‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Scores Biggest Box Office Opening Weekend for Video Game Adaptations
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Pulling in an impressive $57 million, the movie starring Jim Carrey and James Marsden outshines previous record holder ‘Detective Pikachu’ by almost $3 million.
- Feb 17, 2020
AceShowbiz –
“Sonic the Hedgehog” has shattered U.S. box office records for video game adaptations with an impressive $57 million opening weekend.
The film, starring Jim Carrey and James Marsden, beat out the previous record holder, “Pokemon Detective Pikachu“, by almost $3 million.
The movie is projected to pull in a four-day gross of $68 million over Presidents’ Day, making it one of the best openings ever for the weekend.
The movie also hauled in $43 million overseas, giving it a total global box office take of $111 million.
“Sonic” toppled “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn“, which falls to two at the U.S. box office with a $20 million second weekend take.
“Fantasy Island“, “The Photograph” and “Bad Boys for Life” complete the new top five.
Top Ten Movies at Weekend Box Office for February 14-16:
- “Sonic the Hedgehog” – $57 million
- “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” – $17 million
- “Fantasy Island” – $12.4 million
- “The Photograph” – $12.2 million
- “Bad Boys for Life” – $11.3 million
- “1917” – $8 million
- “Jumanji: The Next Level” – $5.7 million
- “Parasite” – $5.5 million
- “Dolittle” – $5 million
- “Downhill” – $4.6 million
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