#BoxOffice: 4 biggest money-makers at the box office this week (video)

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What a way to start this week’s chart as Mufasa: The Lion King reclaims the no. 1 spot with $588,028,338, knocking off the Den Of Thieves sequel…and yes! Keke Palmer and SZA have entered this room with a banger! But before we give you what you need to know, here’s a chance to win a film ticket to any FilmHouse Cinemas in Lagos and Edo State by dropping the correct answer to our movie review trivia, in the comment section:

Here’s our question:

In the “Harry Potter” film series, who played the character Hermoine Granger?

A. Emma Watson
B. Emma Stone
C. Emma Roberts
D. Emma Thompson

Number One: Mufasa: The Lion King

Back up to the number one spot is the Disney movie called Mufasa: The Lion King.  This movie has grossed over $588,028,338 since the week of its release which was on the 20th of December, 2024 through Walt Disney. This Live Action movie was directed by Barry Jenkins having the casts of;

  • Aaron Pierre as Mufasa
  • Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Taka
  • John Kani as Rafiki
  • Blue ivy Carter as Kiara

Number Two: One of them days

New movie making its way to the second spot on the movie segment is the Comedy movie called One of them days. This movie which was released on the 17th of January, 2025 by Sony Pictures, grossing over $11,600,000 shows Best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa are about to have One of Them Days. When they discover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a comical race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact. This movie was directed by Lawrence Lamont and has the casts of;

  • Keke Palmer as Dreux
  • SZA Jr. as Alyssa

Note: I think you guys should go see this one, yeah!!!!

Watch the Official Trailer here:

Number Three: Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Moving down to the second spot and Grossing over $419,998,000 since the week of its release is the Live Action/ Animation movie called Sonic the Hedgehog 3 released on the 20th of December 2024 through Paramount Pictures.  Directed by Jeff Fowler, it has the casts of;

  • Ben Shwartz as Sonic
  • Idris Elba as Knuckles
  • Jim Carrey as Dr. Ivo Robotnik/ Professor Gerald Robotnik
  • Keanu Reeves as Shadow the Hedgehog

Number Four: Wolf Man

New movie making its way to the top spot on the movie segment is the Supernatural Horror movie called Wolf Man. This movie which was released on the 17th of January, 2025 by Universal grossing over $15,382,000 shows Blake, a San Francisco husband and father, inherits his remote childhood home in rural Oregon after his own father vanishes and is presumed dead. With his marriage to his high-powered wife, Charlotte, fraying, Blake persuades Charlotte to take a break from the city and visit the property with their young daughter, Ginger. But as the family approaches the farmhouse in the dead of night, they’re attacked by an unseen animal and, in a desperate escape, barricade themselves inside the home as the creature prowls the perimeter. As the night stretches on, however, Blake begins to behave strangely, transforming into something unrecognizable, and Charlotte will be forced to decide whether the terror within their house is more lethal than the danger without. This movie was directed by Leigh Whannell and has the casts of;

  • Christopher Abbott as Blake
  • Julia Garner. as Charlotte
  • Matilda Firth as Ginger

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