Pantera”—starring Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr.—is looking to bounce “Mufasa: The Lion King" from the top of the weekend office.

Now, Butler and Jackson are back in “ Den of Thieves 2: Pantera ,” and Petzold and other fans of the original will be happy to hear that the sequel is even better than the original: faster, funnier, and jammed with spectacular action set pieces that Gudegast shot on a swift schedule.

EXCLUSIVE: Den of Thieves 2 stars Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. discuss the ending to the movie, and how well it fits with the franchise.

After seven years making the sequel to filmmaker Christian Gudegast’s cult thriller, Butler and Jackson spoke to The Globe about why the comeback took so long and why it was worth it

Lionsgate sequel matches opening of its 2018 predecessor while "Mufasa" and "Sonic 3" cross milestones The post ‘Den of Thieves 2’ Breaks Lionsgate’s Box Office No. 1 Drought With $15 Million Opening appeared first on TheWrap.

Big Nick and his boys have heisted a No. 1 opening. Lionsgate’s crime sequel “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” debuted on top of domestic charts after cashing roughly $5.8 million on opening day from 3,008 theaters.

Refresh for chart and more analysis Lionsgate can relish their No. 1 win in Den of Thieves 2: Pantera this weekend which is now on its way to $15M opening, which is about the same as the 2018 original.