Sonic the Hedgehog’s latest weekend total allowed it to surpass Detective Pikachu and become the highest-grossing video game movie ever in the US. TheRichest reports: Sonic has now amassed $145.8 million domestically, while Detective Pikachu managed $144.1 million by the end of its run. Sonic has definitely taken a hit as it only brought in $2.58 million last weekend to limp past Detective Pikachu’s record. As for the worldwide record, it seems as if that will belong to Detective Piakchu for the foreseeable future. That’s the one element of Sonic’s success that has been affected by the worldwide pandemic we are in the midst of. The movie’s release has been delayed in China and as it stands as brought in $306.5 million worldwide. That’s a long way off the $433 million record set by Detective Pikachu.
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