What If Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Is What Saves American Movie Theaters

A blue hedgehog with spiky hair and a need for speed may have just saved Hollywood. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 raced past the competition to the number one slot at the box office, earning an impressive $71 million over the weekend, indicating that audiences are feeling better about going back to movie theaters. Variety reports that box office sales for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 set a new record for video game adaptations, besting the opening weekend record established by none other than 2020’s Sonic the Hedgehog. Released over the President’s Day holiday weekend, weeks before COVID-19 shut down Hollywood, Sonic… Read Full Article