If there were any lingering doubts about video game films, Sonic the Hedgehog has since left them in the dust.In its opening weekend, Sonic the Hedgehog earned a record-breaking $57 million at the domestic box office, with professional critics largely positive in their reviews for the film. However, audience scores on review aggregate sites indicate audiences have been even more receptive to the movie, with the film receiving an A grade on CinemaScore.
Similarly, the film's audience score on Rotten Tomatoes is currently at an impressive 95%, well over its corresponding professional critics' score of 65%.
The live-action film features Sonic entering the real world, where he encounters a sheriff and his wife. Searching for his lost rings to reopen a portal to his world, Sonic is pursued by evil robotics scientist Doctor Ivo Robotnik, who plots to use the rings for his own nefarious purposes.
Jeff Fowler's Sonic the Hedgehog stars Ben Schwartz as Sonic and Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik, with James Marsden, Neal McDonald, Tika Sumpter, Adam Pally and Natasha Rothwell. The film is now in theaters.