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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 debuts with a bang at the US box office. The movie crushed the industry’s expectations and has also beaten The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’ debut numbers as the 15th biggest opening ever for December. Scroll below for the deets.
It clashed with Mufasa: The Lion King, the Disney prequel/sequel to the 2019 movie, and Sonic 3 successfully beaten it to take the #1 spot in the domestic box office chart. Meanwhile, LOTR: The Two Towers was released in 2002 and was the second installment in the LOTR trilogy. Directed by Peter Jackson, it was the highest-grossing film of the year. The movie was followed by the final installment in the trilogy, The Return of the King, the next year.
Based on Luiz Fernando’s report, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers collected $62 million in its debut weekend, which has now been surpassed by Sonic the Hedgehog 3. It registered the 15th biggest debut ever for December. Now, Sonic 3 bested LOTR: The Two Towers’ debut with its $62 million opening. It was projected to earn between $55-$60 million. The latest release beats the first Sonic movie’s $58 million but remains below Sonic the Hedgehog 2’s $72.1 million debut over 4,234 theatres.
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