Sonic the Hedgehog is quickly looking like a hit, besting the top end of its $50M 4-day projection with
$55M, off a $17M Friday (including $3M previews) and $45M 3-day. Great stuff. Die-hard fans at
Paramount's special LA screening on Wednesday were abuzz with what the studio got right with this adaptation including the pic's game location references, characters, music — the pic is loaded with a bundle of Easter Eggs galore. This critter's bad teeth is long forgotten.
Among top domestic openings for movies based on videogames, the record currently belongs to Legendary/Warner Bros.'
Pokemon: Detective Pikachu with a $54.3M 3-day. 2nd goes to Paramount/Mutual Company's
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider starring Angelina Jolie ($47.7M). At its current level,
Sonic would rank 3rd in the logbook.