Gerard Butler’s ‘Den of Thieves’ sequel steals the top spot
Disney’s ‘Mufasa’ has yet to even match its predecessor’s opening weekend while ‘Sonic 3’ speeds to franchise records.
Hello! Welcome to The Box Office Report for the weekend of Jan. 10-12, 2025.
1. Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Weekend gross: $15.5M
Total domestic gross: $15.5M
Last weekend: New release
Percent drop: NA
Here’s a franchise that is absolutely not on my radar. I somehow missed that the first Den of Thieves even released back in 2018. Seven years later, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera debuted with $15.5 million, almost exactly matching the $15.2 million its predecessor opened with.
The Gerard Butler sequel, though, secured the No. 1 slot this weekend with that roughly $15 million haul. The original Den of Thieves landed at third, behind Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle in its fifth weekend and 12 Strong.
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2. Mufasa: The Lion King
Weekend gross: $13.2M
Total domestic gross: $188.8M
Last weekend: 1st
Percent drop: 44
I honestly don’t see how Disney can see Mufasa: The Lion King as a success. The “live”-action prequel has now been in theaters for four weekends and it still hasn’t even matched the $191.8 million opening weekend that Jon Favreau’s The Lion King remake debuted with in 2019.
All that CGI. All that Lin-Manuel Miranda. And this is what Disney has to show for it.
