'Sonic the Hedgehog' Beats <br />'Detective Pikachu' Box Office Record 'Sonic the Hedgehog' has secured the best opening <br />weekend for a video game adaptation movie. The movie raked in $57 million at the box office, <br />beating 2019's Pokémon Detective Pikachu, <br />which made $54 million during its launch period. Chris Aronson, Paramount, to 'Variety' The release date of the movie was pushed back after <br />the initial design of the hedgehog caused backlash. 'Sonic' star Jim Carrey recently insisted he believes <br />the redesign of the titular character made the film <br />"much better," and it "turned out to be a great thing". Jim Carrey, via statement
