Sonic the Hedgehog has had a record-breaking opening weekend in the North American box offices.
The Paramount action-adventure, based on the Sega video game character, was aiming to make $40-45 million from its $87 million production and it’s not only expected to surpass that, but it could break the record for the best video game feature adaption, which was set by Legendary/Warner Bros’ Pokemon: Detective Pikachu.
To break the record set by Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, Sonic the Hedgehog will have to make anything over $54.3 million in three days. In its opening weekend, Sonic the Hedgehog came close to breaking the record, generating $53.99 million in three days and around $65 million in its 4-day opening.
Sonic the Hedgehog opened in 4,130 locations and the film follows Sonic (Ben Schwartz), the world’s fastest hedgehog, and his best friend Tom Wachowski (James Marsden) trying to save the planet from the evil Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey).
So far, the reviews for the film have been positive with Rotten Tomatoes giving it 63 percent. Sonic the Hedgehog was originally supposed to be released on November 8, 2019, but there was a backlash from fans regarding the design of Sonic, which caused Paramount and director Jeff Fowler to re-design Sonic and delay the release.
