There’s good news at the MLK weekend box office for films like Sony’s new buddy comedy “One of Them Days” as well as more ...

Like many critics, I despised the 2019 CGI version of “The Lion King.” The new animation was ugly and the rehashing of the ...

Oscar winner Barry Jenkins kicked off the new year the way he ended the old, with two films — “Mufasa: The Lion King” and “The Fire Inside” — in the top 10 at the box office.

Every being has a place in the circle of life,” and “No more kings, we are all one.” Those lines of dialogue sum up the ...

This is supposed to be humiliation, but while Taka grows up learning rotten lessons from his jerk father, Mufasa picks up useful, practical skills. He’s even able to protect Taka and Eshe from the son ...

He’s even able to protect Taka and Eshe from the son of evil lion Kiros (Mads Mikkelsen), who sets his sights on wiping out the entire pride, sending Taka and Mufasa fleeing toward a sanctuary ...

'Mufasa: The Lion King', the sequel to the 2019 hit, has grossed over $470 million globally, becoming the ninth highest-grossing film of 2024. The digital release is expected in March or April 2025.

Jenkins has said it was important to revisit the Disney classic so the audience would understand that the protagonist, Lion Mufasa, was never perfect and that the villain Scar was not always evil.

The Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa” claimed the No. 1 spot on the North American box office charts over the first weekend of 2025. The photorealistic “Lion King” prequel earned $23.8 million ...

and Spain (-31%). Overall overseas, Mufasa is now the No. 9 studio release of 2024.