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# Sonic at the Box Office - Week 2: Third film holds top domestic spot for second weekend
- URL: https://news.tailschannel.com/sonic-at-the-box-office-week-2-third-film-holds-top-domestic-spot-for-second-weekend/
- Published: 2024-12-31T01:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-31T19:02:57.000Z
- Description: The latest installment earned $211 million worldwide, putting it on track to challenge the total of its 2022 predecessor
- Author: Tails' Channel
- Tags: Numbers Never Lie, Movie, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, #news

Paramount's third Sonic film sped past $200 million globally, while holding onto the top spot at the domestic box office despite close competition from Disney's *Mufasa: The Lion King*.

**The big picture:** *Sonic 3* is off to a strong start, outperforming Sonic 2 by 83%, per Deadline. 

- With major markets like South Korea, Brazil, and Italy yet to open, the film is on track for further growth.

## Domestic weekend box office performance by total gross

| Week | *Sonic 1* (2020) | *Sonic 2* (2022) | *Sonic 3* (2024) |
| ---- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- |
| 1    | $58,018,348      | $72,105,176      | $60,102,000      |
| 2    | $106,493,965     | $118,916,783     | $136,564,198     |

**By the numbers:** *Sonic 3* earned $211 million worldwide, more than halfway to *Sonic 2*'s $405 million total.

- The film made $37 million domestically over the weekend, narrowly beating *Mufasa* by $36.8 million.
- Internationally, *Sonic 3* made its debut in 52 markets, grossing $74 million, making it the franchise's biggest overseas launch.
- *Mufasa* is the global leader with $328 million total, adding $77.1 million internationally this weekend.