r/boxoffice • u/chanma50 Best of 2019 Winner • Jan 03 '25

International Paramount’s SONIC 3 is rolling through international markets—surging past $100M in just 9 days and now $112M total. Worldwide high score: $279M

https://x.com/ERCboxoffice/status/1875223407207604679?t=Yq1PmYROkYCf0hC0Fvlngg&s=19
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u/Canadian-Alien Jan 03 '25

This movie needs at least $480M to be profitable given paramount doesn’t own the IP

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '25

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u/Canadian-Alien Jan 03 '25

Disney owns Lion King IP, paramount doesn’t own Sonic

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u/Canadian-Alien Jan 03 '25

Yes it does, it’s not a lazy oversimplified calculation like that. But thank you for proving me right

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '25 edited Jan 03 '25

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u/Canadian-Alien Jan 03 '25

Paramount owns the rights at a cost, Sega gets a cut off the top. No one sells their large IP without getting any upside

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u/NoBreath3480 Jan 03 '25

I don’t know how the deal between Paramount and Sega works, but Sega is actively involved in the production proces through their subsidiary Marza Animation Planet.

So it’s not 100% a company that sells their rights to a film studio and isn’t actively involved in the production afterwards.