Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – best performing video game movie ever

The highly-rated Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie, which Game informer gave an 8.5 out of 10 now holds a major record among all video game movies.

According to Variety, the movie had the best opening weekend of any video game movie ever, after recording $141 million at the box office. This surpasses the opening weekend record established by its predecessor, 2020’s Sonic the Hedgehog, which collected $70 million.

Sonic 2’s haul included $71 million at the United States box office and $70 million from 53 territories around the world.

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

Sega and Paramount’s video game adaption beat out its competition – Sony and Marvel’s Morbius and Michael Bay’s Ambulance – which brought in $72 million collectively over their opening weekends.

It is safe to say that Sonic 2 is a box office hit, as it cost Paramount $90 million to make, meaning the film is already in the green for the studio.

At $141 million so far, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 also 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.

The movie opened in cinemas on 1 April nationwide in South Africa.