And even three movies and broken box office records later — including a brand-new benchmark as of yesterday evening — Sonic the Hedgehog 3 star Ben Schwartz can't help but joke about what could have been.

Ben Schwartz looks back on the Sonic the Hedgehog movie's poor first impression as he celebrates the franchise's momentous box office milestone.

The Sonic the Hedgehog film franchise has reached a major milestone, with Paramount Pictures announcing that the Sega adaptations have officially crossed the $1 billion mark at the box office. How much has the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise made?

Sonic the Hedgehog actor Ben Schwartz reacts to the Paramount franchise crossing $1 billion at the worldwide box office.