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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 might be losing its #1 spot at the domestic box office chart. It has recorded the biggest third Friday in the franchise. However, they played in more theatres than the latest release. It is on track to beat the second installment and become the second highest-grossing in the series. Scroll below for the deets.
The second film in the series, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, was released in 2022 and directed by Jeff Fowler. Idris Elba joined the franchise with that movie. The cast comprised Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, and Jim Carrey, reprising their roles from the first movie, which came out in 2020. The movie collected $190.87 million in the US and $214.5 million overseas. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 collected $405.4 million worldwide.
According to Luiz Fernando’s report, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is having a blast at the US box office and has scored a strong third Friday. It has collected $6.9 million this Friday. The film has grossed a franchise record, as the second film collected $4 million over 3,809 theatres and $3.5 million across 4,177 theatres [pre-COVID] on their third Fridays. It had only dipped 44.8% from last Friday.
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