Strange Sonic and Mufasa Conspiracy Theory Explained

Frack’s Sonic Deals tweet above claims that the LonelyGoomba account tipped him off about the lack of daily “Sonic 3” issues. In fact, the account in question noted the lack of reported figures. in a tweet saying, “Sonic 3 isn’t even in the daily box office anymore. Disney is clearly paying the website to sabotage Sonic 3 and make Mufasa look better smh.” However, just below that in the responses, the account also said, “(I’m joking about Disney bribing them).”

(I’m joking about Disney bribing them)

— SolitaireGoomba (@LonelyGoomba) January 1, 2025

Still, responses from other users said things like “There’s some truth to your joke” or “You’re probably not wrong, honestly. It’s Disney.” Despite the joke, people were willing to believe that Disney would somehow intervene with the daily box office reports. To what end, I must ask? As of this writing, “Mufasa” has earned $342.5 million worldwide, while “Sonic 3” has earned $210.5 million. “Sonic 3” is slightly ahead of “Mufasa” domestically, but it’s close.

“There’s no conspiracy because both movies are doing relatively well,” said Scott Mendelson, a leading industry box office analyst who runs The external scoop on Substackhe told /Film. “‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ has been earning a bit more over the last few days of the week, but both films are performing as well (if not better) than required in terms of their respective expectations and budgets.”

While “Mufasa” has a bigger budget ($200 million versus $120 million for “Sonic 3”), when it comes to gross numbers, Disney’s “Lion King” prequel has sold more tickets worldwide. What motivation does Disney have for messing with these numbers? “Disney isn’t bribing Box Office Mojo and The Numbers to hide the numbers for ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3,’ because neither movie has anything to hide,” Mendelson added.

Of course, the 2019 “Lion King” remake grossed a staggering $1.66 billion worldwide, becoming one of the biggest films in history. So on some level, this new film’s performance so far could be seen as a relative disappointment. But for a company as large as Disney, this is not enough to justify such an intrusion. However, for some reason, people were willing and able to believe this. Was that motivated by hardcore “Sonic” fandom? Was it hatred towards Disney? In any case, it is misplaced and unfounded.