Sega’s “Sonic The Hedgehog” easily zoomed past the competition for its debut, raking in a record-breaking $57-million over the weekend. That’s the biggest debut ever for a video game-based movie, after “Pokémon: Detective Pikachu” opened with just over $54-million last year. We can’t help but wonder how much of a boost the movie got from the Internet’s viral outrage over Sonic’s initial design – something Sega delayed the film’s release by three months in order to fix.
After dominating the Oscars, including a historic Best Picture win, Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” got a nice boost at the box office. In the week since the Academy Awards, the movie has raked in an extra $8-point-eight-million, for a domestic total of $44-million and passing the $200-million mark worldwide.
There were a few more debuts this weekend, like “Fantasy Island,” which brought in just over $12-million for the third spot. “The Photograph” debuted in fourth, also making just over $12-million. “Downhill” didn’t have the same luck, though it just broke the top 10 with nearly $5-million in opening earnings.
Here’s this weekend’s top 10 movies:
- “Sonic The Hedgehog” – $57-million
- “Birds Of Prey” – $17.1-million
- “Fantasy Island – $12.4-million
- “The Photograph” – $12.3-million
- “Bad Boys For Life” – $11.3-million
- “1917 – $8.1-million
- “Jumanji: The Next Level – $5.7-million
- “Parasite” – $5.5-million
- “Dolittle” – $5.1-million
- “Downhill” – $4.7-million
Source: Forbes
