Sonic the Hedgehog Franchise Speeds Past $1B Global Box Office

The battle between animated creatures continues at the Box Office, but our favorite Blue Rodent is celebrating another milestone as the Sonic the Hedgehog Franchise has officially sped past the $1 Billion mark at the Global Box Office.

According to Deadline, the first two films were released in February 2020 and April 2022, both grossing a combined $725.2M globally. The third film was released on December 20, 2024, and expanded overseas beginning December 25, has grossed over $312M to date, bringing the running franchise total to more than $1.037B.

Each films were directed by Jeff Fowler. The first two movies generated $181M in consumer spending from home entertainment rentals and purchases. Last April saw the first Sonic Film Spin-Off TV Miniseries, Knuckles, debuted on Paramount +, earning over 11M total global hours in its first 28 days of streaming, making it the No. 1 Kids & Family series ever in terms of hours on the platform. Paramount recently announced that the fourth film is in development.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is currently in theaters, Amazon has already a listing for pre-orders for Digital, DVD, and Blu-ray but has not specified a release date yet.

Source: Deadline

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