The Lion King ahead of the lucrative Christmas week, Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has now emerged as the franchise's top-grossing installment at the domestic box office. The movie has been playing in theaters for less than 20 days,

In a press release, SEGA announced that the Sonic the Hedgehog film series has now hit the $1 billion milestone in global revenue. The announcement was made by SEGA President and COO, Representative Director Shuji Utsumi, that the Sonic the Hedgehog film series has now grossed over $1 billion ( (¥157B) in the global box office.

Fellow Sega Genesis kids would agree that Miles “Tails” Prower has saved our asses countless times thanks to using his star features as a rotor. So seeing him bust that move out for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in order to throw Sonic through G.U.N. Headquarters’ laser shield was something I could truly relate to.

The South Korean box office witnessed “Harbin” fortify its dominant position during the weekend of January 3-5, 2025, while “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” made a notable ascent into fourth place. According to Kobis,

Mufasa: The Lion King trades places with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 at the top of the box office this weekend. See our full report.

Reflecting back on 2024, it was a notably up and down year for films at the box office. The labor battles of 2023 forced some major schedule changes that had a big impact, and there were some notable flops and down periods,

As 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3' continues to flourish at the box office, the Sega movie franchise has grossed $1 billion at the worldwide box office.