Behind the Screens

2025 kickoff - Holiday picks, Golden Globes highlights, and Mufasa & Sonic marketing opportunities

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New year, new movies! Matthew and Ryan kick things off with their latest movie picks from the holidays, and the standout moments from the Golden Globe Awards. We look back at 2024’s box office results, diving into the audiences of the holiday hits - Mufasa: The Lion King, Sonic The Hedgehog 3, and Nosferatu. Plus, the duo preview an exciting lineup of movies for 2025 on this week’s Behind the Screens.


Topics and times:

  • Matthew & Ryan’s holiday picks - 0:32
  • Golden Globe Awards recap - 4:02
  • 2024 box office wrap-up - 6:01
  • 2025 preview - 8:44
  • Mufasa: The Lion King box office overview - 10:46
  • Sonic The Hedgehog 3 box office overview - 11:18
  • Nosferatu box office overview - 12:42
  • Wicked box office overview - 14:10
  • Mufasa: The Lion King audience analysis - 14:49
  • Sonic The Hedgehog 3 audience analysis - 20:50
  • Nosferatu audience analysis - 23:22
  • Next week - 27:03


    • Box Office Overview:

    • 2024’s domestic box office finished with $8.75B (-3.3% from 2023), with the global box office at $30.5B(-10% from 2023).
    • Mufasa: The Lion King added $23.8M domestically and adding $53.5M internationally, bringing the global total to $476.4M.
    • Sonic The Hedgehog 3 took another $21.2M domestically and $5.2M internationally, bringing its cumulative total to $336M, and the franchise to over $1B worldwide.
    • Nosferatu crossed $100M worldwide with $69.4M domestically and $31M internationally.
    • Moana 2 about to cross $1B worldwide with $960.5M cume, adding $38.4M this past weekend
    • Wicked has become the highest grossing Broadway adaptation ever worldwide with a $681.3M global cume.
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