This conversation will always surface when the topic turns towards video game-adapted film: the translation of the interactive source material to the silver screen, for the most part, shows to be a loose interpretation of both the ambitions and expectations for the series. We have seen it time and time again for nearly half a century with more than a dozen properties being integrated into motion picture – and we have yet to properly see that be done with the medium at use.

Even when it comes to the latest highly-anticipated Sonic the Hedgehog which arrived to theaters this weekend, the same still can still be said for it despite the urgent changes made to the film which later delayed it from the initially scheduled last November to 2020’s Valentine’s Day.

Howbeit, that aspect disregards the actual box office sales as it just came in that the starring flick of Sega’s Blue Blur has just surpassed last year’s Detective Pikachu. Going into specifics, the Paramount Studios’ film this weekend have accumulated roughly $57 million in the time span between Friday to Sunday. This is in contrast to last year’s Warner Bros. Pictures’ film which earned $54 million in opening weekend.

Additionally, the movie is then said to be projected for roughly $68 million including tomorrow’s President’s Day for the four-day weekend box office. However, international sales look to potentially crack a whopping $100 million which is very plausible seeing the fluctuating growth in revenue projections this past weekend for the film.

Dividing the movie between both markets, stateside box office is currently recorded to have obtained an estimate of 14 million dollars as the international box office is listed for an impressive $43 million for the first three days of releasing. The milestone so far for Sonic the Hedgehog has already toppled a previous record now making the film the most successful for a video game to movie release.

Did you watch Sonic the Hedgehog this past weekend?

Source: Comicbook