Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is now the most successful video game movie of all time, at least by box office numbers (although it’s easy to argue it’s also the best movie adaptation of a video game, too).
Having now earned more than $331 million at the global box office, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is now the highest-grossing video game movie of all time. Funnily enough, it took this record from the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie, which held the record after earning $319.71 million in box office sales back in 2020, as reported by NintendoLife.
News that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is the highest-grossing video game movie of all time isn’t too surprising, especially considering it scored the best opening weekend for any video game movie ever, also taking that record from the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie. Stateside, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has earned more than $150 million in theaters, according to the movie’s official Twitter, which used this impressive number to reveal that it’s the highest-grossing video game movie of all time.
Highest grossing video game movie OF ALL TIME?!?! Thanks to all the fans who went to watch #SonicMovie2 in theatres. 💙 pic.twitter.com/AH5Oo66qBv
— Sonic the Hedgehog (@SonicMovie) April 30, 2022
As you can see above, the tweet also reveals that the movie has a 96% audience score (on Rotten Tomatoes) and a cinema score of A. You can read Game Informer’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2 review to find out why we gave it an 8.5 out of 10. If you’re interested in checking out Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (the game), you’ll be able to easily do so when Sonic Origins, which remasters Sonic 1, Sonic 2, Sonic 3/Knuckles, and Sonic CD, releases this summer. For more about that, check out this story breaking down each of the Sonic Origins editions and the content packs that come with each.
[Source: NintendoLife]
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