Sonic the Hedgehog 3wasted no time becoming one of the biggest box office hits of 2024 despite releasing with less than two weeks left in the year, and now that the film is approaching its sixth full weekend in theaters, it finally gave up a fabled spot.Sonic 3fell outside the top five at the box office on Wednesday, January 22, for the first time since the film has been playing in theaters. The hybrid live-action/animated movie fromJeff Fowlerearned $455,000 on Wednesday, landing in the #6 spot behindOne of Them Days($886,000),Mufasa: The Lion King($717,000),Wolf Man($598,000),Den of Thieves 2: Pantera($485,000), andA Complete Unknown($470,000).Sonic 3currently sits at a $220 million domestic total and a $203 foreign total for a worldwide haul of $423 million.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3has raced to the top of several impressive box office lists since its debut in theaters just before Christmas; the film is already the second-highest-grossing video game movie ever, passing both previous entries in theSonicfranchise but still well short ofThe Super Mario Bros. Movie, which made $1.3 billion at the global box office.Sonic 3is also one of the top 10 biggest domestic hits of 2024, currently sitting in the $9 spot ahead ofGodzilla x Kong: The New Empireat $196 million, but still behindGlen Powell’sTwisters, which finished its theatrical run with $267 million at the domestic box office.Sonic 3has also helped lift the box office total of stars likeJames Marsden,Keanu Reeves, andIdris Elbato new heights during its successful run.
What’s Next for the ‘Sonic’ Franchise?
The next installment in the Sonic movie franchise,Sonic the Hedgehog 4, has already been slated for release on June 05, 2025. Plot details about the film remain under wraps, but it is confirmed to feature two characters that were introduced intheSonic the Hedgehog 3post-credit scene, Amy Rose and Metal Sonic. It’s also unknown at this time if another Sonic character will receive a spin-off movie or series simliar to Idris Elba’sKnuckles, but the world is pining for more of Keanu Reeves as Shadow, and a spin-off project with him and perhaps another character would almost certainly be a major hit for Paramount.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3is still playing in theaters everywhere. Stay tuned to Collider for morebox office updates on the filmand find tickets below for a showtime near you.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the sequel to the 2022 comedy-adventure movie that featured the Blue Blur and his companions on an adventure to stop Dr. Robotnik from taking over the world. The new film sees the new antagonist Shadow the Hedgehog, arriving to cause trouble for the newly formed trio of heroes, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, as they adjust to their earthly lives.
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