Wiki News/'Sonic X: Return to Soleanna' gets replaced by 'Toy Story 3' to become the highest-grossing animated movie of all-time



Fox's Sonic X: Return to Soleanna, based on the popular video game franchise, Sonic the Hedgeghog is already and officially replaced by Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 3 at the worldwide box office as of August 15, 2010.

A couple of weeks ago, Sonic X: Return to Soleanna made over Shrek 2 by grossing at least $920 million worldwide and quickly becoming the highest-grossing animated movie ever. But not anymore, because on August 15, 2010, Toy Story 3, the third and latest installment preceded by 1995's Toy Story and 1999's Toy Story 2, has already take over Shrek 2 and beaten Sonic X: Return to Soleanna with a total of $940 million, placing it nearly in the top ten for highest-grossing movies in the world. Sonic X is in 14th place.

It also performs well in the US grossing $400 million, where is Shrek 2 still holding the record for highest-grossing animated movie in the US in the world, but can Toy Story 3 beat it to win both backs. However in the foreign box office, it was only one of the seventh highest-grossing foreign box office with $539 million, behind the highest-grossing film Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs with $690 million, Sonic X: Return to Soleanna with $624 million and it's latest Sonic X: The Revenge of Sonic with $598 million. Can Toy Story 3 also become the highest-grossing animated movie at the foreign box office?