After a strong first weekend, Paramount Pictures’ Sonic the Hedgehog 2 sequel surpassed industry expectations and surpassed the first film’s US$70 million debuts. According to estimates, the sequel earned an estimated US$70 million in its first weekend on the international market and an estimated US$141 million in its first weekend on the global market.
US box office tracker Box Office Mojo estimates the sequel made $26.5 million in its opening weekend. It brought in an additional $26,8 million on Saturday and an additional $17,7 million on Sunday, based on the most recent figures.
Paramount Pictures Revealed The film’s Logo After A Year Which Is Inspired By A Series
There were 4,234 screenings of the film in 4,234 theatres with an average ticket price of $6,258 per theatre. On Friday, preview screenings brought in $6.25 million, which was a significant boost for the film.
Retiring filmmaker Jeff Fowler as director and returning screenwriters Pat Casey and Josh Miller as scriptwriters, Paramount Pictures confirmed the project in June of 2020, just months after announcing it in May of that year. Toby Ascher and Hajime Satomi, who worked with Neal Moritz on previous projects, serve as executive producers for the new film.
In February 2021, Paramount Pictures revealed the film’s logo after a year of development. It was inspired by the series’ fox character Tails, who has two foxtails hanging from an orange number 2. As of March 2021, Fowler stated on Twitter that filming had begun the following day.
What Is Next!!
Knuckles will be played by Idris Elba, who first appeared in August as a possible cast member. As Tails, Colleen O’Shaughnessy will return in the next episode. Sonic Boom has been voiced by O’Shaughnessy since the animated series debuted in 2014.
The third Sonic the Hedgehog film and first live-action series based on the popular video games are in development, according to Paramount Pictures. It will be Idris Elba who plays Knuckles in the live-action series, which premieres on Paramount in 2023 and will feature Knuckles.
Who’s In The Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Cast, And Who’s Not?
It is expected that all of Sonic, The Hedgehog 2’s most important characters from the first film will be back. This sequel features Jim Carrey and Ben Schwartz reprising their roles as Dr. Robotnik and Sonic the Hedgehog (who is now called Dr. Eggman). James Marsden and Tika Sumpter reprise their roles as Tom and Maddie Wachowski.
As Knuckles and Tails, Idris Elba and Colleen O’Shaughnessy will make their film debuts. If you remember back to when he first voiced Tails in the video game series and the film, O’Shaughnessy was reprising his role. Agent Stone’s previous portrayer, Lee Majdoub, will return to the series. This film will feature notable actors such as Adam Pally, Shemar Moore, Natasha Rothwell, and more.
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