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.

Barry Jenkins' live-action "Lion King" prequel may be the pride of the global box office, but the "Sonic" threequel swept the domestic charts.

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.