The holiday box office is winding down this weekend as “Mufasa: The Lion King” and “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” continue to lead charts and draw family audiences before schools go back in session. Though “Mufasa” was above “Sonic 3” across much of the holiday weekdays,

: It’s a better first weekend of the year than last year with Disney’s Mufasa and Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 continuing their tussle into their third frames, $23M-$24M to $20M. In regards to 3-day weekends,

Mufasa: The Lion King has claimed the box office No. 1 spot in its third weekend, thanks to a stronger hold than Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

Mufasa' is reigning over the holiday box office after earning $12 million on Thursday while Focus Features' 'Nosferatu' impressed with $7.6 million.