Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is now the top-grossing video game movie ever

Sonic the Hedgehog 2,Sega announces that it is now the top-grossing film based upon a videogame. Sega announced Friday that the worldwide box-office revenue reached $331.64million (and counting). Sonic the Hedgehog 2, has surpassed the previous record-holder — the original Sonic the Hedgehog, which earned $319.71 million in 2020, just beating out the $314.1 million gross of 2017’s Resident Evil: Chapter Four.

The sequel arrived in cinemas on April 8th. Sonic franchise staples Knuckles the Echidna (Idris Elba) and Miles “Tails” Prower (Colleen O’Shaughnessey) joined the speeding blue hedgehog this time around. Ben Schwartz returned to his Sonic role, while Jim Carrey and James Marsden were back as Dr. Robotnik and Dr. Robotnik human characters, respectively.

This was the Sonic film that defied all odds. After Paramount Pictures’ initial trailer in early 2019 revealed a … less-than-popular look for Sonic, the movie went back into production to give visual effects artists the opportunity to redesign the beloved character. With a new release date — hitting in February 2020, right before the pandemic — Sonic the HedgehogThe race was won. It was the launchpad for the second race.

Find out more Sonic the Hedgehog 2,You can also check our second interview where Patrick Gill interviews Sonic actor Ben Schwartz.