is similar to "Detective Pikachu". Paramount's game-adapted movie "Sonic the Hedgehog" also uses a combination of live action and CG animation to produce . The opening of the film has achieved unexpected box office results and reputation. . "Sonic the Hedgehog" is adapted from the video game "Sonic Series" produced by Sega. Sonic is a hedgehog that can run faster than the speed of sound. Its games and animation works have taken the world by storm.
is a live-action film starring "Laser Eye" James Maisden, Ben Schwartz and Kim Carey. The story tells that the alien blue hedgehog is sent to earth due to an unexpected force. He will join forces with his new friend Tom (played by James Madden) to protect the earth and prevent the evil Doctor Egghead (played by Kim Carrey) from ruling the world.
"Sonic the Hedgehog" will be as high as $57 million in the North American box office in the first three days, and will easily win the North American weekend box office championship.
"Sonic the Hedgehog"'s first weekend score also broke , a game-adapted film record held by "Detective Pikachu" ($54.3 million). The latter lost to the powerful "Avengers 4:" "Endgame", but still easily rewritten Julie's version of "Tomb Raider" to maintain the 18-year-old tour film opening record (47.74 million US dollars). Comparing
with other game adaptations, "Sonic the Hedgehog" has surpassed the final North American box office of films such as "Warcraft" and "Assassin's Creed" in the first weekend. For the lead actor Kim Carey, the opening result of the film is second only to the starring "Fake God", which was released in 2003 and won $67.9 million at the box office during the opening weekend.
"Sonic the Hedgehog" accounted for 56% of the audience in the first weekend, and the proportion of men was the same as "Pikachu"; the group under the age of 25 accounted for 70%, which was much higher than the 61% of "Pikachu". The film has a stronger performance in the western and central south of the United States, while the proportion of Canada is lower than average. With the good market popularity and excellent reputation, the film is also expected to surpass the highest record of game adaptation created by "Detective Pikachu" last year ($144 million). The media evaluation of
"Sonic the Hedgehog" is only a passing level. Among the 196 reviews included in Rotten Tomatoes, 136 of them gave it positive reviews. The media praise rate reached 63%, with an average score of only 5.8, which was basically the same as "Pikachu". is one of the best game adaptation films in history. The 37 authoritative media included on the MetaCritic website gave the film an average of 46 points, which was not as good as the 52 points of "Pikachu".
"Los Angeles Times": "Sonic the Hedgehog" is just right to be interesting, warm and entertaining. (75/100)
"The Verge": "Sonic the Hedgehog" If Sonic is not simply integrated into the human world, it might become a better movie . Thanks to the cuteness of the characters, the film is still worth watching. (65/100)
"Hollywood Reporter": Director Fowler allowed the story of the film to spread out effectively. The role of Marsden made up for the simplification of the plot, but the role of Kim Kelly was too loose . (60/100)
"Sonic the Hedgehog" is scheduled to be released in the Mainland on February 28. Affected by the epidemic, it may be released as scheduled. However, the film party has not yet issued an official withdrawal statement.
