As for Paramount’s super Sonic, it’s now set a new record as the franchise’s highest-grossing title with $420M global through Sunday, besting the $405M of Sonic 2. Of that, $203.5M is from 64 offshore markets. The holdover drop was 36% internationally this session, during which it added $15.2M .

Mufasa and Sonic 3, two of the most anticipated franchise releases of recent times, have both been thriving at the global box office. As of Sunday, January 12, the former film has emerged as the frontrunner,

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

This has been a solid holdover box office weekend with milestones crossed and neared for the major titles in release as we come off a strong end to 2024