'Sonic the Hedgehog' breaks Marvel's decade-long record of highest-grossing superhero film

Sonic Hedgehog was released earlier this year, on February 14, 2020. It garnered great responses from audiences and was a success at box office. w, movie has become highest-grossing superhero film of year and broke a decade-long streak of Marvel.

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'Sonic Hedgehog' ends Marvel’s 10-year run as highest-grossing superhero movie

According to a recent Wikipedia chart for highest-grossing superhero films by year, ted by a Reddit user, Sonic Hedgehog has topped collections at ticket windows in 2020. It has bought in more than $300 million at worldwide box office against a budget of $90 million. movie made its way to list by breaking Marvel’s 10-years domination.

Marvel movies, mainly it’s Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) projects, have been ruling list for last decade. From 2009 to 2019, it was a Marvel film that topped highest-grossing superhero movie of year chart. But in 2020, Marvel movie could hit atres due to COVID-19 pandemic. So with presence in cinemas across globe, Sonic Hedgehog led genre by a good margin.

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Sonic Hedgehog faced competition with DC’s Birds of Prey, which was also released in February 2020. However, Margot Robbie starrer could t match expectations at box office even after receiving good reviews from audiences. film earned around $201 million at worldwide box office. It means that Sonic is ahead by a whopping $100 million in highest-grossing superhero film on 2020 chart.

spot of Sonic Hedgehog could be temporary. Ar DC Extended Universe (DCEU) project will be making its way to atres. Wonder Woman 1984, starring Gal Gadot in lead, is currently scheduled to arrive on big screen on December 23, 2020. tent pole is one of  highly awaited projects. So, WW84 has potential to overthrow Sonic, but only if it releases on its currently scheduled date. neless, Marvel’s streak is sure to remain broken as MCU film will be getting a atrical release this year.

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Sonic Hedgehog is an action-adventure comedy film based on video game franchise of same name published by Sega. Directed by Jeff Fowler, it features Ben Schwartz as voice of titular character, with Jim Carrey as Doctor Robotnik, as well as James Marsden, Natasha Rothwell, Tika Sumpter, Adam Pally, and Neal McDough. success of film has led to development of a sequel.