Before last weekend, only three video game adaptations have made at least $44 million at the local box office in their opening weekends. Now, there are four. After 2001's Tomb Raider ($47 million), 2019's Detective Pikachu ($54 million), and 2020's Sonic the Hedgehog ($58 million), the Tom Holland-led live-action adaptation of Uncharted opened to $44 million in the United States despite the lukewarm critical reception.
With Uncharted having already recouped its budget and its box office tally growing, it appears that Sony has set its eyes on sequels.
As Deadline reports, Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO, Tom Rothman, praised the staff for their efforts in a companywide email. The interesting part about what Rothman said in his email is that he described Uncharted as a "new hit movie franchise" for Sony. Although this is not an actual confirmation, the terminology used suggests that Sony is already planning a second Uncharted movie. Then again, if you watched the film, you'll know that this was all part of the plan.