Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Won the Box Office and Had the Best Opening Weekend of Any Video Game Movie

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has not only won the domestic weekend box office with ticket sales of $71 million, but it also had the best opening weekend of any video game movie ever.

As reported by Variety, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 surpassed the record of $58 million set by 2020’s Sonic the Hedgehog. The original opened during the President’s Day weekend, and the sequel even beat the four-day total of $70 million the first film had.

Internationally, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 earned $37 million to help boost its global total to $141 million. Sonic 2 cost $90 million to produce, and its performance so far should be encouraging for the studio.

In our Sonic the Hedgehog 2 review, we said that it “brings all the humor and charm of its predecessor, while also being delightfully more loyal to its source material.”

Morbius placed second by earning $10.2 million, but it also had a drastic drop of 74% from its opening weekend. After two weeks, Morbius has brought in $57 million in North America and $69.2 million internationally.

Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum’s The Lost City placed third by earning $9.1 million, holding off newcomer Ambulance and its ticket sales of $8.7 million in the process. Ambulance, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Eiza Gonzalez, cost $40 million to produce. The Lost City has earned $68.8 million domestically, which is a good sign as it cost $68 million to produce.

Rounding out the top five was The Batman, as it brought in $6.5 million ahead of its arrival on HBO Max on April 19. The Batman has grossed $358 million domestically and $376 million overseas, making its global tally $735 million.

For more on Sonic, check out our explainer of the ending, the film’s biggest Easter Egg, and our post credits scene check-in.

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.