Comscore's Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, "It's game over for the video game movie curse at the box office as Paramount's 'Sonic The Hedgehog' obliterates expectations with a $100 million global debut including a number one North American opening weekend of $57 million and $43 million earned in 40 international territories in what should be considered a big win for the genre this weekend."

The top 3 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, February 16, are below.

1. Sonic The Hedgehog - Paramount Pictures - $100.0M
2. Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn) - Warner Bros. - $40.1M
3. Bad Boys For Life - Sony - $22.4M

The top 3 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, February 16, are below.

1. Sonic The Hedgehog - Paramount - $57.0M
2. Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn) - Warner Bros. - $17.1M
3. Blumhouse's Fantasy Island - Sony - $12.4M