‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Holds on to #1; ‘Call of the Wild’ Overperforms into Second

Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog managed to hold off 20th Century’s The Call of the Wild for a second weekend at #1, topping $106 million after just ten days in release and already ranking as the fourth largest video game adaptation domestically of all-time.

Stx’s release Brahms: The Boy II currently holds a narrow lead for a fourth place finish while truTV’s release of Impractical Jokers: The Movie managed to land just outside the top ten despite playing in just 357 locations.Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog dipped a little more than we anticipated, but still managed to hold on to the #1 spot at the weekend box office over its sophomore frame.

The film fell -55% compared to its strong debut last weekend and delivered an estimated $26.3 million over the three-day, pushing the film’s domestic cume over $106 million after just ten days in release.

The film now sits just behind The Angry Birds Movie

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