‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ zooms into first place at the domestic box office

Paramount Photos and Sega’s “Sonic the Hedgehog 2″ zoomed to the highest of the home field workplace this weekend, launching at $71 million based on estimates from measurement agency Comscore. The animated movie has shattered early field workplace projections, which maxed out round $60 million.

Demoted to second place was Sony and Marvel’s “Morbius,” which suffered a steep 74% drop in its sophomore weekend, including $10.2 million for a North American cumulative of $57.1 million. Arriving in fourth place was Common Photos’ “Ambulance,” which opened to $8.8 million.

In “Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” the titular furry blue protagonist (voiced by Ben Schwartz) faces an equally fluffy new menace, Knuckles the Echidna (Idris Elba), who has joined Dr. Robotnik’s (Jim Carrey) ongoing quest conquer Earth. The household journey additionally stars James Marsden, Colleen O’Shaughnessey and Tika Sumpter.

Directed by Jeff Fowler, the cartoon sequel fared considerably higher than its predecessor, which debuted at $58 million domestically in February 2020. On overview aggregation web site Rotten Tomatoes, the second “Sonic” earned a middling 67% ranking, however scored a glowing A grade from audiences polled by CinemaScore.

Helmed by Michael Bay, “Ambulance” is a remake of the 2005 Danish crime drama of the identical identify starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Eiza González. The motion flick posted a mediocre 69% on Rotten Tomatoes however drew a good A-minus from audiences polled by CinemaScore.

Increasing to vast launch this weekend was A24’s “All the things In every single place All at As soon as,” which completed in sixth place and grossed $6.1 million for a North American cumulative of $8.4 million. Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the zany sci-fi epic starring Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong and Jamie Lee Curtis notched a superb 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Rounding out the highest 5 are Paramount Photos’ “The Misplaced Metropolis,” which added $9.2 million in its third weekend for a North American cumulative of $68.9 million, and Warner Bros. and DC’s “The Batman,” which amassed $6.5 million in its sixth weekend for a North American cumulative of $359 million.

Opening vast subsequent weekend is Warner Bros. “Incredible Beasts: The Secrets and techniques of Dumbledore,” the most recent installment within the “Harry Potter” spinoff franchise.