Big Nick (Gerard Butler) is back in Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, and the long-awaited sequel won the weekend box office with an estimated $15.5 million domestically (per The Numbers). Director Christian Gudegast’s heist film managed to hold off No. 2 Mufasa: The Lion King ($13.2 million) to finally end the Disney movie’s reign at No. 1. However, the new chapter in the Mouse House’s circle of life did cross the half-a-billion-dollar mark over the weekend as the animated adventure’s worldwide total now stands at $539.7 million.
The long-awaited ‘Den of Thieves’ sequel had what it took to dethrone ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ at the box office this weekend. Read More