‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ sprints back to the top of the box office

‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ sprints back to the top of the box office
‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ sprints back to the top of the box office

Sonic is a chronic box office winner.

“Sonic the Hedgehog 3” sprinted once again to the No. 1 spot on its second Friday in theaters, reeling in $12.6 million, according to The Numbers.

The action-adventure flick surpassed $100 million in sales in North America in its first eight days of release, according to Variety.

“Sonic the Hedgehog 3” surpassed $100 million in sales in North America in its first eight days of release. AP

Paramount Pictures is already making plans for a fourth installment of the series, based on the Sega video games, which is slated to be released in 2027.

“Mufasa: The Lion King” remained in second place, with earnings of $12 million.

The Walt Disney Pictures musical drama — which cost a whopping $200 million to make — is projected to earn $58 million over the five-day holiday weekend.

Gothic horror “Nosferatu,” which was released on Wednesday, took third, with sales of $7.25 million.

The remake of the 1922 silent film of the same name stars Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Willem Dafoe and Lily-Rose Depp, the daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis.

The Post called the film a “skin-crawling remake” that “comes in at about 98% dread” and praised its casting as “a fang of beauty.”

“Mufasa: The Lion King” is a prequel and sequel to 2019’s “The Lion King,” which was a remake of the original 1994 animated Disney movie. AP
“Nosferatu’s” Lily-Rose Depp “surely learned a thing or two about the undead from her father, Johnny Depp,” The Post said. AP

Landing in fourth was “Wicked,” moving down a notch from last week and taking in $6.83 million on its sixth Friday in theaters.

“Moana 2” fell down one spot to fifth, with a $6.3 million-dollar take.

The family adventure has made history, becoming one of the top 20 highest-grossing PG movies of all time, as per Collider.

It has also been crowned the fourth highest grossing movie domestically of 2024.

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