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US Box Office Weekend Report 8th - 10th April 2022: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 makes its debut on the US box office with $71 Million and replaces Morbius at the top

US Box Office Weekend Report 8th - 10th April 2022: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 makes its debut on the US box office with $71 Million and replaces Morbius at the top
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
A single weekend at the top for Morbius as video game adaptation Sonic the Hedgehog 2 makes its debut at the top on its box office debut.

Ambulance also makes its debut at number 4 this weekend while further down the box office a re-release of the 1997 movie Selena is new at 9 with $402,280.

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US box office top 5 weekend breakdown 8th - 10th April 2022

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

The school Spring Break holiday was the perfect time frame to release this video game sequel movie as it knocks the comic book film Morbius off the top after a single weekend.

The sequel to 2020's Sonic the Hedgehog takes over at the top with a fantastic $71 Million which beats the originals $58 Million debut from Valentines 2020.

With a fantastic debut gross the movie is already the 6th top movie of 2022.

Morbius

The unfavourable reception of the latest comic book movie from Marvel Studios is already showing its effect as the Sony Spiderverse movie falls to number 2 on its second weekend with $10.2 Million, a massive 74% drop.

A total gross of $57 Million takes it into the top 10 movies of 2022 but with a number of high profile movies coming in the following months it will not keep this position for long.

The Lost City~2022

The action comedy from starring Sandra Bullock falls to number 3 this weekend with $9.1 Million, a 38% drop, giving it a $68.8 Million total.

The movie has gained a solid audience and is the 7th top movie of 2022 so far.

Ambulance

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

The latest movie from action director Micheal Bay takes him away from the Transformers franchise and into a more 'realistic' scenario as he directs Jake Gyllenhaal to an $8.7 Million debut.

The Batman

Falling to number 5 on its 6th weekend of release the Caped Crusader takes $6.5 Million, a 40% drop which gives the movie a $359 Million total.

The movie can be considered a hit and is tracking just above Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice which had taken $325 Million at this point in its box office run.

The movie is the top film of 2022 in North America.

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