Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. steal the box office crown with the debut of Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera stole the crown from last week's winner to land at the top of the box office. The thriller, starring Gerard Butler as an LA police officer in Europe trying to track down O'Shea Jackson Jr's would-be crook who is planning a big diamond heist, debuted with a solid $15.5 million in ticket sales at the domestic weekend box office, according to Box Office Mojo, in spite of poor reviews from critics.
![[Mufasa: The Lion King dropped down to second place after four weeks in theaters. The computer generated tale which is a prequel to The Lion King, pulled in $13.2 million over the weekend]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/12/21/94017253-14276421-image-a-76_1736716552575.jpg)
Audiences gave the action-adventure a solid 78-percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a B+ on CinemaScore, in spite of the lackluster reaction from critics. 'These movies are made for audiences, not critics,' David A. Gross from Franchise Entertainment Research told Variety.
![[Third place went to Sonic the Hedgehog 3. The animated/live action adventure based on the popular video game franchise continues to delight audiences, this weekend to the tune of $11 million dollars]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/12/21/94017285-14276421-image-a-77_1736716615345.jpg)
'Gerard Butler is an established action star, and this kind of good-guys-versus-bad-guys material plays well around the world. Foreign business should be solid.'. The box office take has not yet opened in the international market, and the initial domestic opening did not cover the movie's $40 million budget.
![[Audiences continue to sink their teeth into Nosferatu. The gothic vampire story, starring Lily-Rose Depp as the title character's object of desire, kept the blood pumping with $6.8 million in ticket sales]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/12/21/94016223-14276421-image-a-78_1736716650521.jpg)
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera stole the crown from last week's winner to land at the top of the box office. The thriller, starring Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr., debuted with a solid $15.5 million dollars in ticket sales. Mufasa: The Lion King dropped down to second place after four weeks in theaters.
![[Rounding out the top five was Disney's Moana 2. The animated adventure is still popular with moviegoers after seven weeks in theaters, and reeled in $6.5 million over the weekend]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/12/21/94017305-14276421-image-a-79_1736716730537.jpg)
The computer generated tale which is a prequel to The Lion King pulled in $13.2 million over the weekend. The family friendly film has been a big hit for Disney, earning some $188.7 million domestically and another $350.9 million internationally for a global take of $539.67 million.
![[Wicked: Part One was still casting its spell, landing in sixth place earning $5 million in ticket sales]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/12/21/94017389-14276421-image-a-80_1736717025379.jpg)
