In Jim Carrey's remarkable career, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is quickly rising to become another major blockbuster. Carrey's comeback as Dr. Robotnik, this time in a dual role, and past hits like Bruce Almighty ($484 million worldwide) and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (North America's highest-grossing film of 2000 with $261.

Two family films are dominating the holiday box office, with “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” winning the three-day weekend over “Mufasa” by a blue hair.

Although Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is expected to win the domestic box office battle in North America, things may look up for Mufasa on the global stage.

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,

Family films “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” and “Mufasa” dominated the Christmas weekend box office, according to studio estimates released Sunday. Paramount’s “Sonic” earned $38M, edging out Disney’s “Mufasa” haul of $37.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has made over $200 million worldwide, with $137 million from the domestic market. The movie might be on track to surpass the earnings of the first two films in the series. The entire Sonic trilogy might soon reach $1 billion of revenue at the international box office.