Sonic the Hedgehog 3 surpasses $425 million worldwide, release date for 4th film announced

Everybody’s favorite hedgehog is a certified box office draw with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 speeding past $425 million in box office sales worldwide recently. To celebrate, Paramount Pictures has revealed the release date of the fourth Sonic film, which is March 19th, 2027. Currently, no further details are known about the fourth film. You can learn more about Sonic’s box office achievement below:

SEGA CORPORATION (Head Office: Shinagawa, Tokyo, President COO: Shuji Utsumi, hereinafter SEGA) is pleased to announce that the film Sonic the Hedgehog 3, co-produced with its U.S. subsidiary SEGA of America, Inc. (hereinafter SEGA of America) and Paramount Pictures Corporation (hereinafter Paramount Pictures), recorded a global box office of $425 million, surpassing the $405 million record of the previous film. The fourth installment of the film franchise is set to release in theaters on March 19, 2027 from Paramount Pictures.

The “Sonic the Hedgehog” series, a Hollywood film adaptation of SEGA’s popular game series, tells the story of Sonic, the world’s fastest hedgehog, as he embarks on adventures in the new setting of Earth. The preceding movie, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, released in 2022, a mysterious dark hero Shadow makes his movie debut, with the story set against the vibrant backdrop of Tokyo. The movie delivers the most expansive scale and supersonic action sequences in the series to date.

The film was released in the US on December 20 last year, and in its opening three days (December 20 to 22) it recorded box office revenue of $60.1 million dollars and debuted at No.1. Internationally, the film had the biggest opening of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. It has debuted at No. 1 in over 30 markets, including the U.K., Mexico, Italy, Australia, Poland, Malaysia, UAE, Turkey, Philippines, Panama, and Argentina.

It is also in theaters in Japan now. It opened on December 27 last year and has already made over 188.2 million yen, surpassing the box office revenue of the previous film to achieve 234 million yen and setting a record for the series in Japan.

The Sonic the Hedgehog film franchise has recently surpassed $1 billion in worldwide box office gross across its three movies.

Movie “Sonic the Hedgehog 3”

• Director: Jeff Fowler（”Sonic the Hedgehog” and “Sonic the Hedgehog 2”）
• Screenplay by: Pat Casey & Josh Miller and John Whittington
• Story by Pat Casey & Josh Miller
• Produced by: Neal H. Moritz（”Fast & Furious” series), Toby Ascher, Toru Nakahara, Hitoshi Okuno
• Executive Producers: Haruki Satomi, Shuji Utsumi, Yukio Sugino, Jeff Fowler, Tommy Gormley, Tim Miller
• Cast: Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Idris Elba, Keanu Reeves, Krysten Ritter, Lee Majdoub, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Shemar Moore, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, Alyla Browne, James Wolk
• Voice Over: Taishi Nakagawa, Koichi Yamadera, Subaru Kimura, Ryo Hirohashi, Yuichi Nakamura, Marina Inoue
• U.S. Release: Dec. 20, 2024 ■Original Title: Sonic the Hedgehog 3
• JP Release: Dec. 27, 2024　 ■Distribution: Towa Pictures
• Official site: sonic-movie.jp
• Copyright: ©2024 PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND SEGA OF AMERICA, INC.

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