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…
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‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Has Biggest-Ever Opening For a Video Game Adaptation
An anonymous reader quotes The Wrap: “Sonic the Hedgehog” is giving Paramount its best box office news in over a year, with a currently 3-day opening weekend of $55 million to become the best opening weekend ever for a video game adaptation… The delayed release of this film prompted by an intense rejection of Sonic’s initial design is turning out to…
The New Sonic the Hedgehog Movie Trailer is a Giant Relief
You can almost hear the sigh of relief from the global Sega fan community. The new Sonic the Hedgehog movie trailer, which Paramount released this morning, is a giant improvement. From a report: Our spiky hero no longer looks like a nightmarish experiment in avant garde taxidermy. The human teeth have been extracted. He has big doe eyes, not the sinister…
Apple Arcade Will Be Available On September 19 For $4.99
Apple’s Arcade video game subscription service is launching on September 19 for $4.99 per month for up to six members in your family. “There will be new games released every month, and will have perks like game guides and sneak peeks,” reports Gizmodo. “In addition to a new Frogger, Apple also demoed new games Sayonara Wild Hearts and Shinsekai Into the…
They’re Making a Movie Based On the 1978 Game ‘Space Invaders’
The 1978 arcade game Space Invader will become a major motion picture, reports Engadget. “The writer behind the ‘Mortal Kombat’ reboot is involved.” Deadline reports:
It will take work fleshing this into a full-fledged alien-invasion movie, but the title is certainly a brand. In the game, a series of blocky aliens descended from the top of the screen to the bottom, and…
‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Movie is Getting Delayed To Redesign the Title Character
Director Jeff Fowler has announced that Paramount had delayed the release of ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ by three months, to allow the visual effects team some more time to work on the central character’s redesign. A report adds: To say that reaction to the first ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ trailer was mixed would be overly diplomatic. But at least fans were able to…
The First ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Trailer Sounds Absolutely Wild
Ever since the first images from the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog live action movie surfaced, fans have been in a frenzy—either because they’re excited about the cast and the potential of a new cinematic universe to be explored, or because they’re horrified by the realistic rendering of Sonic’s furry, muscular little body. On Thursday, a… Continue reading The First ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Trailer Sounds Absolutely Wild