“Sonic The Hedgehog” surpassed expectations at the box fice and secured the number one spot for President’s Weekend.
Sonic The Hedgehog cruised to the finish line, easily securing the top spot at the box fice this weekend with earning at $57 million in North America and $100 million globally, according to Variety.
By the end the long weekend, expectations predict Sonic will finish with $68-70 million. This is all good news for Paramount as the film cost $87 million to make and was hit with a 3-month delay to completely redesign the titular character after fans protested his appearance in the original trailer.
“The consumer always determines what is right and what is wrong. They made their voices clear, and we listened,” said Chris Aronson, Paramount’s president domestic distribution, the character redesign. “This movie exceeded audience’s] expectations. That’s a testament to that reset and terrific performances by Jim Carrey and the entire cast.”
The film stars Jim Carrey, James Marsden, and Ben Schwartz and is directed by Jeff Fowler.
Parasite saw a major boost $5.5 million this weekend after its historic Oscar win. By the end the weekend, its project to earn $6.6 million. That’s a 234% increase in ticket sales from before the Oscars. This is the biggest post-Oscars increase for a film in the last 10 years.
For more box fice results head to Variety.