They say that capturing lightning inside a bottle is akin to making lightning strike the same spot twice - it's impossible.
Apparently, Paramount Pictures did not get that memo.
Two years after releasing Sonic the Hedgehog in 2020, which made nearly $320 million at the global box office, Paramount dropped a sequel that was expected to do well but not better than the first outing. However, after the first weekend of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in theaters, the family-friendly film is on the fast track to enjoying the highest numbers ever grossed by a video game movie.
According to Box Office Mojo, the Sonic sequel ran circles around its competition en route to historic numbers - $141 million at the global box office.
As of the time of writing, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 sits at #20 all-time for movies based on video games, nestled in between 2004's Resident Evil: Apocalypse and 2007's Resident Evil: Extinction. Given the film's 67% critical score on Rotten Tomatoes and 97% audience rating, we can expect families to come flocking to theaters to watch Sonic's second feature film over the next few weeks as word of mouth spreads.
