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‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Sprints Home to Streaming After Huge Box Office Run
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The latest installment in the Sonic the Hedgehog series earned the strongest reviews of the franchise so far and outran its predecessors at the box office. The threequel stars Ben Schwartz as Sonic, Idris Elba as Knuckles, Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Tails, Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik, James Marsden as Tom Wachowski, and Keanu Reeves as Shadow.
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Where to Watch Sonic the Hedgehog 3
After opening in theaters on Dec. 20 and initially keeping Mufasa off the top of the box office charts, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was made available to stream on Paramount+ on Feb. 18.
The first two installments of the franchise, released in 2020 and 2022, are also streaming on Paramount+. Paramount+ is available with Showtime for $12.99/mo or $7.99/mo for the Essential plan. As for the physical release, the Blu-Ray is expected to land on April 15, and is available to pre-order now.
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In addition to the 4K, Blu-Ray, and DVD release, Sonic will be released as a Steelbook with variant cover art, and it’s available to pre-order now.
The franchise is based on the hit video game series, which originally debuted on the Sega Genesis. The character’s popularity outlasted the console, and games have since been released for Nintendo, PlayStation, XBOX, and mobile.
Sonic‘s success has proven the staying power of video game adaptations, with series like Fallout and The Last of Us shining on the small screen and films like The Super Mario Bros. Movie raking in huge sums of money at the box office. Bucking the trend of most trilogies, the Sonic films have gotten progressively higher Rotten Tomatoes ratings, with the latest installment notching a respectable 85%.
Paramount has continued to build out an extended universe around the speedy mammal. In addition to the films, Paramount+ debuted Knuckles in 2024, with Idris Elba reprising his role from the franchise and Adam Pally costarring. The series is streaming exclusively on Paramount+.
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