The ‘Sonic’ Movie Franchise Just Achieved Glorious New Heights
Among movies adapted from video games, those based on Super Mario Bros. have garnered the highest revenues, primarily due to the phenomenal success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which grossed an impressive $1,362,566,989. Released in February 2020 and April 2022, Sonic the Hedgehog and its sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 2 collected a combined global revenue of $725.2 million. Additionally, these films generated an extra $181 million from home entertainment sales. In April, the spinoff series Knuckles made its debut on Paramount+, amassing more than 11 million total hours worldwide within its first 28 days of streaming, making it the top Kids & Family series in terms of hours viewed on the platform.