Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has beat the unique movie by scoring $331.64 million on the international field workplace. That makes it essentially the most profitable online game adaptation of all time.

That’s a powerful outcome for the film, which debuted on April 8 within the U.S. and on March 31 outdoors the U.S. That’s excellent news for Sega, which owns the Sonic sport franchise and co-produced the film with Paramount Footage. The sooner movie hit $319.71 million after opening in 2020.

Based mostly on the worldwide blockbuster videogame franchise from SEGA, the Sonic the Hedgehog movie collection tells the story of the world’s quickest hedgehog as he embraces his new house on Earth.

The movie additionally been successful around the globe, debuted at No. 1 in 47 markets, together with the U.Okay., France, Australia, and different international locations, in addition to sturdy gross sales in Mexico and Brazil.

The movie’s U.S. field workplace gross topped $162.74 million, surpassing the earlier movie’s $148.97 million, breaking the earlier file for the top-grossing video game-based movie adaptation of all time. It additionally recorded $168.9 million internationally and has reached $331.64 million worldwide, surpassing its predecessor.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is coming to Japan on August 19. Directed by Jeff Fowler, the movie’s forged included James Marsden, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter, and Natasha Rothwell.

For the reason that 1991 launch of the primary Sonic the Hedgehog sport, the Sonic collection has gained worldwide recognition, with SEGA producing 1.38 billion models /DL of the collection to this point. Along with video games, SEGA is growing a wide range of initiatives globally, together with motion pictures, animation, music, and merchandising. The following movie is predicted in 2023 or later.