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| Paramount's big-budget film "Sonic the Hedgehog" has taken a little over 742 million won ($624,000) at the box office since its premiere on Feb. 12. Courtesy of Lotte Entertainment |
By Lee Gyu-lee
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| A poster for fantasy adventure "Sonic the Hedgehog"/ Courtesy of Lotte Entertainment |
The fantasy adventure, based on Sega's video game, is roaring to the top of the U.S. box office since hitting theaters on Feb. 14, grossing $75 million.
But despite its U.S. success, the movie started seventh on the local box office chart and has remained below the top four with 104,240 ticket sales as of Wednesday.
Directed by Jeff Fowler, the film revolves around local town sheriff Tom Wachowski (James Marsden) and the hedgehog Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz), teaming up to reclaim Sonic's lost rings and escape the genius villain Doctor Robotnik (Jim Carrey).
The film was initially slated to premiere last November. But when its trailer sparked criticism of the CGI work on Sonic, the distributor Paramount Pictures delayed its debut to redesign the furry character to look less like a human.
