A revamped Sonic the Hedgehog is looking much less creepy.

Only a few months ago, Sonic the Hedgehog had been written off by most.

After the release of its first trailer in May 2019, people reacted in horror at the little CGI blue furball.

Fans weren’t down with the eyes, they weren’t down with the teeth. It was going to be a “disaster”, many cried.

The studio delayed the release of the movie, went back in and re-animated the iconic video game character so that it looked less humanistic – because if you’re a super-fast blue hedgehog with enormous cartoon eyes, you’re not supposed to look realistic. Did uncanny valley not come up?

Well, the extra months in post-production really paid off because Sonic the Hedgehog is speeding all the way to the bank.

The movie broke records to nab the highest US opening for a movie based on a video game with a $US57 million box office, eking out a lead over Pokemon: Detective Pikachu’s $US54 million. It was also well above the studio’s projection of $US40 million, according to Variety.

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After a few days in release, Sonic the Hedgehog has raked in $US111 million with $US43 million coming from international markets.

The movie, which currently has a 63 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes follows Sonic as he tries to find friendship and survive a villainous pursuit by the unhinged Dr Robotnik (Jim Carrey).

In Australia, it was the highest grossing movie last week, taking in $3.87 million, ahead of the Birds of Prey’s second week earnings of $2.59 million.

Two-time Oscar winner 1917 continued to stay strong in ticket sales in third spot with $1.20 million while Emma debuted to $1.07 million.

Best Picture Oscar winner Parasite, the first non-English language winner of the Academy’s top prize, had its best week in Australia since it was released in June. It was ranked 7th and took in $749,000 last week after distributor Madman expanded the movie to 90 screens across the country. Parasite has also been released on digital home entertainment.

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