The vampire thriller “Nosferatu” and Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown" both open strong at the five-day Christmas weekend box office.

The Lion King" is reigning over the holiday box office. The family film, which is a prequel to “The Lion King” (both the 1994 animated classic and the less canonical 2019 photorealistic remake), earned $12 million on Thursday.

The "Lion King" prequel was the biggest movie in North American theaters on Xmas. See what else people watched.

“As soon as I met her, it was clear. She really understood the script. She really understood the character,” writer-director Robert Eggers told Yahoo Entertainment. “Then she auditioned, and it was every bit as powerful as I expected and just as raw and ferocious as you see on the screen. I’m so proud of what she accomplished in this film.”