22 years after the release of Bruce Almighty is Sonic the Hedgehog 3 now officially Jim Carrey’s Highest Gross Film Film

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is now Jim Carrey’s highest gross film over time and overtakes former record holder Bruce Almighty.

The latest Sonic movie has a current total $ 485.7 million in the global ticket office, while Bruce Almighty earned $ 484.4 million when it was released back in 2003.

Carrey plays a double role in the film as Dr. Ivo Robotnik (alias Eggman) and his grandfather, Professor Gerald Robotnik. Keanu Reeves joins the franchise to vote Shadow the Hedgehog along with a voice crew that also includes Ben Schwartz as Sonic, Idris Elba as Knuckles and Colleen O’Haughnessey as a tails.

Bruce Almighty, meanwhile Carrey play a TV reporter who gets the chance to try to be God for a week. Instructed by Ace Ventura: PET Detective Helmer Tom Shadyac includes the role crew also Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston and Steve Carrell.

Sonic 4 Has been under development since December 2024 and is ready for release in March 2027. Robotnik’s fate was a bit up in the air at the end of The Threequel, so Carrey’s return is not set in stone for future films, but that doesn’t mean a potential return is not on the cards.

“We hope they make a zillion of these, and who knows, of Sonic the Hedgehog 8 … As with Fast & Furious -Franchis, it is demonstrated that no one really needs to remain dead if you do not want to,” Screenwriter Josh Miller told GamesRadar+ last year.

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