SonicMovie ignited with a massive $70 million over Presidents’ Day weekend, but it easily could have been a box office disaster
” had two of the most polarizing movie trailers in recent memory. Both caught fire online for all the wrong reasons after fans on social media torched the questionable CGI.
“I can’t remember another time there’s been a reset, but it was incredibly smart of everyone involved to listen to the fans and give them what they want,” said Messes behind the camera that spill into public consciousness can often signal trouble to audiences. Instead, the retooling of visual effects only heightened awareness and increased interest in the film. The live-action and CGI hybrid follows the world’s fastest hedgehog , who teams up with a local cop to defend the planet from a waxy mustached villain named Dr. Robotnik . As one of the only options for ticket buyers with young children, “Sonic” won over family crowds.
“Sonic” might have struggled at the box office even without the need for a high-profile redesign. Audiences, especially in the U.S., aren’t always receptive to movies based on video games. “Detective Pikachu” was a modest hit for Warner Bros. last year, but other attempts to turn video games into blockbuster movies like 2018’s “Tomb Raider” reboot, 2016’s “Assassin’s Creed” and “Warcraft” all faltered, in part because moviegoers felt they weren’t faithful to the source material.
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