The latest installment in the Sonic the Hedgehog series earned the strongest reviews of the franchise so far and outran its predecessors at the box office. The threequel stars Ben Schwartz as Sonic, Idris Elba as Knuckles,

The fourth film in the Paramount Pictures franchise has grossed a series-best $422 million in theaters and generated more than $180 million in home entertainment rentals and purchases.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has crossed the $200 million mark at the US box office, becoming the second video game adaptation to achieve this feat. It happened a

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 raced into theaters late December and has already earned more than $380 million worldwide. That’s impressive enough! But over the weekend, Sonic 3 did something only one other video game movie has ever done: It has now earned over $200 million domestically.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has officially overtaken both of its predecessors at the global box office to become the highest grossing film in the trilogy.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 has set its release date just days after the franchise's third instalment broke a new record. Deadline reports that the fourth film will land in cinemas on March 19, 2027, a week before the Easter holiday weekend.

As it's early January, we are still largely in holdover mode. But that shouldn't discount the performance of those movies that released at the end of last year and are still doing solid business. Among them are Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King and Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

Spoiler warning for Sonic the Hedgehog 3's post-credits scenes The film's success doesn't appear to have come as a surprise to Paramount because the studio greenlit a fourth entry