‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ sprints back to the top of the box office

Sonic is a chronic box office winner.

“Sonic the Hedgehog 3” sprinted once again to the No. 1 spot on its second Friday in theaters, reeling in $12.6 million, according to The Numbers.

The action-adventure flick surpassed $100 million in sales in North America in its first eight days of release, according to Variety.

“Sonic the Hedgehog 3” surpassed $100 million in sales in North America in its first eight days of release. AP

Paramount Pictures is already making plans for a fourth installment of the series, based on the Sega video games, which is slated to be released in 2027.

“Mufasa: The Lion King” remained in second place, with earnings of $12 million.

The Walt Disney Pictures musical drama — which cost a whopping $200 million to make — is projected to earn $58 million over the five-day holiday weekend.

Gothic horror “Nosferatu,” which was released on Wednesday, took third, with sales of $7.25 million.

The remake of the 1922 silent film of the same name stars Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Willem Dafoe and Lily-Rose Depp, the daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis.

The Post called the film a “skin-crawling remake” that “comes in at about 98% dread” and praised its casting as “a fang of beauty.”

“Mufasa: The Lion King” is a prequel and sequel to 2019’s “The Lion King,” which was a remake of the original 1994 animated Disney movie. AP

“Nosferatu’s” Lily-Rose Depp “surely learned a thing or two about the undead from her father, Johnny Depp,” The Post said. AP

Landing in fourth was “Wicked,” moving down a notch from last week and taking in $6.83 million on its sixth Friday in theaters.

“Moana 2” fell down one spot to fifth, with a $6.3 million-dollar take.

The family adventure has made history, becoming one of the top 20 highest-grossing PG movies of all time, as per Collider.

It has also been crowned the fourth highest grossing movie domestically of 2024.