Box Office: 'Sonic the Hedgehog' Booms With Record $68M Opening

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The previous crownholder for biggest video game adaptation was 'Detective Pokemon Pikachu,' which posted a three-day start of $54.3 million, not adjusted for inflation

made a loud boom at the Presidents Day box office with a three-day domestic opening of $57 million, a record for a video game adaptation. The film's projected four-day gross of $68 million is among the best showings ever for the long Presidents Day weekend, which coincided this year with Valentine's Day.boasted the top North American opening for a video game adaptation with a three-day start of $54.3 million, not adjusted for inflation.

The film — which nabbed an A CinemaScore — is based on the popular Sega video game and sees the titular character team up with a small-town sheriff to battle the evil genius Dr. Robotnik . The movie's better-than-expected debut is a big win for Pamount and director Jeff Fowler, who redesigned the character after a loud outcry from fans last year. , which fell to No. 2 in its second weekend with an estimated $17 million and $19 million for the four. The troubled superhero pic tumbled 49 percent, a steep drop for a holiday weekend., a horror reimagining of the classic television series of the same name, opened in third place with an estimated $12.

Directed and written by Jeff Wadlow, the $7 million pic stars Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Portia Doubleday, Jimmy O. Yang, Ryan Hansen and Michael Rooker.followed in fourth place with a three day opening of $12.3 million and projected four-day gross of $13.4 million., starring Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield, was written and directed by Stella Meghie. The $15 million film received a B+ CinemaScore, and was timed to Valentine's Day.

 

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Not a big win, though, for the artists behind that redesign, who all lost their jobs

sometimes it pays to listen to fan base

Last foreign film to win best film oscar was 9 years ago ThArtist. Thats made $44.7mill in the US. Plus 9years inflation makes it more like $53mill today.

Holy crap, $68m !? That's amazing for a video game movie. Maybe the best ever ? Certainly top 3. Congratulations SEGA !

Leo_Tone_ your matinee ticket made all the diff!

2 great movies.

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It's a good movie. Glad to see it doing well. Props to Paramount and Jeff Fowler for redoing the design of Sonic after that disastrous first trailer.

It actually passed the opening weekend of Detective Pikachu. Very impressive.

I watch Screen Rant vid about Sonic. The plot seem okay? The thing that set me off is Sonic is driving in a truck instead of traveling by running

I am very happy to see it doing well. Hoping it turns enough of a profit to warrant a sequel!

*snickers' But what about Super Mario bros

So does that mean they’ll make the sequel which should have been the original? Awesome!

'Detective Pokemon Pikachu'

Knowing that a movie that was expected to flop and Detective Pikachu are the two highest grossing and rated video game adaptations is absolutely fantastic to me.

How about an extra million to even out that number? 👀

Seriously!!

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