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MGM is looking to bring back the classic animated character Pink Panther in a big way as it has set Jeff Fowler direct a new live-action/CGI hybrid feature film centered on the iconic cat. Chris Bremner will write MGM’s modern reimagining, with Lawrence Mirisch, Julie Andrews Edwards of Geoffrey Productions…

Paramount has reupped its first-look deal with producer Neal Moritz, giving the acclaimed producer a two-year extension on his current pact. It extends the studio's relationship with Moritz through December 2023. "I am thrilled to extend this relationship with Neal and Original Film, which already has been so fruitful…

Paramount Pictures and Sega Sammy have set a sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog in motion. Jeff Fowler will return to direct from a screenplay by original scribes Pat Casey and Josh Miller. Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, and Toru Nakahara will return to produce with Hajime Satomi, Haruki Satomi, and Tim Miller serving as…

Paramount’s hit winter feature Sonic the Hedgehog, which charted the best opening ever for a videogame movie at $100M WW, will be available for digital purchase on March 31, followed by a 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and for rental on demand or disc on May 19. The pic was part of the studio’s turnaround under 20th…

UPDATE, writethru: Disney/Pixar's Onward topped the global and international box office chart this weekend, but came in vastly below projections. A $68M worldwide start includes just $28M from 47 material offshore markets. That's well under the $40M-$55M range the industry was seeing ahead of the weekend. The spread…

UPDATE, writethru: Universal/Blumhouse's The Invisible Man made its first appearance at the international box office this weekend, scaring up $20.2M in 47 markets. Combined with the strong domestic start, the Leigh Whannell-directed pic debuted to $49.2M globally. In like-for-like offshore openings, the Elisabeth…

Paramount’s China office has announced that it’s pushing the release date of Sonic the Hedgehog due to the coronavirus outbreak with a future date TBD. The Jeff Fowler-directed movie recently clocked past $203M WW this past weekend. Note, no other Hollywood movies in the PRC have been officially dated or moved in the…

UPDATE, writethru: Paramount's Sonic The Hedgehog continues to be top critter of the litter at the global and international box office this weekend with an added $38.3M from 56 overseas markets. That brings the offshore cume to $96.5M and worldwide to $203.1M. Sonic raced into an additional 16 hubs this frame, with…

5th Update Sunday AM FINAL writethru w/chart after Saturday 10:41PM: In the back and forth for No. 1 between Disney/20th Century Studios’ The Call of the Wild and Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog, the blue critter is back on top. Paramount is reporting this morning a $26.3M 3-day (-55%) after a Saturday of $12.1M, +89%…

UPDATED, Monday AM: Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog will hit $70 million in four days, according to the studio, after a $16.5M Sunday that is down 20% from Saturday. The pic based on the Sega character remains the best domestic opening for a video game property on the big screen on both a three-day and four-day basis…

UPDATE, writethru: Paramount's Sonic The Hedgehog raced to a $100M worldwide opening this weekend, including $43M from the international box office, and a domestic record for a videogame pic. The adaptation of Sega's globally popular property is playing in 40 offshore markets, repping 60% of the overseas footprint…

OK, so I confess I wouldn’t know Sonic the Hedgehog from Sonic the Hedgefund. Nor do I really care about a film version about a 1990s video game sensation and a speed demon character that hits 265 mph while basically taking a stroll. So take this all with a grain of salt: Sonic the Hedgehog  isn’t my thing, but it coul…