‘Sonic The Hedgehog 2,’ ‘Morbius, ‘The Bad Guys’ Lead U.K. Box Office
variety.comNaman Ramachandran The school half-term holidays saw the release of family-friendly fare at the U.K. and Ireland box office and consequently Paramount’s animated sequel “Sonic The Hedgehog 2” claimed the box office crown.
The film debuted with £4.9 million ($6.5 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.The other big family targeted release, Universal’s “The Bad Guys,” debuted in third place with $2.2 million.
Debuting in second place was considerably darker fare, Sony’s “Morbius,’ which collected £3.2 million. After four weeks at the top, Warner Bros.’ “The Batman” dropped down to fourth position in its fifth weekend with £1.2 million and now has a total of £37.8 million.
Rounding off the top five was Universal’s “Ambulance,” which collected £273,015 in its second weekend for a total of £1.1 million.
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