The Academy has clarified what movies are eligible to win Best Picture at this year's Oscars, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 isn't among them.

Plenty of more commercial movies also didn't make the cut, including Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Madame Web, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, and the musical remake of Mean Girls. Boy Kills World, The Garfield Movie, The Girl with the Needle, Harold and the Purple Crayon, and Mother's Instinct are all also ineligible for Best Picture.

Ride or Die," "Mean Girls" and Andrea Arnold's "Bird" are among the titles excluded from competition for the top award The post More Than a Third of Oscar-Qualifying Films This Year Are Not Eligible for Best Picture appeared first on TheWrap.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is racing past a major global box office milestone as it hopes to become the highest-grossing movie in franchise history.

Elsewhere, Golden Globes best picture contenders including 'Wicked,' 'A Complete Unknown' and 'The Brutalist' make gains on the eve of Sunday's show.

Mufasa: The Lion King trades places with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 at the top of the box office this weekend. See our full report.