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It’s no secret that Sega’s unlikely film adaptation of Sonic the Hedgehog was a vital and industrial success, however seeing it flip right into a profitable franchise was nonetheless a shocker.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has made greater than $200 million worldwide, with $137 million coming from the home market, reviews Selection.
It’s not the primary time, nor the second, that Sega’s most recognizable mascot has crossed this milestone in theaters. Each earlier Sonic motion pictures made extra, resulting in excessive expectations for the third entry.
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At this level, it’s clear that Sonic’s success is just not a fluke. Relatively, he appears to be getting higher and higher.
Each Sonic the Hedgehog 1 and a pair of peaked at round $300 and $400 million worldwide. Impressively, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is on track to zoom previous them as soon as it ends its international run.
How a lot did Sonic the Hedgehog 3 value?
Based on a unique Selection article, Sonic the Hedgehog 3’s price range may need been as excessive as $122 million. The opposite chapters of the sequence, by comparability, have been under $100 million every.
Which means Sonic 3 must make a a lot larger haul to generate a comparable return on funding. Whether or not it’s going to observe the trajectory of its predecessors and surpass $400 million stays to be seen.
Because it stands, no Sonic film has but reached the success of 2019’s Detective Pikachu, however Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is just not too far behind. That’s earlier than we think about the considerably greater price range, $150 million, for Nintendo’s film.
Issues look even darker for Sega and Paramount if we confront Sonic’s field workplace with the $1.3 billion raised by The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film. Nevertheless, neither of Nintendo’s footage has but been tailored right into a profitable sequence, although a Mario film sequel was introduced.
This may get the film nearer to a different goal: the $1 billion field workplace for the entire sequence. Because it stands, Paramount wants lower than $100 million to clear that milestone, and it appears seemingly that they are going to.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has debuted with the most effective critiques of the franchise thus far on Rotten Tomatoes.