Sonic 2 Box Office Will Pass First Movie's Entire US Gross This Week
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is on track to surpass the entire original film's US gross at the box office this week after earning $145.8 million so far. The sequel saw Ben Schwartz return as the blue speedster alongside Jim Carrey's Doctor Robotnik, James Marsden, and Tika Sumpter. Idris Elba and Colleen O'Shaughnessey joined the cast as iconic longtime Sonic the Hedgehog characters Knuckles the Echidna and Mile Tails Prower.
After vanquishing Dr. Robotnik to the World of Mushrooms and settling on Earth in the first film, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 built upon the first film's success by bringing more of SEGA's beloved characters to the big screen. When Robotnik returns with the mysterious Echidna, Knuckles, Sonic had to team up with Tails to face the deadly new duo while preventing the mad scientist from acquiring the powerful Master Emerald. Following on from the first film's surprise success, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 broke box office records by having the highest-grossing video game movie opening to date and is currently set to continue to impress at the box office in the third week of its release.
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As reported by Variety, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has currently earned $145.8 million at the box office in total on its third weekend since its release. For the weekend, it places second behind Universal Pictures' animated family film The Bad Guys. The sequel's current box office gross is only $3 million short of Sonic the Hedgehog's total US gross, as the original 2020 film earned $148 upon its pre-pandemic release, with it being believed the sequel will surpass the original film's numbers this week. The original film's theatrical release and potential box office
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