Mufasa and One of Them Days lead the second-lowest MLK weekend box office in 10 Years
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Keke Palmer and SZA are the new queens of the box office, but it's not necessarily the win the stars may have hoped for. Their new comedy, One of Them Days, debuted at the top of the heap over what turned out to be a lackluster four-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.
![[Mufasa: The Lion King came in a close second. The computer animated prequel to Disney's The Lion King, squeaked by with $11.5 million in ticket sales]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/19/21/94274229-14302773-Mufasa_The_Lion_King_came_in_a_close_second_The_computer_animate-m-68_1737322651492.jpg)
The tale about two best friends and roommates who try to avoid eviction after one of their boyfriends takes off with their rent money received a hot 97-percent rating from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes, and a warm 92-percent audience score. However, cold temperatures on the East Coast and disruption from the Los Angeles fires may have contributed to what turned out to be the second-lowest MLK holiday weekend in a decade.
![[Debuting in third place was the fright flick Wolf Man starring Julia Garner and Christopher Abbott. The thriller received poor reviews from critics and movie goers, resulting in a mediocre first weekend of $10.55 million in ticket sales]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/19/21/94273215-14302773-image-a-69_1737322677587.jpg)
One of Them Days earned an estimated $11.4 million. Mufasa: The Lion King came in a close second. The computer animated prequel to Disney's The Lion King, squeaked by with $11.5 million in ticket sales. Keke Palmer and SZA are the new queens of the box office. Their comedy, One of Them Days beat the competition to debut at number one with a take of $11.4 million.
![[Sonic the Hedgehog 3 continued to entertain audiences, landing in fourth place. The combo live-action/animated adventure sped away with $8.6 million]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/19/22/94099113-14302773-Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3_continued_to_entertain_audiences_landing_in-a-4_1737326715071.jpg)
The movie has been popular in the US and internationally, with global earnings of nearly $592 million. Debuting in third place was the fright flick Wolf Man. Julia Garner and Christopher Abbott headline the story of a family who seek refuge in a remote farmhouse after their moving van is attacked by a strange creature. Over the course of the father begins to change in dangerous ways.
![[Last week's box office champ, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, had a dramatic fall, landing in fifth place. The international thriller starring Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. scored only $6.6 million in ticket sales]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/19/23/94274357-14302773-Last_week_s_box_office_champ_Den_of_Thieves_2_Pantera_had_a_dram-a-62_1737329191624.jpg)
