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

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

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

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.

This weeks top 10 US Box Office films

1. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - $72,105,176
2. Morbius - $10,201,332
3. The Lost City - $9,027,813
4. Ambulance - $8,699,630
5. The Batman - $6,458,465
6. Everything Everywhere All At Once - $6,059,263
7. Uncharted - $2,634,821
8. Spider-Man: No Way Home - $626,327
9. Dog - $514,606
10. X - $359,067

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After working for Ritz Video Film Hire, later Blockbuster Express, it cemented his interest in film and gave him the drive to go to university with the intention of working in the industy.

6 years of college/university studying film and Culture and he decided to take a different path, so he taught himself to develop websites.

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