Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Scores Best Opening Weekend For Any Video Game Movie Ever

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is not just a great adaptation – 

Globally, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 made even more money, adding $37 million this weekend across 53 different territories. The movie was released on April 8 here in the states, but in some places, it’s been in theaters as early as March 30. After this $71 million domestic box office debut, and the accompanying $37 million international weekend, Variety reports that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has now brought in $141 million overall. 

“This film did such a great job in service of the fans while not excluding general audiences,” Paramount’s president of domestic distribution, Chris Aronson, told the publication. “That’s a neat trick.” 

At $141 million so far, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has a good chance at overtaking the first Sonic movie, which ended its box office run at around $319 million, when the COVID-19 pandemic began. Variety reports that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 cost Paramount $90 million to make so it’s possible that the film is already in the green for the studio, although that $90 million might not include marketing costs. Regardless, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a hit. 

For more about the movie, read Game Informer’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2 review, and then watch this Game Informer video interview where we chat with Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, and more about this sequel. Check out Game Informer’s ranking of every mainline Sonic the Hedgehog game after that. 

[Source: Variety]

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