Other high-grossing video game films in the United States include Lara Croft: Tomb Raider ($131.2 million), The Angry Birds Movie ($107.5 million) and Rampage ($101 million).
Sonic the Hedgehog needed to make less than $1 million yesterday to overtake Pikachu.
Sonic the Hedgehog grossed $143.2 million domestically through March 12.
And even with growing calls for social distancing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, it seems likely that it crossed that mark, given that it made over $10 million last weekend.