It was a neck and neck race this weekend at the box office between Sonic the Hedgehog and Call of the Wild, starring Harrison Ford and man’s best CGI friend.
In the end, Sonic edged out Call of the Wild, pulling in an estimated $26.3 million, which brings the video game adaptation to a grand total of $107 million domestically, per Variety.
Call of the Wild, which is based on Jack London’s famous novel from 1903, brought in an estimated $24.8 million, which is more than analysts predicted but still small compared to the film’s giant $135 million budget. Our own review of Call of the Wild said the the movie was all bark and no bite due to an “over-reliance on CGI.”
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Sonic vs. Wild wasn’t the only close contest this weekend. Horror flick Brahms: The Boy II fizzled with critics and movie-goers, nabbing $5.9 million for the weekend – which was just barely enough to overtakeBad Boys for Life’s fourth place spot. A spinoff/sequel to 2016’s The Boy, the film stars Katie Holmes, Ralph Ineson, and Owain Yeoman.
North American Box Office Estimates
Birds of Prey was third this weekend, with $7 million, finishing the weekend with an estimated $72 million total domestic take to date. The rest of the Top 10 contained Oscar winners 1917 and Parasite, which continue to do well in the wake of the Academy Awards, as well as holiday juggernaut Jumanji: The Next Level, which has now a whopping $311 million domestic haul.
TruTV’s Impractical Jokers: The Movie, in limited release, landed in 11th place, with $2.3 million.
Here are the Top 10 North American box office estimates for the (2-day) weekend (via Box Office Mojo)
- 1. Sonic the Hedgehog $26,300,000
- 2. Call of the Wild $24,820,000
- 3. Birds of Prey $7,005,000
- 4. Brahms: The Boy II $5,900,000
- 5. Bad Boys for Life $5,860,000
- 6. 1917 $4,400,000
- 7. Fantasy Island $4,185,000
- 8. Parasite $3,121,000
- 9. Jumanji: The Next Level $3,000,000
- 10 The Photograph $2,800,000
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Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.
Source: IGN.com Box Office: Sonic Narrowly Beats Call of the Wild