The Box Office Mojo website reported on Tuesday that Paramount Pictures’ Sonic the Hedgehog film earned US$70,002,074 to rank #1 over the Presidents’ Day holiday weekend from Friday, February 14 to Monday, February 17.
The film earned US$58,018,348 from Friday to Sunday to also exceed the earlier three-day estimate of US$57 million.
The film’s US$70 million holiday weekend box office exceeded the previous estimate of US$68 million.
The film will open in Japan on March 27 (under the title Sonic The Movie).