Sonic the Hedgehog 3, a film that touched the theatres on the grounds of the United States on December 20, 2024, is killing the sacrificial lamb that is, beating the competition of Mufasa: The Lion King along with the box office this weekend. Directed by Jeff Howler, the action-adventure comedy collected USD 62 million across North America in its opening weekend and has grossed USD 150 million on New Year’s Eve.
By January 7, 2025, it had already crossed the USD 191 million mark in domestic earnings to become the highest grossing by far of all films in the Sonic series ever in North America. It is anticipated that the movie could exceed USD 250 million in lifetime earnings.
Its global gross of USD 350 million puts it on course thus far to be the highest-grossing Sonic movie of all time. Here, once again, it has trumped all of its predecessors, with revenues of some USD 319 million for 2020 and those for its sequel both likely reaching revenue of approximately USD 405 million in 2022. Emilio Estevez’s outrageous threequel is likely to take the final bow with some USD 550 million worldwide.
Its box office performance then has turned out remarkable for the stiff competition this one faces from Mufasa: The Lion King. With a production budget that was less by 45%, Sonic 3 proved to be more profitable.
The movie debuted in 3761 theatres, satisfying some one billion audiences globally. Sonic 3 opened in India on January 3, 2025, but it’s not being seen so widely since Mufasa is being carried heavily by Shah Rukh Khan and Mahesh Babu, but eventually, it does speak volumes in favor of the film in North America, scoring yet another milestone for the *Sonic* franchise.
