The Sonic movie franchise is starting to pick up speed. After Sonic the Hedgehog 2 opened to over $70 million domestically earlier this year, it was inevitable that a third film would follow. The date that the third film was selected was surprising.
The third Sonic the Hedgehog movie will be released on December 20, 2024. It is a prime holiday release date that will allow the film room to play through the end of the year. It is a prime release date and Disney has been sitting on it for a long time. There will be a show down with the blue Na'vi people on December 20, 2024.
This is a significant event. The highest grossing film of all time isAvatar. There is nothing else to say. The film made more money than any other movie. It will be closer to $3 billion when it is rereleased on September 23. It won't be enough to hit three billion, but it's impressive. That is all leading up to the December 16 release of Avatar: The Way of Water. A film that everyone is so confident will be a mega-hit, it allows the director to work on a sequel years before the film is released.
It's kind of shocking that Sonic landed on that date after the previous two films. No one would have blinked if the company had simply said "January 2025" It was a huge vote of confidence in Sonic, a huge slap in the face to the movie, or maybe both. It is staggeringly brazen when you realize that the same four-quadrant family audience is being targeted by both Sonic andAvatar. It's certain that one will suck off the other. Which one will prevail? Of course it would happen. There are a lot of different release dates. It's also the case forAvatars.
There is a chance that a new Star Wars movie won't be released in December. It is not on the schedule right now. For years, Disney has had a plan to swap the two films on Christmas. There is a chance that a new Star Wars movie will not be ready for at least the next five years. Is it possible that it will come out in 24 years? What does that mean for the movie? It's anyone's guess.
Sonic is prepared to take on any of them. Just a few years ago, no one could have predicted this.
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