Mufasa: The Lion King' is tipped to win the five-day Christmas holiday, although 'Sonic the Hedgehog' could top the three-day weekend chart.

Though there isn't an "Avatar"-level smash hit at the holiday box office this year, there are several films that are getting good news on the charts in this final weekend of 2024 from second weekend tentpoles like Paramount's "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" and Disney's "Mufasa" to Focus and Searchlight's specialty alternatives "Nosferatu" and "A Complete Unknown.

SATURDAY AM: chart coming.. The back and forth between the lion and the land critter continues this weekend. Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 won his second Friday over Disney’s Mufasa, $12.6M to $12.