Box office: 'Sonic the Hedgehog' breaks record for video game adaptation

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'Sonic the Hedgehog' sets a record for a video game adaptation as 'The Photograph,' 'Fantasy Island,' 'Downhill' lag; 'Parasite' gets an Oscar boost.

In a weekend bookended by two holidays — Valentine’s Day on Friday and Monday’s Presidents Day — the box office enjoyed an increasingly rare slate of three new releases landing among the top five.premiered in first place with $57 million and a projected $68 million through the holiday, above analyst forecasts of $40 million to $45 million for the three-day weekend and $50 million to $60 million through the Presidents Day holiday.

In second place, Warner Bros.’ “Birds of Prey” added $17.1 million in its second weekend and is projected to earn $19.6 million through Monday, for a cumulative $59.3 million.” opened with $12.4 million over the weekend and is projected to earn $14 million through Monday, within range of analyst predictions for the weekend of $12 million to $14 million.

Directed by Stella Meghie, the $16-million movie was positively received with a B+ CinemaScore and a 76% Rotten Tomatoes rating. In seventh place, Sony’s “Jumanji: The Next Level” added $5.7 million in its 10th weekend, for a cumulative $305.7 million.

 

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