Despite initial setbacks and negative expectations, the live action Sonic movie has succeeded as it has achieved the best opening weekend (which consisted of three days) of all time, as far as video game adaptations go.
Debuting across 4,167 movie screens, the Sonic film accrued $55 million in the three-day span, barely surpassing Detective Pikachu’s $54.3 million – estimations believe that Sonic will earn as much as $63 million come the end of Presidents Day.
The exemplary monetary gain could perhaps be attributed to the heavy modification of Sonic’s design following the backlash the movie was pelted with on its initial reveal.
The movie has achieved an A on CinemaScore, a 4/5 on Postrak, and an audience score of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Should the estimations prove correct, the live action Sonic movie’s opening profits will be more than double of any of Paramount’s films from 2019 – the film has the highest opening weekend for Paramount since the $61.2 million of Mission: Impossible – Fallout from 2018.
The wild success will likely lead to a continuation of some sort.
Not interested in the movie but glad it beat the ‘shitbirds of paygap’, especially after the mass media and their shills were trying to s♥♥t on Sonic.
This is a great example of the retardation in the Culture War – the woke, shill media trying to bash a PG movie for outselling an rated R title that’s not even in the same damn genre, simply because it doesn’t beat you over the head with political agenda. They really are a bunch of joyless, childless weirdos.
It was actually kind of remarkable how they where getting away with it without backlash.
“Some random meme topic is trending”
“If you like [Random topic] you’d love Birds of Prey”
“Trailer that starts with [Random Topic] in front of a Birds of prey trailer”
was just fucking…
Studio: “Hey! Remember that thing you loved as a kid? We’re making a movie out of it!”
Consumers: “You’re pandering to our nostalgia/fanboyism with something that doesn’t even look/sound/etc. right and utterly misses the mark. Please don’t do this, or just to it better? Please?”
“””Media”””: “Entitled man babies! How dare you infringe on ART!!!”
Studio: “Oh, hey, you’re right, we were being silly. How’s this?
Consumers: “Thank you for listening and caring, here’s our money.”
“””Media”””: “HOW DARE YOU!!!!! THIS IS AN ATTACK ON WOMENS’ FREEDOMS BY THE ALT-RIGHT AND GAMERGATE!!!!”
That last part? Taken from actual media coverage in regards to Sonic making bank.
Studio (F): “Hey, here’s a sequel to a movie none of you wanted or went to see and it’s starring WOMEN!!!”
Consumers: “Uhh…no-one asked for this…who are these characters supposed to be again? We only recognize the lead.
“””Media”””: “Suck it boys, this is female empowerment!”
Studio (F): Wait…our movie is flopping how? We paid-off RT to give it and keep it at a high score! It’s exactly what the media says consumers like! Let’s change the title so people know what it is…didn’t work?! But…the media told us…”
“””Media”””: “THIS IS ALL MENS FAULT! THEY CAN’T HANDLE WOMEN IN LEADING ROLES!!”
Consumers: “But, men made up almost 60% or better of the audience for this movie. It just wasn’t that good. If anything it failed because women didn’t want to see something so ultra violent.”
“””Media”””: “GAMERGATE!!! MISOGYNY!!! REPRESSION!!! HILARY2020!!!”
Yeah, not making that up, either. Not sure why the “media” is so gung-ho on comparing an ultra-violent hard R-rated movie with a family-friendly comedy PG-rated movie anyway.
They so butthurt about GamerGate because it was the very first big event that exposed their agenda.
These Birds of Prey fans are getting salty Sonic did better
You’re all racist misogynists for wanting to see a hedgehog of color instead of an unfunny, depressed, violent mid-thirty woman.
So sounds like she’s like the joker, only a female version?
I remember during the Joker insanity, some salty, woke reviewer actually said it should have gender swapped Joker and she goes berserk to fight the patriarchy. Wish this were satire but nope. *honk honk* Clown world!
Oh, I was talking about Margot Robbie, not her role.
$111 million worldwide on its opening weekend is pretty fucking impressive. Probably going to gross at least $400-500 million and get a sequel greenlit in the next few months.
Sites like The Mary Sue are already screaming out their vags about this Sonic the Hedgehog movie being a success. I can only imagine the queefing they’ll explode in when Sonic 2 & Tails (title pending) is announced.
Ironic considering tails made his first appearance in sonic 2.
Dude, that sh1tty site are ALWAYS b1tching about something..
It will definitely have a sequel, the movie even sets it up at the post credit scene
So did Green Lantern and we all know how that turned out. This movie though, surprisingly, was WAAAAAY better than that dumpster fire of a movie. I really liked the movie despite certain inconsistencies in things. It was an all around enjoyable movie.
Well green lantern was god awful… unlike Sonic
With COVID on China I doubt it will got an actually income compare to the normal situation because people espacially in china will avoiding to go to cinema.
Garbage, most superhero films pull two times that, even c-list animated films like this one typically do $150 mil.
RiP Bird of Prey
Is a nice, family friendly movie.
True. I was surprised at how good it was.
Naa… Birds of Prey is better :V.
I agree, Birds of Prey is better, i was questioned about my sexuality and got the coronavirus but watching Birds of prey turned me into a rainbow, much better 5/5
LOL!