Mufasa: The Lion King' is tipped to win the five-day Christmas holiday, although 'Sonic the Hedgehog' could top the three-day weekend chart.

The face-off between furry mammals rages on at the holiday box office, with Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” continuing to lead domestic charts. The videogame-inspired threequel earned another $12.6 million on Friday to boost its North American tally to $112 million.

"Mufasa" is just behind with an estimated $35 million, matching its opening weekend total. When the weekend window is extended to five days to include Christmas Day, "Mufasa" takes the narrow lead with an estimated $61 million compared to $59 million for "Sonic 3.