Box Office: ‘Sonic 2’ Booms to 71 Million, Michael Bay’s ‘Ambulance’ Stalls

Sonic-the-Hedgehog-2-2022-movie-posters/”>Sonic the Hedgehog 2” powered to 71 million in its domestic box office debut, a hopeful indication that family audiences are feeling better about returning to movie theaters.In taking the No.

1 spot, Paramount’s kid friendly film towered over Sony’s Marvel adaptation “Morbius” and Universal’s Michael Bay action-adventure “Ambulance,” which debuted in fourth place with a disappointing 8.7 million.Ticket sales for “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” set a new high watermark for video game adaptations, supplanting the opening weekend record established by its predecessor, 2020’s “Sonic the Hedgehog.” The first movie collected 58 million in its first three days of release and ended the President’s Day holiday weekend with a mighty 70 million.“This is an outstanding opening,” said David A.

Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research.

“With solid reviews and very good audience scores, ‘Sonic’ is going to have a strong run.”Jeff Fowler returned

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