Summary
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has made more than $422 million at the global box office.
- This is enough to overtake Sonic the Hedgehog 2, making it the most successful film in the series.
- The series as a whole has made more than $1 billion in box office returns.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has surpassed $420 million at the global box office. This puts it ahead of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, making it the most successful film in the series.
This is despite initial reports that Sonic 3’s earnings were slower than the previous film, with releases in other countries appearing to give it a late boost. Its total tackings are reported to be $422 million at the time of writing, easily beating Sonic 2’s $405 million.
Sonic 3 Beats Sonic 2’s Global Box Office Takings
The third film is now the most successful one in the Sonic series
This was spotted by Sonic Stadium earlier today. According to Box Office Mojo, the reported box office earnings for Sonic 3 are now $422 million, comfortably placing it above Sonic 2.
It comes after Sonic 3’s huge opening was enough to boost the series’ total box office takings to $1 billion. That’s not bad going at all when you consider how the series began, with a disappointing trailer that showed off a character model for Sonic that appealed to basically no one.
Spoiler warning for Sonic the Hedgehog 3’s post-credits scenesThe film’s success doesn’t appear to have come as a surprise to Paramount because the studio greenlit a fourth entry before Sonic 3 had even opened in theatres. The post-credits scenes give us a rough idea of what’s going to happen, as the first one confirmed that both Metal Sonic and Amy Rose are joining the story. The next one also made it clear that Shadow somehow survived the events of the film, so he could return alongside these two newcomers.
As for who else could make an appearance, we’ll have to wait and see. Jim Carrey returning as Dr. Ivo Robotnik is up in the air, so the writers are preparing for either scenario. We’ll just have to wait and see if that means Sonic is going up another big bad next time, since Metal Sonic has to come from somewhere.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 continues the adventures of Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, and teases the introduction of Shadow the Hedgehog.