Sonic the Hedgehog 3's box office triumph continues, securing its position as the second highest-grossing video game movie adaptation in North American history.
Boasting Keanu Reeves as Shadow the Hedgehog, the film has surpassed $204 million in domestic revenue after its fourth weekend, adding $11 million from 3,582 theaters. Globally, the film's impressive earnings stand at $384.8 million.
While Sonic 3 has outperformed its predecessor, Sonic 2, domestically, it remains significantly behind the reigning champion: The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The Mario film's domestic gross of $574,934,330 and global total of $1,359,146,628 represent a seemingly insurmountable lead in the video game movie adaptation category, though upcoming films like the Minecraft movie and the Super Mario Bros. sequel could potentially challenge this record.
Despite this considerable gap, the success of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is undeniable. The film is a major win for Paramount Pictures, who have already greenlit Sonic 4.
For context on other successful video game movie adaptations, 2022's Uncharted holds fourth place with $148,648,820 in domestic earnings, followed by the original Sonic movie in fifth with $146,066,470.
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