Who knew that hedgehogs were predatory creatures that could spring out of the ground and take down the king of the jungle in full?
Paramount’s $122M production Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the dominant heading into the Christmas frame with a $62M opening, well ahead of Disney’s $200M prequel Mufasa which is nothing to sing ‘Hakuna Matata’ about with a $35M start. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 gets an A CinemaScore and 5 stars/89% positive on PostTrak to Mufasa‘s A- and 85% positive.
But whoa, ho ho ho what happened yesterday? Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which on Friday looked like it was heading for a franchise best domestic opening, came up way short. Per Paramount, families repped 46% of their crowd through two days which is why business was lighter on Saturday.
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