20th Century Studios’ “The Call of the Wild” is doing better than industry projections expected, with Saturday morning estimates now projecting a $27.8 million opening for the family adaptation of Jack London’s short story.If that result holds after Saturday matinees, it will be enough to take the No.
1 spot from Paramount’s “Sonic-the-Hedgehog-2020-movie-posters/”>Sonic the Hedgehog,” which is currently estimated for a $24.8 million second weekend.
That’s a 57% drop from the film’s $58 million opening weekend, but consistent with the $25.1 million second weekend earned by “Detective Pikachu” last May.
It also makes “Sonic” the first Paramount release in over a year to cross the $100 million domestic mark, the last being the “Transformers” spinoff “Bumblebee.”Also Read: Could ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Speed Paramount’s Recovery at the Box Office?“Call of the Wild” is receiving strong audience reception with an A- on CinemaScore and a 4/5 on Postrak.
Critics have also
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