Sonic the Hedgehog
2020 1h 39m movie Film Japan

Sonic the Hedgehog

“A whole new speed of hero.”

Synopsis

“A whole new speed of hero.”

Powered with incredible speed, Sonic The Hedgehog embraces his new home on Earth. That is, until Sonic sparks the attention of super-uncool evil genius Dr. Robotnik. Now it’s super-villain vs. super-sonic in an all-out race across the globe to stop Robotnik from using Sonic’s unique power for world domination.

Audience Engagement

8,901
Reviews
100th
Review-volume percentile
96th
Popularity percentile

8,901 audience reviews — more than 100% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 96th percentile among Japan films.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Sonic the Hedgehog. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Original Film

Action + Science Fiction in Japan

324 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Sonic the Hedgehog itself).

The 2019–2021 Japan Window

Sonic the Hedgehog holds position #229 of 500 Japan films in the 2019–2021 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
    #1

    Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D

    ★ 8.9 · 2019
  2. Revue Starlight: The Movie
    #2

    Revue Starlight: The Movie

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  3. Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
    #3

    Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger

    ★ 8.8 · 2021
  4. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
    #4

    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

    ★ 8.7 · 2019
  5. Police in a Pod
    #5

    Police in a Pod

    ★ 8.7 · 2021
  6. Jujutsu Kaisen
    #6

    Jujutsu Kaisen

    ★ 8.6 · 2020
  7. Dr. STONE
    #7

    Dr. STONE

    ★ 8.6 · 2019
  8. The Rising of the Shield Hero
    #8

    The Rising of the Shield Hero

    ★ 8.6 · 2019

The 2020s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sonic the Hedgehog premiered alongside 149 others.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$85.0M
Budget
$319.7M
Revenue
$234.7M
Net Profit
3.8×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 39m runtime, production spent $859K per minute on screen and earned $3.2M per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 149 other Japan films in 2020.

The 4079th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Sonic the Hedgehog, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • live action and animation · 5
  • hedgehog · 2
  • bar fight · 1
  • flossing · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • duringcreditsstinger · 26
  • video game · 23
  • road trip · 23
  • california · 20
  • cop · 13
  • live action remake · 9
  • san francisco · 8
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • friendship · 134
  • based on video game · 90

Reception Benchmarks

7.3
TMDB Rating
8,901
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,529 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #652 of 1,714 (top 38%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
All Production CountriesJapan, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesOriginal Film, Blur Studio, Marza Animation Planet, Paramount, SEGA
Runtime1h 39m
Release DateFebruary 12, 2020
IMDbtt3794354
Official Sitewww.paramountmovies.com

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