Sonic the Hedgehog has earned $57 million domestically in its three-day opening, with a projected four-day gross of a whopping $68 million due to President’s Day.
We reported on the huge Thursday opening for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, when it was predicted the movie would go on to earn $40-$50 million opening weekend, and it turns out the blue blur can’t be stopped.
This means that Sonic the Hedgehog has officially surpassed the record of highest opening for a video game adaptation set by Detective Pikachu at $54.3 million.
We will see if Sonic has legs (pun intended) and if it can keep audiences coming past the holiday weekend, but for now this is a huge victory for SEGA and those who worked on redesigning Sonic for the movie.
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Written by Bryan Finch
A video editor by trade, Bryan Finch is a lifetime Nintendo fan, and he loves writing about his passions. He also spends too much time playing and watching fighting games. Bryan enjoys movies, comics, cooking with his wife, and the idea of Elite Beat Agents 2.
