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Sonic 3 Is Now The Second Most Successful Video Game Movie In The US After Mario

By 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Josh Coulson

Published Jan 13, 2025

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Sonic 3 is now the second-highest-grossing video game of all time in the US.
The threequel is up to $204 million which puts it above the previous second-placed adaptation, Sonic 2.
It's still a long way behind Mario in first place and is currently seventh in the worldwide rankings.

Five years ago, Sonic fans were preparing for its first movie. A movie we were all pretty skeptical about after it was delayed so that the terrible OG design for the hedgehog could be❀ rectified. Three movies later, the combined box office total for the trilogy has surpassed $1 🧸billion and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has become the seco🍃nd highest-grossing video game movie of all time at the US box office.

With this past weekend's numbers accounted for, Sonic 3 has now made $204 million domestically. Not only does that mean it has made more in the US than the prior two Sonic movies, which finished their runs on $146 million and $190 million respectively, but it has surp🦩assed every other big-screen video gꦿame adaptation so far, and there have a lot of them, particularly in the last few years.

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The $190 million generated by Sonic 2 was previously enough for it to be the silver medal holder, while the first Sonic movie has been knocked off the podium since 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Uncharted, which ended its run with $148 million in the US, finished its run slightly ahead of the OG Sonic movie and currently occupies the bronze medal spot. Detective Pikachu rounds out the top five with $144 million.

Sonic 3 Is Now The Second Highest-Grossing Video Game Movie In The US

Sonic Movies Now Occupy Three Of The Top Five Spots Domestically

In case you haven't already figured it out, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Super Mario Bros. Movie is far and away the biggest earner when it comes to video game movies and it's unlikely Sonic 3 will ever catch it, no matter how fast the Blue Blur runs. The world's most famous plumber ended his own box office run in 2023 just shy of $575 million domestically. Not only is that more than any other video game movie has made in the US, but its US number🔜s alone would rank first worldwide when compared to all other adaptations.

Speaking of worldwide box office numbers, Sonic 3 hasn't quite hit the lofty goals it's achieving back home, at least not yet. $384 million so far when its US numbers are combined with international ones which means it sits in seventh overall. That's behind Mario, Uncharted, and Sonic 2 which ended its run on $402 million. It's even behind Warcraft which remains the second most successful video game movie ever in terms of worldwide box office numbers. Even though it only made $47 million in the US, the $391 million at the international box office meant it comfortably raked in more than $400 mꦦillion in total.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Despite Disney's claims, Sonic 3 also continues to outpace Mufasa: T♛he Lion King at the US box office. $204 million for the Blue Blur versus $188 million for Mufasa. More like The Lying King, am I right?

Sonic has made more with each passing movie in the US, and with just $18 million to go and more markets to release in, it seems almost certain that will end up being true at the worldwide box office too very soon. With Sonic 4 😼already confirmed to be comingℱ our way in 2027, we'll have to see if Paramount and Sega can keep that mom🐽entum going.