“Sonic the Hedgehog 3” achieved $62 million in ticket sales during its opening weekend. For its part, the prequel to “The Lion King” obtained 35 million.
In the final stretch of the year, the battle continues between production companies to keep the main box office hit. On opening weekend, Paramount Pictures’ “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” beat out Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa: The Lion King.”
The movie of paramount will arrive in Argentine cinemas on January 2.
“Sonic the Hedgehog 3” debuted with $62 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates. With positive reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a high audience rating (an “A” on CinemaScore), “Sonic 3” is well positioned to be the first choice during the busiest period of the year for going to the movies.
Despite having been one of the most criticized genres in recent times, video game adaptation films turned out to be a practically guaranteed box office success. The two previous “Sonic” movies together they raised more than 700 million of dollars worldwide and the third installment is expected to do better than both. A fourth “Sonic” movie is already in development.
For its part, “Mufasa”, one of the great bets of disney, It had a debut below expectations with $35 million at the US box office. Although it has been projected in more 4,100 more theaters than “Sonic 3”, it came in second place.
In tune with the presence of audiences, reviews for the prequel to “The Lion King” were also disappointing. received a 56% on Rotten Tomatoes although it was well received by the public, who gave it an “A-” rating on CinemaScore.
“Sonic 3” almost doubled the revenue of “Mufasa”, whose production cost more than 200 million dollars. Disney could require $87.2 million in international profits to make up the difference. The third “Sonic” will be released in most foreign markets during the next few weeks.
Estimates of ticket sales from Friday to Sunday at theaters in the United States and Canada
- 1. “Sonic the Hedgehog 3,” $62 million.
- 2. “Mufasa: The Lion King”, $35 million.
- 3. “Wicked,” $13.5 million.
- 4. “Moana 2,” $13.1 million.
- 5. “Homestead,” $6.1 million.
- 6. “Gladiator II”, $4.5 million.
- 7. “Kraven the Hunter,” $3.1 million.
- 8. “Red One,” $1.4 million.
- 9. “Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim,” $1.3 million.
- 10. “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” $825,000.
Source: Ambito
