Before the release of Sonic 3: The Movie and Mufasa, many thought that the film with Simba’s father would surpass that of the Blue Hedgehog. But that’s not really the case, at least in the United States. The third installment of Sonic’s adventures, which cost $122 million, grossed $62 million in its debut.
As for the one belonging to the Lion King saga, whose investment was $200 million dollars, it barely obtained $35 million in American theaters.
The premiere of Sonic 3: The Movie is the second best of the franchise, since the previous film started with $72.1 million dollars. At the moment none of these films have been released outside the US.
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So the situation could change taking into account what was collected in other countries. However, in relation to specialized critics, Sonic’s new adventure also wins; it has an average of 86% with 96 reviews.
Fuente: Paramount Pictures.
Regarding Mufasa it is at 56% with 157 media analysis. The evaluations of film fans are also different. Sonic 3: The Movie has 98% and Mufasa has 89%, so this could also explain why the second one is not doing well at the box office.
It is necessary to note that the averages mentioned above correspond to Rotten Tomatoes, which until now is the most popular site where this type of information appears.
BOX OFFICE:
Paramount’s ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ posted $6.5M last night in previews. That’s the official number from Paramount. Disney reports that ‘Mufasa’ did $3.3M https://t.co/tyzZW5VSjY
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) December 20, 2024
Mufasa, according to analysts’ calculations, should have started with $50 million dollars at the United States box office. So it’s below projections.
Regarding Sonic 3: The Movie, it seems that Paramount Pictures is so satisfied with the results that it approved a fourth installment in the series. It is clear that the company wants to take advantage of the momentum that this franchise has and, at the same time, the good reception from the audience.
Source: Disney.
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