Sonic the Hedgehog 3 hit theaters late last month and has already grossed more than $300 million worldwide, pushing the film series based on Sega’s popular video games past the one-billion mark and making it one of Paramount’s biggest ongoing franchises.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 – 85% critic score, 98% audience score.

The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has made more than a billion dollars at the worldwide box office. Here are five lessons Hollywood can learn from its success.

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, which adds Keanu Reeves as Shadow to the cast,