‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Collects $3M In Thursday Night Previews

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Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog earned $3 million in preview screenings on Thursday night.

Decades after Sonic the Hedgehog first debuted in SEGA video of the same name, the classic hero will finally make the leap to silver screen in a feature film from Paramount. Last night, preview screenings for Sonic the Hedgehog began at 5:00 p.m. at t 3,150 locations, where it collected $3 million.

Tracking and industry estimates project Sonic the Hedgehog will earn $40 million to $50 million over the 4-day weekend. For comparison’s sake, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World garnered $55 million in its opening weekend after earning $3 million in previews.

Here is the official synopsis for Sonic the Hedgehog:

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG is a live-action adventure comedy based on the global blockbuster video game franchise from Sega that centres on the infamously brash bright blue hedgehog. The film follows the (mis)adventures of Sonic as he navigates the complexities of life on Earth with his newfound – human – best friend Tom Wachowski (James Marsden). Sonic and Tom join forces to try and stop the villainous Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) from capturing Sonic and using his immense powers for world domination.

Directed by Jeff Fowler from a script written by Patrick Casey, Josh Miller, and Oren Uziel, Sonic the Hedgehog features the voice talent of Ben Schwartz as the titular character and stars James Marsden as sheriff Tom Wachowski, Jim Carrey as Dr. Ivo Robotnik, Neal McDonough as US Army Major Bennington, Tika Sumpter as Mrs. Wachowski, Lee Majdoub as Stone, and Frank C. Turner as Crazy Carl. Adam Pally, Natasha Rothwell, Debs Howard, and Elfina Luk also star in undisclosed roles.

Sonic the Hedgehog will be released in theaters on February 14, 2020.

Source: Deadline

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