Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Box Office Pushes The Video Game Movie Franchise To A Major Milestone

Sonic the Hedgehog 3has now pushed the franchise past a major box office milestone. The 2024 movie is the third installment in the franchise, which is based on the iconic video game series. The growing cast of the live-action movies includes James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Jim Carrey, and an ensemble of voice performers that includes Ben Schwartz as Sonic, Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Tails, Idris Elba as Knuckles, and Keanu Reeves as Shadow. TheSonic the Hedgehog 3releasekicked off the weekend before Christmas in 2024 with the second-best debut of the franchise, taking No. 1 with $60.1 million.

PerBox Office Mojo,Sonic the Hedgehog 3has officially reached a worldwide box office total of $279 million as of Thursday, January 2, ahead of its third weekend in theaters. That total, when combined with the $319.7 million gross of the original movie and the $405.4 million earned by its sequel, pushes the franchise’s combined worldwide gross to $1.004 billion,officially making it a billion-dollar franchise.

Sonic excited after winning a race in Sonic the Hedgehog 3

What This Means For Sonic the Hedgehog

The Franchise Is A Major Player

So far, theSonic the Hedgehogmovieshave all been financially successful, even though they would not necessarily be considered runaway hits. Typically, movies need to earn back at least two and a half times their budgets in order to break even in theaters. While each previous installment in the trilogy has surpassed that point, andSonic the Hedgehog 3seems well on its way,they have never risen substantially past breaking even. See a full breakdown of the trilogy’s budgets and worldwide totals below:

~$90 million

Eggman holds one of Sonic’s quills on the mushroom planet in the Sonic the Hedgehog end credit scene

$225 million

$319.7 million

Sonic the Hedgehog 2(2022)

~$110 million

$275 million

$405.4 million

Sonic the Hedgehog 3(2024)

$122 million

$305 million

$279 million (and climbing)

However, the fact that the movies have now collectively earned $1 billion cements theSonic the Hedgehogfranchiseas a major player at the box office. In fact, perThe Numbers, it is nowthe 106th movie franchise to ever pass the billion-dollar milestone. If the new movie takes after its predecessor and eventually earns more than $400 million worldwide, this will see the overall franchise swiftly climb up the chart, surpassing franchises includingJohn Wick,Sing, and theLegomovies to become at least the 97th highest-grossing franchise of all time.

Our Take On The Sonic The Hedgehog Milestone

The Franchise’s Future Is Bright

Although this milestone is already impressive,the franchise will continue to expand in the coming years. TheupcomingSonic the Hedgehog 4is already in development, and in fact was announced beforeSonic the Hedgehog 3even debuted in theaters. The fact that the movies are being produced at such a steady clip and so far maintaining a similar level of success could see the franchise eventually grow into a sprawling universe with an untold amount of box office success.