Surprise, Sonic Is In A Tight Race With Call Of The Wild For Box Office Pack Leader

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What an interesting month February 2020 has turned out to be at the box office. First, Birds of Prey opens well below expectations, but doesn’t flop, then Sonic the Hedgehog goes from subject of ridicule to video game adaptation champ by opening big, and now we are on the verge of another surprising result. In its second weekend in release after a fantastic debut, Sonic the Hedgehog is in a tight race with The Call of the Wild for box office pack leader.


We won’t know for sure probably until some time Monday, but right now it looks like The Call of the Wild will pull off the upset and narrowly beat out Sonic the Hedgehog for the top spot at the weekend box office. The adaptation of Jack London’s classic novel starring Harrison Ford is on track to finish the weekend with $28 million from 3,752 domestic locations according to Variety.


A $28 million debut would be well above the pre-release expectations for the Disney-20th Century Studios title and might be enough to best Sega’s speedster. Sonic the Hedgehog surprised everyone by also blowing away expectations with a $70 million over President’s Day weekend. The Paramount movie is expected to slide 57% in its second frame to about $25 million from 4,198 locations.


If things bear out that way, that $3 million difference will give The Call of the Wild the edge and the box office crown in this battle of tales of man and CGI beast. Don’t feel too bad for Sonic the Hedgehog though, the Blue Blur should finish this weekend with roughly $105 million in its first 10 days in North America.