Refresh for latest…: Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is off and running overseas, where the threequel officially began rollout on Wednesday after last week’s sizable previews.
Through Sunday, and with previews included, the little critter has amassed $74M from 52 offshore markets. That lifts the global tally to $211.5M; recall that Sonic started domestically last session.
Overall, we’re seeing a healthy holiday frame with family fare the big draw including Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King (which saw royal holds) and Moana 2 (also holding and closing in on $900M worldwide) as well as Universal’s Wicked which has now become the biggest stage musical adaptation ever globally.
Taking the newest overseas entry first, the Jeff Fowler-directed Sonic 3 raced in with the biggest overseas start of the franchise.
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