It's almost time. The long-awaited, live-action
Sonic the Hedgehog movie races into theatres on February 14th — that's tomorrow! Jeff Fowler serves as director, Ben Schwartz voices the titular character, Jim Carrey plays Dr. Robotnik — and the cast also includes James Marsden and Tika Sumpter.
Last month, experts reported that the upcoming
Sonic the Hedgehog movie could make anywhere between $20 million and $30 million at the box office during its opening weekend —
find that report here. That was long-range tracking but still pretty impressive numbers for the video game movie.
Well, what if I were to tell you that they're now expecting the live-action video game movie to make over $40 million? That's what
Box Office Pro recently reported. The
Sonic the Hedgehog movie will make between $43-48 million during its opening weekend, according to the site, and could make as much as $50 million or $60 million over the following days.
Who would have thought that the
Sonic the Hedgehog movie could recover from all the controversy and criticism that it was surrounded by last year.
As you can see here; box office analysts thought that the movie would do poorly at the box office in May 2019. It certainly goes to show that Paramount Pictures has really turned things around.
Based on the global blockbuster videogame franchise from Sega, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG tells the story of the world’s speediest hedgehog as he embraces his new home on Earth. In this live-action adventure comedy, Sonic and his new best friend Tom (James Marsden) team up to defend the planet from the evil genius Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) and his plans for world domination. The family-friendly film also stars Tika Sumpter and Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic.
Sonic the Hedgehog speeds into theatres on February 14th, 2020.