Sonic the Hedgehog is poised to finally hit theaters this Friday on Valentines Day, and right now the bookies are projecting a big opening weekend for the movie at the domestic box office. More specifically, current box office estimates for the Sega and Paramount movie have it coming in somewhere between $43 and $48 million over the weekend, with a four-day forecast of $50 to $60 million. Right now, the movie is reportedly trending comparably to Detective Pikachu, and if reviews are favorable, there’s a good chance it could crack the top five Presidents Day opening weekends of all time.

As you may know, this is substantially higher than what Birds of Prey came in at recently. The new DC Comics movie is underperforming so far, having only made between $33 to $35 million in its opening weekend after being projected to make $45-60 million. Of course, before it’s all said and done, Sonic the Hedgehog could come in lower, but unless reviews aren’t great, it likely won’t.

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