Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Becomes Second Highest Grossing Video Game Adaptation

The film achieved an impressive result, becoming the second most successful video game adaptation in terms of box office in history. Its total box office receipts exceeded $462 million, second only to Super Mario Bros. Movie with $1.362 billion. The top 5 also included Pokemon: Detective Pikachu ($450 million), Warcraft ($439 million) and Rampage ($428 million). A full list of video game adaptations with box office in descending order is available here.

At the same time, as noted by the media, Sonic 3 can be considered the most successful live-action adaptation of the game, since the leader of the rating is CG animation. It is also worth noting that the total box office receipts of the entire Sonic trilogy exceeded a billion dollars. And ahead is the fourth part, the premiere of which is scheduled for spring 2027.