The Success Of The New ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Movie
After all the drama surrounding the new live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie, it has gone on to have one of the best opening weekends at the box office for a gaming adaptation.

According to Variety, Sonic the Hedgehog made $57 million at the US box office during its launch weekend, for a global total of $100 million. That beats Detective Pikachu, that made $54 million in its opening weekend last year and was the previous record holder.

While the reviews are a bit mixed, the audience reaction has been very positive. Something that my colleague Paul Tassi correctly points out to do with being of a certain age and having grown up with the original games.

The main point here though is that the fact that Paramount changed the character design of Sonic after the initial version horrified gamers the world over. In doing so, they listened to their audience and had the character brought more in line with the original games, to the extent that it delayed the release of the film.