Grace I would look into some interviews with Eggers, he has said over and over that while he’s interested in doing certain remakes he will never do franchises
Yeah, Robert Eggers directing Batman is a nonsense suggestion. Might as well get the director of Poor Things to direct Batman. Just because Eggers directs a Gothic horror movie, doesn't mean he's a match for Batman.
Its pretty obvious that Eggers will continue to make “his” films, i dont get why Grace keeps thinking he will go mainstream ( and no, its not that going more mainstream is a bad thing) has she ever heard him speak?
Grace is right, he should go mainstream. His last 2 films have costed over 50m each. There's a reason studios would be willing to give him more money if Nosferatu makes at least 150m. And that is if he goes mainstream. For example he should adapt Edgar Poe's work.
Going mainstream isn’t necessarily a bad thing tho. He’s almost there with Nosferatu. I’ve seen people saying he’d be a good match with the Phantom of the Opera and that would be pretty mainstream in my opinion.
@@sophiag612 Yes i agree, and i my original comment is not in the vein of “mainstream is not artsy enough” but that he seems like a Director rooted on theater and crafting his own movies, i agree that an adaptation of some play or book he likes and the studio is interested could be nice way to go, but as you said it correctly Nosferatu is almost that and we can agree it is still a dense movie and not one that will be commercially amazing. So i think this type of movies is what he will do, even if its a more known property.
Shadow just BARELY became a Fully Playable Character again with Shadow Generations (SEGA *NEVER* should've left Shadow on the shelf to collect DUST when they could've been making GOLD.).💀
Does your aunt or grandparent know who Shadow is? That's the relevance that Grace is referring to. This movie is the first time Shadow is evolving into a household name.
@@SnoTangerine idrc bout no aunt or grandparents but if this is her criteria, everyone in sonic (barring sonic) is a deep cut before the first one even came out then 😅 and i just don't agree with that at all
@@SnoTangerine then i guess idc bout no aunt or grandparents lol. If this is the criteria for being a deep cut then the whole cast (barring Sonic maybe) is a deepcut. If I didn't care about comic books any one villain or even hero introduced into the mcu would feel like a deep cut with this criteria
honestly the big win here is that Sonic 3 is already making a profit and it's budget isn't so inflated it looks like a scam, while Mufasa is not doing terrible but it is only breaking even. I'm watching Nosferatu next week, any other recomendations?
@@audaciousjones the math usually done by deadline is around a 55 percent cut of mufasa’s domestic numbers (could be higher since Disney does harsh negotiations) and a 40 percent cut of its international numbers not including China, which American studios get around 25 percent cut. Doing the math you get 214 from my math and that covers its production budget of 200M but doesn’t cover its marketing but to be fair sonic most likely hasn’t covered it’s marketing budget with its 336 gross so far but it has covered its 122M production budget, both movies will cover their total expenses when all said is done though.
Also, when it comes to the marketing budget of “Sonic 3”, I do not know if they have the same deal that Nintendo had with the “Super Mario Bros” movie. Nintendo was able to secure a deal with Universal where they get a one-third cut of the movie’s revenue because they had IP ownership rights and the only company to finance the movie’s entire marketing budget.
My feeling was that more people were coming to watch _Mufasa: The Lion King_ this weekend than _Sonic the Hedgehog 3,_ and I was glad to see the numbers showed that. I think some people watched one show last week and the other this week.
@@babarsuhail5678lol Mufasa lost the spot of 1# movie in the world already since last weekend and this weekend too. Sonic 3 and even Nosferatu has taken the number #1 spot from Mufasa in a lot of countries already.
We have the same thing. Took my nieces and nephews twice and Sonic was sold out both times, so they watched Mufasa because that had 3 screens while sonic had one the first time, and the second time they watched it again and then watched the later Sonic show coz that's what they really wanted and we couldn't book online. And because this seems like a fandoms war, I don't care about movies to that extent coz I barely watch them. I don't care who wins. I'm just telling the story of our experience
Bottomline, Sonic 3 will end up as the highest grossing Paramount 2024 movie, the highest grossing of the franchise, and the most profitable movie as it cost less to make and promote than Mufasa. Paramount is on a upwards trajectory with Sonic, Mufasa on the other hand will end up as a disappointment since it will end up with a fraction of the previous movie and it played in way more theaters than Sonic was allowed to. Remember, Disney spent more money renting hundreds of more theaters than Paramount did and Sonic is making more money per screen so the numbers by themselves don't tell the whole story.
@@stayinalive92Everything I said it's true. I'm adding more context to the numbers. I can also say Mufasa opened internationally first so that's why they are way ahead in the international numbers. Nothing against Disney I actually appreciate what they been doing and think a lot of the hate they get is unjustified but in this case I just want to highlight Paramount is the big winner of the 2. Just looking at the current numbers doesn't tell you the whole story.
You still forgot to mention that sonic has not finished releasing worldwide until January 15th so it has plenty of time to make more money than Mufasa. Weird how you did not point that out
@spb1544 Just remember that Mufasa had a headstart on worldwide release. Sonic 3 is waiting to go worldwide and currently holds in the US. Cope or not, the Blue Blur is waiting to get the green light. In the end, we all have our own enjoyment to the series and characters. The internet is always a storm for drama and attention.
At this point, for sure! It won't make much more than that, but it just needs 40 million to get there. In two weeks Moana should pass 1 billion worldwide
@@Kyle_Leinen no, Moana is holding well, but so are doing Mufasa and Sonic. Moana will stay behind next weekend and in the following weekends, but will reach 1B with ease. Something that Mufasa and Sonic can only dream of...
Hello Grace! I was anticipating Movie Math today. I’m so happy to see the huge success of the second Squid Game season as the week continues. The show is amazing especially with representation and I love your reaction to it ✨
@@Sanj1n well, globally it was pretty much granted that Mufasa would have beaten Sonic 3, since the Sonic movies are quite weak overseas. Stateside we will see: Sonic 3 still has a nearly 20 million lead on Mufasa, so it could still win in the end (I guess that something like 250 million for Sonic 3 and 240 million for Mufasa as final grosses in the US could be possible)
I think outside of the Anti-Disney movement is a larger group of people are over how greedy Disney has become by not providing much for the high cost they are charging for their theme parks, etc.
I don’t think it’s realistic to compare sonic and Mufasa outside of fandom. Mufasa is coming off of a billion dollar film and generally a more well known character, where as the first two sonic films made 300-400 million worldwide. The fact that sonic is increasing in gross is the biggest win👌🏾
Weekly RAW, NXT & Smackdown plus PLEs & entire WWE Library all being on Netflix for non-US subscribers is going to do serious numbers every wk for Netflix! 68m views for the first 4 days of Squid Game S2 is insanely impressive! Good to see Mufasa put up a bit of a fight after its very disappointing start.
I don’t know why but the box office for Sonic 3 hasn’t even been registered in many countries so I think we’re gonna se a big lag in numbers coming in later.
She said Mufasa is a lazy cash grab while Sonic 3, definitely a nostalgia play as well, has genuine heart and care behind it that is clear for everyone to see.
@@dejajade6726 okay, yeah not trying to hate on Grace. But, I guess I missed that after she called Mufasa “the most uninspired laziest cash grab to come out of Disney ever” 😅. That’s a strong statement from someone who hasn’t even watched it.
Hollywood is not necessarily "dead", it just perform in spurts where at one point it's doing well at the box office and then at another point it's not doing so well which can be based on a myriad of things such as lack of interest from the public, people rather wait for a film to come out on streaming (i.e. Peacock, Netflix, MAX etc.) , poor advertising from the film and most importantly from a economic perspective, the movies are just too expensive nowadays. Just my opinion.
I wasn't impressed when watching the trailer, since I didn't know anything about it. But once I learned about Brutalist Architecture, then I became interested.
Eggers wouldn't want to take over Batman 2. He said recently he can't imagine himself making something set in the modern day, he hates the idea of filming a cell phone. Period pieces are his passion.
8:52 I like the idea of Robert Eggers directing The Batman - Part II if Matt Reeves can't. However, would Eggers really be interested in doing that? Would he be interested in basically becoming a director-for-hire and basically having to dance to Reeves' bell? I honestly don't think so.
I am so happy for this movie. Internet discourse made me think the movie was a flop until I went to see it and the cinemas was PACKED even though I watched it over a week after it came out. It’s such a great film overall
Influencers online will have you thinking a movie is trash when it's the greatest thing you personally needed in your life at that moment - something fun to see, and maybe thought provoking, too. That's why it's so important to just see things for yourself and not listen to anybody else's opinions - especially if they don't like a certain genre.
I feel like one of the biggest cash grabs Disney could do is to redo pirates of the Caribbean and actually have Johnny Depp come back as Jack Sparrow and also have his daughter actually play his long-lost daughter he never knew about.
in a few days Moana 2 will cross a billion and Mufasa will cross 500 million. The Lion clobbered the hedgehog; there's no catching up. Sonic3 should finish over 500M but Mufasa should finish around 700M; probably 50 million below Wicked which is crazy since Mufasa opened soft; I never thought Mufasa would match Wicked's total.
@@babarsuhail5678Sonic 3 was only released in some countries last week. This weekend, it was just released in a few more countries and there’s still like 3 more countries it won’t be released until mid January. The fact that you can claim Mufasa “destroyed” Sonic 3 internationally since day 1 when it wasn’t even out at the time whereas Mufasa was released everywhere since Day 1 is pretty pathetic.
@@MaxxRemKing1that’s why your fav movie is coming 2nd and everyone else is enjoying a good and fun movie. They were talking about how the British actor was pronouncing “brother” is one of the songs. Stop trying to be different that it ends up ruining potentially fun experiences for you
Lion king mufassa has grossed about 131.4 million after the budget and advertising so far. Sonic 3 grossed abot 122 so far after estimated budget. Mufasa is not wining by much after all said and done. Keep in mind all this is going on with Disney Bullying tactics as seen all over the world by how many premium theaters Disney has kept from sonic. Mind you lets count how many tickets sold all together and not talk about just money and see that more tickets were slod for sonoc but since premium tickets cost more lion king would automatically make more because of the higher ticket prices.
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As much as I love Nicole Kidman, idk how you think she’s the front runner for best actress. The top contenders atm are Mikey Madison, Karla Sofia Gascon, Cynthia Erivo, Angelina Jolie and Demi Moore. Nicole Kidman and Marianne Jean-Baptiste are right beneath them.
@lanalan4157 nothing to cope about. The fact that it took all these premium screens and has yet to scratch much. Movies like deadpool and wolverine, moana, inside out did gang busters. But mufasa could not? Despite having premium screens ans more theater rooms than sonic and sonic is pacing close? Hmmmm interesting. Again nothing to cope about. But considering how much lion king made and how much mufasa has made (such a titular character) pretty bad. Also budget is way higher too plus marketing. Nothing to cope about.
I also feel like there's a gross double standard in all this. Disney movies are expected to be masterpieces while Sonic movies can skate by on just being "fun movies."
A lot of that has to do with how much Disney spends on their movies versus other studios like Paramount. When you're investing hundreds of millions of dollars more than your competitors, people are going to set their expectations higher. That's just how it is. The Sonic movies don't need to be masterpieces, as they're not aiming for being blockbuster events like Star Wars or the MCU. They just need to be fun to watch and good enough to make their modest budgets back, which is exactly what they're doing.
Mufasa isn’t a cash grab at all. It’s actually a really thoughtful and emotional story that has such a larger meaning to it. I love your content but don’t call it a cash grab when you haven’t seen it. It STOMPS sonic in theming, story and everything else.
Fact Sonic 3 is not being written off and is in the ring with Mufasa is a win by itself. Mufasa is riding on he Lion King legacy which is a mighty legacy.
Only Domestically, it actually started with an almost 30 M advantage and its closing the gap day by day. But outside of US Mufasa is almost 150 M over Sonic (307 vs 149).
@ebarmaz but Mufasa released internationally a few days before it's domestic release. While Sonic 3 released internationally 5 days later after it was released domestically.
@@AnythingEverythingT.V. yes but Sonic is only missing Philippines and Turkey by now. Last week it got released in India which was its biggest market yet to open and didn’t come close to Mufasa’s opening there. Every week the international income Mufasa has generated has been bigger than Sonic 3 even with Sonic being a newer film in each market. So yes, technically it’s impossible for Sonic to come close to Mufasa with a +150 M deficit which has been increasing consistently week by week. Also, another factor to consider is the holiday season is ending today internationally so that will also diminish the returns both movies will get in the next days.
It looks like Disney will have all of the top 3 highest grossing movies of 2024 and the only movies to gross over $1 billion worldwide. Which Disney really needs right now to help recoup all of their financial flops in the last 2 years!
@Anonymous_853 It's a sequel/prequel to one of the highest grossing films of all time The only reason Sonic even thought it could outdo it for a second was because Disney didn't bother to market it
Sonic 3 is currently beating Mufasa in the United States, and that's the only place where both movies came out at the same time. The worldwide numbers are harder to track, especially since the release dates are staggered for Sonic 3, but even if Mufasa does better in other countries, the fact that it's even close is pretty telling. You also have to consider the budgets for both movies. Mufasa reportedly cost a lot more to make than Sonic 3, and that's not even getting into the marketing. Regardless of how well it does internationally, Sonic 3 doesn't have to make as much money as Mufasa does to be considered a success.
Grace, you should give Mufasa a chance, saying it is just a cash grab is a diservice to Barry Jenkins. The film is really good, really enjoyed it, specially the first 2 thirds.
so is almost every sequel or prequel… it’s called Movie Business. They keep doing sequels and other derivative work not for art purposes but to make money, which is a safer thing to get if you use an stablished IP. Sonic 3 is also a cash grab or do you consider it high art?
Sonic 3 may be very popular in the United States only. Globally, Sonic's fame is limited to video games. When you ask people about Sonic they will tell you the video game. As for Mufasa, she is a famous character around the world in the movie The Lion King. Therefore, his fame is global and people around the world want to watch him.
All those harsh criticisms on Mufasa and then you say you haven’t even seen it???? Come on Grace. To me it was significantly better than the first one. Was it a bit bland and by the books in parts? Sure. Unwatchable? Absolutely not.
I would love for disney to release another #1 movie promo this week to stick it to the sonic fans & lets be honest the disney haters hiding behind them 😂💀
I think that The Brutalist is going to open wider this Friday. I walked by an advertisement for the movie at AFI Silver on New Year’s Day. It said special screening this Thursday and the opening was on Friday January 10.
This weekend is the perfect example of the cannibalistic nature of Hollywood. Both mufasa and sonic could have been huge on their own but universal chose to ruin their box office by trying to prove a point. Yes, Disney is weaker than it’s been in years and mufasa looks terrible but why try to prove that with a potentially billion dollar film in Sonic? Dumb.
Do you know why people say it is a cash grab? Mufasa litterally feared Sonic so they bought too many theaters resulting in Sonic not being able to gain the audience it deserved.
Sonic is more fan driven demand. Lion King is one self-contained story that was told (poorly) by Disney already. There was really no need or demand for a made up origin story on Mufasa.
I went to see both Sonic 3 and Mufusa and I have to say I enjoyed Mufusa a little more. I will get both on 4k blu ray when they come out unless Disney tries to jack up the price for their physical release like they did for Deadpool vs Wolverine which I still have not purchased until a sale.
I’m sorry but coming from a non bias perspective, Mufasa is just the better film between it and Sonic. I really tried with Sonic but it just feels like bland children’s entertainment. Mufasa isn’t perfect but it tells a heartfelt and at times pretty soulful story and it’s getting WAY too much hate online. I think the audience and fairly strong box office legs are a much better representation on what Mufasa actually is
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Grace I would look into some interviews with Eggers, he has said over and over that while he’s interested in doing certain remakes he will never do franchises
I'd be interested in an Eggers' remake of Phantom Carriage. That film inspired Kubricks' classic horror movie moment in The Shining.
Oh... well that's disappointing
I really don’t think Grace understands who Robert Eggers is as a filmmaker lol. He would NEVER make a Batman film, let alone a sequel to one.
Maybe he could soften his stance and do a one-off. I read somewhere he wanted to do a western and would be amazing if he did Jonah Hex...
Yeah, Robert Eggers directing Batman is a nonsense suggestion. Might as well get the director of Poor Things to direct Batman.
Just because Eggers directs a Gothic horror movie, doesn't mean he's a match for Batman.
Its pretty obvious that Eggers will continue to make “his” films, i dont get why Grace keeps thinking he will go mainstream ( and no, its not that going more mainstream is a bad thing) has she ever heard him speak?
Grace is right, he should go mainstream. His last 2 films have costed over 50m each. There's a reason studios would be willing to give him more money if Nosferatu makes at least 150m. And that is if he goes mainstream. For example he should adapt Edgar Poe's work.
Going mainstream isn’t necessarily a bad thing tho. He’s almost there with Nosferatu. I’ve seen people saying he’d be a good match with the Phantom of the Opera and that would be pretty mainstream in my opinion.
Have you seen Quentin Tarantino speak
@@sophiag612 Yes i agree, and i my original comment is not in the vein of “mainstream is not artsy enough” but that he seems like a Director rooted on theater and crafting his own movies, i agree that an adaptation of some play or book he likes and the studio is interested could be nice way to go, but as you said it correctly Nosferatu is almost that and we can agree it is still a dense movie and not one that will be commercially amazing. So i think this type of movies is what he will do, even if its a more known property.
Shadow is NOT a deep cut?! He probably has had the best time of his life in 2024 even outside of the movie
Shadow just BARELY became a Fully Playable Character again with Shadow Generations (SEGA *NEVER* should've left Shadow on the shelf to collect DUST when they could've been making GOLD.).💀
Does your aunt or grandparent know who Shadow is? That's the relevance that Grace is referring to. This movie is the first time Shadow is evolving into a household name.
@@SnoTangerine idrc bout no aunt or grandparents but if this is her criteria, everyone in sonic (barring sonic) is a deep cut before the first one even came out then 😅 and i just don't agree with that at all
@@SnoTangerine then i guess idc bout no aunt or grandparents lol. If this is the criteria for being a deep cut then the whole cast (barring Sonic maybe) is a deepcut.
If I didn't care about comic books any one villain or even hero introduced into the mcu would feel like a deep cut with this criteria
@@SnoTangerine aunts and grandmas are not the target demographic for that movie. what a stupid thing to even bring up.
I’m so happy for Nosferatu box office success! Love the film!
Took the kids to see both on opposite weekends and they loved both. This toxic fandom is a real buzz kill
honestly the big win here is that Sonic 3 is already making a profit and it's budget isn't so inflated it looks like a scam, while Mufasa is not doing terrible but it is only breaking even.
I'm watching Nosferatu next week, any other recomendations?
It's break even point is merely $25 million away. Post $500 million is in profitability territory
@luismedrano6680 can you explain the math?
@@audaciousjones the math usually done by deadline is around a 55 percent cut of mufasa’s domestic numbers (could be higher since Disney does harsh negotiations) and a 40 percent cut of its international numbers not including China, which American studios get around 25 percent cut. Doing the math you get 214 from my math and that covers its production budget of 200M but doesn’t cover its marketing but to be fair sonic most likely hasn’t covered it’s marketing budget with its 336 gross so far but it has covered its 122M production budget, both movies will cover their total expenses when all said is done though.
@@audaciousjones 2.5x the budget is consideredbreakeven.
2.5x $200M = $500M
Also, when it comes to the marketing budget of “Sonic 3”, I do not know if they have the same deal that Nintendo had with the “Super Mario Bros” movie. Nintendo was able to secure a deal with Universal where they get a one-third cut of the movie’s revenue because they had IP ownership rights and the only company to finance the movie’s entire marketing budget.
sonic just opened in my country . No one is watching Mufasa but it's taking too many theaters.
You don't need to watch, Disney doesn't care.
if no one is watching, then it wouldn't be #1 worldwide for the third week in a row
My feeling was that more people were coming to watch _Mufasa: The Lion King_ this weekend than _Sonic the Hedgehog 3,_ and I was glad to see the numbers showed that. I think some people watched one show last week and the other this week.
@@babarsuhail5678lol Mufasa lost the spot of 1# movie in the world already since last weekend and this weekend too. Sonic 3 and even Nosferatu has taken the number #1 spot from Mufasa in a lot of countries already.
We have the same thing. Took my nieces and nephews twice and Sonic was sold out both times, so they watched Mufasa because that had 3 screens while sonic had one the first time, and the second time they watched it again and then watched the later Sonic show coz that's what they really wanted and we couldn't book online.
And because this seems like a fandoms war, I don't care about movies to that extent coz I barely watch them. I don't care who wins. I'm just telling the story of our experience
Bottomline, Sonic 3 will end up as the highest grossing Paramount 2024 movie, the highest grossing of the franchise, and the most profitable movie as it cost less to make and promote than Mufasa. Paramount is on a upwards trajectory with Sonic, Mufasa on the other hand will end up as a disappointment since it will end up with a fraction of the previous movie and it played in way more theaters than Sonic was allowed to. Remember, Disney spent more money renting hundreds of more theaters than Paramount did and Sonic is making more money per screen so the numbers by themselves don't tell the whole story.
Wrote a whole bunch of nothing. Not only is it making more money. It will make even and make profit.
You’re coping really hard lmao
@@stayinalive92Everything I said it's true. I'm adding more context to the numbers. I can also say Mufasa opened internationally first so that's why they are way ahead in the international numbers. Nothing against Disney I actually appreciate what they been doing and think a lot of the hate they get is unjustified but in this case I just want to highlight Paramount is the big winner of the 2. Just looking at the current numbers doesn't tell you the whole story.
@ I think mufasa should wait till march but I do not mind it coming out February so I can watch it multiple times
@GiveonKing you don't know what and how profit works. Mufasa was and has a way higher budget as well.
You still forgot to mention that sonic has not finished releasing worldwide until January 15th so it has plenty of time to make more money than Mufasa. Weird how you did not point that out
sonic only has 2 markets left, its essentially came out everywhere now and hasnt even matched sonic 2's number
@ it’s almost matched sonic 2s number, just because it hasn’t yet doesn’t mean it won’t in the next week and a half
it has released in all major markets. its not going to get a huge boost anywhere. keep coping.
No, Sonic 3 just isn't going to top Mufasa. Cry harder, Fanboy.
@spb1544 Just remember that Mufasa had a headstart on worldwide release. Sonic 3 is waiting to go worldwide and currently holds in the US.
Cope or not, the Blue Blur is waiting to get the green light.
In the end, we all have our own enjoyment to the series and characters. The internet is always a storm for drama and attention.
Mufasa is one of the most beautiful movies I have seen.
i wanna see but these bad reviews are stopping it. i loved the first one
Terrible movie, shame it didn't flop
I'm sorry for you
We're going this weekend
I'm going this weekend
Moana looks set to pass 1B worldwide
At this point, for sure! It won't make much more than that, but it just needs 40 million to get there. In two weeks Moana should pass 1 billion worldwide
Disney will have the top 3 highest grossing films of 2024 and the only movies to gross over $1 billion in that year.
Seems Grace wants to be right about the Disney hate hurting Disney box office. So she purposely not mentioned the Moana 2 box office.
Could Moana 2 hold to overtake Sonic and/or Mufasa next weekend? How much will the gap shrink?
@@Kyle_Leinen no, Moana is holding well, but so are doing Mufasa and Sonic. Moana will stay behind next weekend and in the following weekends, but will reach 1B with ease. Something that Mufasa and Sonic can only dream of...
"I didn't hear no bell..." - Mufasa
I loved Mufasa I watched it this weekend.
Hello Grace! I was anticipating Movie Math today. I’m so happy to see the huge success of the second Squid Game season as the week continues. The show is amazing especially with representation and I love your reaction to it ✨
I have seen mufasa three times. I think it is an excellent movie, any Lion King fan is sure to enjoy it. It is a vast improvement on the 2019 remake.
I liked Mufasa better than Sonic🤷♂️
Nicole Kidman’s not the only front runner, Mikey Madison is the most awarded actor this season. She’s the current front runner
I’m not gonna stop watching Sonic 3 as I LOVE that instalment!!! I loved Better Man as well.
Nah. I’ll just rewatch Moana 2z
Oh yeah it's a screening time for Sonic 3 & digital purchase via AppleTv store
That's what I am TALKING ABOUT!!! SONIC, BABY!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
It still won't beat Mufusa, still
I can understand what you think and why you do. But if you are just coping, then I really don't understand you. Not saying you are. Not at all.
Thanks queen! I was waiting for your hello all day.
i did not expect mufasa beating sonic😂😂
It is not over yet I think, Sonic 3 has not been released worldwide yet.
Still has places to release on Jan 15th @@Sanj1n
sane people expected that
@@Sanj1n well, globally it was pretty much granted that Mufasa would have beaten Sonic 3, since the Sonic movies are quite weak overseas.
Stateside we will see: Sonic 3 still has a nearly 20 million lead on Mufasa, so it could still win in the end (I guess that something like 250 million for Sonic 3 and 240 million for Mufasa as final grosses in the US could be possible)
It was that performance during the game... people went. My friend family went to go see it Friday.. it was 62 of them.
Grace 11:47 Why the Wicked Love . 680 million. Is good but 960 is better from Moana 2! Yet not a word?
It is surprising she didn't mention Moana 2 and the great hold.
Of course moana did more cause its a Kids movie and not a musical. Plus most people have been waiting for a second. So thats not surprising.
I think outside of the Anti-Disney movement is a larger group of people are over how greedy Disney has become by not providing much for the high cost they are charging for their theme parks, etc.
No they're just angry about minorities. It's the same people who went after Barbie, Wicked, Furiosa...
Parks still packed
I don’t think it’s realistic to compare sonic and Mufasa outside of fandom. Mufasa is coming off of a billion dollar film and generally a more well known character, where as the first two sonic films made 300-400 million worldwide. The fact that sonic is increasing in gross is the biggest win👌🏾
Right now Sonic 3 has made $138 million at the US box office while Mufasa continues to lag behind on $113 million.
Weekly RAW, NXT & Smackdown plus PLEs & entire WWE Library all being on Netflix for non-US subscribers is going to do serious numbers every wk for Netflix! 68m views for the first 4 days of Squid Game S2 is insanely impressive! Good to see Mufasa put up a bit of a fight after its very disappointing start.
I don’t know why but the box office for Sonic 3 hasn’t even been registered in many countries so I think we’re gonna se a big lag in numbers coming in later.
Mufasa was actually pretty good to me. Did not like the animation, but overall enjoyed. Also to say Sonic 3 is not also a cash grab is a wild take.
Agree
She said they were both nostalgia plays though…. Milking all those member berries for all they are worth
She said Mufasa is a lazy cash grab while Sonic 3, definitely a nostalgia play as well, has genuine heart and care behind it that is clear for everyone to see.
@@dejajade6726 okay, yeah not trying to hate on Grace. But, I guess I missed that after she called Mufasa “the most uninspired laziest cash grab to come out of Disney ever” 😅. That’s a strong statement from someone who hasn’t even watched it.
right? lmao
They are against the mouse, yet the mouse came out on top at the end lol
What end? This is just the beginning. Sonic is finally releasing internationally.
Can we just enjoy both movies?
With no big new Blockbusters for January there is plenty of room for both movies to succeed.
Yes
Hollywood is not necessarily "dead", it just perform in spurts where at one point it's doing well at the box office and then at another point it's not doing so well which can be based on a myriad of things such as lack of interest from the public, people rather wait for a film to come out on streaming (i.e. Peacock, Netflix, MAX etc.) , poor advertising from the film and most importantly from a economic perspective, the movies are just too expensive nowadays. Just my opinion.
I don’t worry about all competition stuff. I just want to see a wonderful movie.
I think the release strategy for the brutalist is killing it.
I wasn't impressed when watching the trailer, since I didn't know anything about it. But once I learned about Brutalist Architecture, then I became interested.
Eggers wouldn't want to take over Batman 2. He said recently he can't imagine himself making something set in the modern day, he hates the idea of filming a cell phone. Period pieces are his passion.
8:52 I like the idea of Robert Eggers directing The Batman - Part II if Matt Reeves can't. However, would Eggers really be interested in doing that? Would he be interested in basically becoming a director-for-hire and basically having to dance to Reeves' bell? I honestly don't think so.
I am so happy for this movie. Internet discourse made me think the movie was a flop until I went to see it and the cinemas was PACKED even though I watched it over a week after it came out. It’s such a great film overall
Influencers online will have you thinking a movie is trash when it's the greatest thing you personally needed in your life at that moment - something fun to see, and maybe thought provoking, too. That's why it's so important to just see things for yourself and not listen to anybody else's opinions - especially if they don't like a certain genre.
I saw Mufasa and I liked it!
I'm going this weekend
I feel like one of the biggest cash grabs Disney could do is to redo pirates of the Caribbean and actually have Johnny Depp come back as Jack Sparrow and also have his daughter actually play his long-lost daughter he never knew about.
Nah
No....
in a few days Moana 2 will cross a billion and Mufasa will cross 500 million. The Lion clobbered the hedgehog; there's no catching up. Sonic3 should finish over 500M but Mufasa should finish around 700M; probably 50 million below Wicked which is crazy since Mufasa opened soft; I never thought Mufasa would match Wicked's total.
clobbered?!?! how sonic was ahead of Mufasa and still close what are u talking about unc.
what? how is it been clobbered? its been ahead for so long
@Mr.mayonnaise- yes clobbered. Mufasa will end around 700 mill Sonic will not come close to
@@MD19853 but that hasn’t happened yet so how has mufasa already clobbered sonic that makes no sense
@@queen_elizabeth ok? Not sure what that has to do with this but Quinn Lizzy shouldn’t you be dead rn who got ur reboot card? 👵💀🪦
Going to see Sonic 3 again for a 5th time tomorrow. I'm gonna see it at least once a week until it leaves my local cinema😂😂😂 ALL HAIL SHADOWWWWW🖤❤️🖤❤️
ALL HAIL SHADOW!!!
And Megatron, agreed? 🔥🔥🔥✊✊✊
No fair, i've only seen it twice ! 😅
I'm trying to see it once a week. ALL HAIL SHADOW❣🖤🫡❤
I will go Again this weekend
Still won't help it Beat Mufasa
Remember, Sonic 3 never full released in the whole world until January 15. It not over yet if y’all know and Mufasa is not make a billion dollar okay
Still waiting to watch Mufasa! I will this coming weekend hopefully 🤞
Sonic was a real competition only in US, this should have been made more clear in your analysis, Mufasa destroyed it internationally since day 1.
Sonic 3 wasn’t even out.
@@Wanda-j1h Sonic came out worldwide last weekend and Mufasa beat it even though it was its 2nd weekend.
@ The film was not released everywhere. You can look it up.
@@babarsuhail5678Sonic 3 was only released in some countries last week. This weekend, it was just released in a few more countries and there’s still like 3 more countries it won’t be released until mid January. The fact that you can claim Mufasa “destroyed” Sonic 3 internationally since day 1 when it wasn’t even out at the time whereas Mufasa was released everywhere since Day 1 is pretty pathetic.
Aw, yeah!! Someone who understands!!!
Grace the mufasa had a trending song so people wanted to watch mufasa
Happy New Year, Grace!!
Your hair looks great!
I mean Mufasa also has that trend going on with the brothaaaa song lol. So people are probably going to see it
I am so glad I have no idea what you are talking about
@@MaxxRemKing1that’s why your fav movie is coming 2nd and everyone else is enjoying a good and fun movie. They were talking about how the British actor was pronouncing “brother” is one of the songs. Stop trying to be different that it ends up ruining potentially fun experiences for you
@ um I saw Nosferatu I didn’t watch Sonic 3 or Mufasa…. I never even watched sonic 1 or 2. So tell me again about my favorite movie?
Lion king mufassa has grossed about 131.4 million after the budget and advertising so far. Sonic 3 grossed abot 122 so far after estimated budget. Mufasa is not wining by much after all said and done. Keep in mind all this is going on with Disney Bullying tactics as seen all over the world by how many premium theaters Disney has kept from sonic. Mind you lets count how many tickets sold all together and not talk about just money and see that more tickets were slod for sonoc but since premium tickets cost more lion king would automatically make more because of the higher ticket prices.
I loved Mufasa.
I grew up watching the original Lion Ling and the second one so Mufasa felt a lot like a great prequel to that story.
Idk about the ratings, but I will watch it. Not in theaters, though, since they were really greedy in the beginning, idk if they still are.
Grace you should give mufasa a chance, it was a fun watch.
I dont know how you can review a movie without seeing it calling it a cash grab….
Grace mufasa has already played almost everywhere......Sonic 3 as of now only played half the places internationally
both films were in 55 markets this weekend.
Sonic 3 is in more territories than Mufasa this weekend per Deadline.
stop the cap!
Sonic is just in the Shadow of mufasa n some dont want to accept it cuz they don't like it
Both films have the same amount of markets….
In most of the places where Sonic 3 is out, Mufasa had a head start, so it's going to take a while for Sonic to catch up in the worldwide box office.
I can’t escape Squid Game on my TikTok! I’m glad it’s doing just as good as season 1.
"Dear Santa" is ParamountPlus, so I'm not sure why it's labeled Peacock
Disney must be celebrating now since Mufasa & Moana 2 beat Sonic The Hedgehog 3 & Wicked!
Hey Grace! Can’t wait to join you live later tonight for the Golden Globes live stream 🏆 I’m watching it with my mom and my grandma. We are rooting for WICKED 🩷💚 & AGATHA 🖤💜
As much as I love Nicole Kidman, idk how you think she’s the front runner for best actress. The top contenders atm are Mikey Madison, Karla Sofia Gascon, Cynthia Erivo, Angelina Jolie and Demi Moore. Nicole Kidman and Marianne Jean-Baptiste are right beneath them.
I have gotten second-hand cringe watching the Sonic fanbase react to Mufasa having legs.
Me too, watching Disney's reactions at Sonic beating them.
@Anonymous_853 y'all are cringe
Sonic 3 for the win
Way to make the guy's point 😂
If that's a compliment, thanks! 😂
Also, @kwalton7690, thanks, you too, but you're kinda beating me at it.
Disney bought out the movie theaters n made sure they had Mufasa advertised everywhere.
$100 mill in advertising probably.
Cope
@lanalan4157 nothing to cope about. The fact that it took all these premium screens and has yet to scratch much. Movies like deadpool and wolverine, moana, inside out did gang busters. But mufasa could not? Despite having premium screens ans more theater rooms than sonic and sonic is pacing close? Hmmmm interesting. Again nothing to cope about. But considering how much lion king made and how much mufasa has made (such a titular character) pretty bad. Also budget is way higher too plus marketing. Nothing to cope about.
@@raf686 the cope is even stronger on this one ...lol
Nope
@lanalan4157 not really let me know when you have a better rebuttal
March in Japan is cherry blossom 🌸 season which thematically is perfect for a Wicked release.
Happy new years🎆
I also feel like there's a gross double standard in all this. Disney movies are expected to be masterpieces while Sonic movies can skate by on just being "fun movies."
A lot of that has to do with how much Disney spends on their movies versus other studios like Paramount. When you're investing hundreds of millions of dollars more than your competitors, people are going to set their expectations higher. That's just how it is. The Sonic movies don't need to be masterpieces, as they're not aiming for being blockbuster events like Star Wars or the MCU. They just need to be fun to watch and good enough to make their modest budgets back, which is exactly what they're doing.
Mufasa isn’t a cash grab at all. It’s actually a really thoughtful and emotional story that has such a larger meaning to it. I love your content but don’t call it a cash grab when you haven’t seen it. It STOMPS sonic in theming, story and everything else.
THANK YOU. It’s such a great movie
Disney wouldn’t have made it if it didn’t make money. Hence, cash grab.
Can’t people just be happy for both films doing well?🙄
Fact Sonic 3 is not being written off and is in the ring with Mufasa is a win by itself.
Mufasa is riding on he Lion King legacy which is a mighty legacy.
Sonic fans thought they put disney on the ropes but they ended up giving the film a publicity boost that even disney itself didn't
More like Disney pressuring theaters to show just Mufasa
@Nighttale233 lmao if that were true then the marvels and wish wouldn't have tanked last year
Well, it is true. Dunno what are you so mad about it for.
honestly mufasa was actually like really good 😭
Sonic 3 still hasnt released in japan which has the mostt sonic fans ig. So it will climb
I did expect Mufasa to beat Sonic, it’s actually really Really Good y’all, better than Inside Out 2 and Moana 2!
Isn't Sonic almost $20 million ahead of Mufasa domestically?
Only Domestically, it actually started with an almost 30 M advantage and its closing the gap day by day. But outside of US Mufasa is almost 150 M over Sonic (307 vs 149).
@ebarmaz but Mufasa released internationally a few days before it's domestic release. While Sonic 3 released internationally 5 days later after it was released domestically.
@@AnythingEverythingT.V. yes but Sonic is only missing Philippines and Turkey by now. Last week it got released in India which was its biggest market yet to open and didn’t come close to Mufasa’s opening there. Every week the international income Mufasa has generated has been bigger than Sonic 3 even with Sonic being a newer film in each market. So yes, technically it’s impossible for Sonic to come close to Mufasa with a +150 M deficit which has been increasing consistently week by week. Also, another factor to consider is the holiday season is ending today internationally so that will also diminish the returns both movies will get in the next days.
Mufasa is a better movie than Sonic 3. People just want to hate anything Disney but Mufasa was a decent film
LOL
@@vagandoporelmundo I’m glad you watched both films.
Sonic three was a better movie
Ok who in their right mind was ACTUALLY hyped for Mufasa over Sonic 3? I’ll wait
I saw Mufasa yesterday and I thought it was sooo good! The ending could’ve been stronger but overall it was a fun time.
It looks like Disney will have all of the top 3 highest grossing movies of 2024 and the only movies to gross over $1 billion worldwide. Which Disney really needs right now to help recoup all of their financial flops in the last 2 years!
They had a good year though in 2022 though with the three marvel movies and avatar
Does this bozo realize Sonic 3 hasn’t released worldwide
Sonic was released worldwide 2 weeks ago…. There are only like 2 countries left…
@@MD19853correct, only Phillipines and Turkey and not much to be made there
My favorite start to my week!! Thank you Grace!!
idk why Sonic fans thought they could outdo the freaking lion king
I don't know why you think there's no chance for them to do so.
@Anonymous_853 It's a sequel/prequel to one of the highest grossing films of all time
The only reason Sonic even thought it could outdo it for a second was because Disney didn't bother to market it
What do you mean?! Disney litterally bought so many theaters so Sonic couldn't profit properly!
@Anonymous_853
I agree with you, Disney cheated by filling all of its theaters to overshadow Sonic 3 (🤦♂️).
Sonic 3 is currently beating Mufasa in the United States, and that's the only place where both movies came out at the same time. The worldwide numbers are harder to track, especially since the release dates are staggered for Sonic 3, but even if Mufasa does better in other countries, the fact that it's even close is pretty telling.
You also have to consider the budgets for both movies. Mufasa reportedly cost a lot more to make than Sonic 3, and that's not even getting into the marketing. Regardless of how well it does internationally, Sonic 3 doesn't have to make as much money as Mufasa does to be considered a success.
Grace, you should give Mufasa a chance, saying it is just a cash grab is a diservice to Barry Jenkins. The film is really good, really enjoyed it, specially the first 2 thirds.
it is a cash grab though …
so is almost every sequel or prequel… it’s called Movie Business. They keep doing sequels and other derivative work not for art purposes but to make money, which is a safer thing to get if you use an stablished IP. Sonic 3 is also a cash grab or do you consider it high art?
@@ebarmazNo, Sonic 3 ain’t a cash grab, Mufasa isn’t either. Joker 2 however is an actual cash grab
The true king is on top! Always has been worldwide!
Sonic 3 may be very popular in the United States only. Globally, Sonic's fame is limited to video games. When you ask people about Sonic they will tell you the video game. As for Mufasa, she is a famous character around the world in the movie The Lion King. Therefore, his fame is global and people around the world want to watch him.
All those harsh criticisms on Mufasa and then you say you haven’t even seen it???? Come on Grace. To me it was significantly better than the first one. Was it a bit bland and by the books in parts? Sure. Unwatchable? Absolutely not.
I liked Mufasa 🤷🏻♂️
I would love for disney to release another #1 movie promo this week to stick it to the sonic fans & lets be honest the disney haters hiding behind them 😂💀
Who's hiding?
-Prowl TFA (and me rn)
I think that The Brutalist is going to open wider this Friday. I walked by an advertisement for the movie at AFI Silver on New Year’s Day. It said special screening this Thursday and the opening was on Friday January 10.
I really enjoyed Mufasa. It’s better than the ads make it look. I was delightfully surprised. ❤
Grace, I hope you put out a push notification for your Golden Globe coverage when it starts!
This weekend is the perfect example of the cannibalistic nature of Hollywood. Both mufasa and sonic could have been huge on their own but universal chose to ruin their box office by trying to prove a point. Yes, Disney is weaker than it’s been in years and mufasa looks terrible but why try to prove that with a potentially billion dollar film in Sonic? Dumb.
I saw Mufasa and I loved it!
Happy new year grace 🎉🎉
you people are so mean to grace over the smallest most insignificant things. she makes these videos for your enjoyment. chill the f out
You need to stop defending her
And not everyone trusts her
The best thing about mufasa was the music. My brotha was a banger
I loved Mufasa. It is not a cash grab! Although the music could be better.
Do you know why people say it is a cash grab? Mufasa litterally feared Sonic so they bought too many theaters resulting in Sonic not being able to gain the audience it deserved.
I'm excited for Moana to enter the one billion dollar club 🌊
How is a third installment of Sonic, not a cash grab?
Sonic is more fan driven demand. Lion King is one self-contained story that was told (poorly) by Disney already. There was really no need or demand for a made up origin story on Mufasa.
All sequels are meant to be cash grabs!
Because Sonic 3 introduced characters that weren't in the previous installments. Disney is stretching nostalgia to a ridiculous degree.
I went to see both Sonic 3 and Mufusa and I have to say I enjoyed Mufusa a little more. I will get both on 4k blu ray when they come out unless Disney tries to jack up the price for their physical release like they did for Deadpool vs Wolverine which I still have not purchased until a sale.
Cynthia Erivo is the reason Wicked is so good
Black excellence
15:23 a goof by Nielsen. Dear Santa is a Paramount+ movie, not Peacock.
Mufasa was a good movie. Grace you should watch it. The only criticism was the music.
Mufasa was awesome...
Hey grace 🎉 happy new year everyone 🎉
I’m sorry but coming from a non bias perspective, Mufasa is just the better film between it and Sonic. I really tried with Sonic but it just feels like bland children’s entertainment. Mufasa isn’t perfect but it tells a heartfelt and at times pretty soulful story and it’s getting WAY too much hate online. I think the audience and fairly strong box office legs are a much better representation on what Mufasa actually is