Holiday moviegoing may begin in earnest on Christmas, but we can’t ignore that there 95% of K-12 schools are off today - and colleges too. Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3, after coming in lower than expected at $60.

The video game adaptation scored the second-best December openings ever for a PG-rated pic as Disney's follow-up to 2019's 'The Lion King' came in notably behind expectations.

Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Has The Tenth Biggest Opening Weekend Of 2024, But It's A Middle-Of-The-Pack Start Franchise-wise As noted above, there is a lot of runway for the film to become a big hit in the coming weeks,