event series KNUCKLES smashed numerous records over its premiere weekend, including setting a new global record as the most-watched Paramount+ original series of all time with more than 4M hours streamed over premiere weekend. In addition to its overall record, the series marks Paramount+’s most-watched kids-and-family title ever.

The series launch also had a halo effect on other Sonic the Hedgehog titles on the service, with viewership up more than 278 percent globally over the daily average.

“The Sonic the Hedgehog fans came out in full-force,” said Jeff Grossman, Executive Vice President, Programming, Paramount+. “We’re so thrilled with the record-breaking performance of KNUCKLES and the incredible lift the whole Sonic universe has experienced following KNUCKLES’ premiere.”

KNUCKLES, a six-episode event series and the latest in the “Cinematic World of Sonic the Hedgehog” from Paramount Pictures and SEGA of America, follows Knuckles (Idris Elba) on a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade (Adam Pally) as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior. The series takes place between the films SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 and SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3.

In addition to Elba starring as the titular character, Adam Pally reprises as Wade Whipple his role from the film franchise. The ensemble cast includes guest stars Stockard Channing (The West Wing), Edi Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones), Scott Mescudi (Don’t Look Up), Ellie Taylor (Ted Lasso), Julian Barratt (Mindhorn), Rory McCann (Game of Thrones), Cary Elwes (MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Paul Scheer (Black Monday), and Rob Huebel (Childrens Hospital). Special guest star Ben Schwartz reprises his role as Sonic, as well as special guest star Tika Sumpter, reprises her role as Maddie. Colleen O’Shaughnessey also returned as a special guest star in her role as Tails.

All of the key creative team from the previous films have returned for the series, including the films’ director Jeff Fowler, who directed the pilot episode and helped transition the film’s signature cinematic animation style to television, as well as Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, John Whittington, Idris Elba, Haruki Satomi, Shuji Utsumi and Toru Nakahara, who also served as executive producers. Additional directors for the series include Ged Wright, Brandon Trost, Jorma Taccone and Carol Banker.

The series was created for television by John Whittington and Toby Ascher, who ran the show during production. Whittington, who co-wrote SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2, served as head writer and wrote the pilot for the series. Additional series writers include Brian Schacter and James Madejski.

The combined global box office for SONIC THE HEDGEHOG and SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 stands at $725.2 million. On Paramount+, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 is the top-performing kids-and-family film on the service in reach and is also one of the service’s most re-watched films. SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 will be released in theaters on Dec 20th, 2024.

In addition to streaming exclusively on Paramount+ in Canada, the U.S., the UK, Latin America, Australia, South Korea, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Japan, KNUCKLES will stream on SkyShowtime in the Nordics, the Netherlands, Spain and Central and Eastern Europe. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.