Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is racing onto digital this week, with a physical home media release slated for Sonic and the gang later this year.

Spoiler warning for Sonic the Hedgehog 3's post-credits scenes The film's success doesn't appear to have come as a surprise to Paramount because the studio greenlit a fourth entry

Paramount Pictures has hailed the success of the Sonic movie franchise after Sonic the Hedgehog 3 helped it pass $1 billion at the global box office.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has earned $204.5 million from the domestic market and $180 million from international territories for a total of $385 million worldwide. The Super Mario Bros. Movie, meanwhile, banked $575 million at the domestic box office and $786 million from international markets for a total of $1.36 billion globally.

In a press release, SEGA announced that the Sonic the Hedgehog film series has now hit the $1 billion milestone in global revenue. The announcement was made by SEGA President and COO, Representative Director Shuji Utsumi, that the Sonic the Hedgehog film series has now grossed over $1 billion ( (¥157B) in the global box office.

As it's early January, we are still largely in holdover mode. But that shouldn't discount the performance of those movies that released at the end of last year and are still doing solid business. Among them are Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King and Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog 3.