What's news: Sonic the Hedgehog beat Harrison Ford at the box office, media and entertainment stocks plunge as coronavirus concerns spread, a multicultural film fund launches with Gold House leaders and Nina Yang Bongiovi, Berlin dealmaking starts slow, NEON naps The Painter and the Thief, Europe's Disney+ deal, the big winners from the NAACP Image Awards. Plus: A review of Better Call Saul season five. --Alex Weprin

 'Sonic' Wins Again

►Box office: In a tight race between Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog and Disney's The Call of the Wild, it was the hedgehog that beat out Harrison Ford and a CGI dog at the North American box office this weekend.

--Sonic, the CGI and live-action hybrid based on the popular Sega games, zoomed past the $100 million milestone at the domestic box office after collecting $26.3 million in its second weekend, bringing its total to $106.6 million. Internationally, Sonic grossed $38.3 million in 56 markets with openings in 16 markets this weekend, including Russia, Sweden and Taiwan. 

--Call of the Wild, starring Ford in the latest cinematic adaptation of Jack London's classic novel, debuted to $24.8 million at the domestic box office, surpassing early projections that placed it in the high teen millions. Internationally, the film took in $15.4 million across 40 territories, bringing its worldwide bow to $40.2 million. The box office chart.

►Multicultural film fund launches with Nina Yang Bongiovi, Gold House leaders. Bongiovi (Sorry to Bother You, Fruitvale Station) has teamed with Gold House chairman Bing Chen and several fellow Asian American film and tech leaders to launch AUM Group, a new fund dedicated to financing multicultural movies.

--AUM Group will develop and acquire creative IP and finance films about multicultural stories. Although the fund is novel in that its principals are all Asian Americans, Chen tells THR's Rebecca Sun that it will invest in stories about an array of underrepresented communities. The story.

►Just in: Media and entertainment stocks plunge as coronavirus fears spread. The first few minutes of trading Monday saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average fall by 900 points, as the coronavirus continues to spread beyond China. Every stock exchange saw significant declines at the market open.

--Media and entertainment stock were not immune to the sell-off, with heightened exposure in some areas (theme parks, movie theaters) and potential opportunities in others (streaming video for people staying home). Disney stock fell by more than 4% at the open... Comcast stock fell by more than 1%... Fox stock fell by more than 2%... Discovery Inc. stock fell by more than 2%... ViacomCBS stock fell by more than 3%... Netflix stock fell by more than 3%... AT&T stock fell by less than 1%...

 The Latest From Berlin...

►Berlin’s European film market off to a sluggish start. Concerns over the coronavirus' impact on the Chinese market — including shuttered theaters and a growing backlog of Chinese and Hollywood tentpoles waiting for release — have cast a pall over EFM, Scott Roxborough reports. The story,

►Why is Hollywood making such a strong push into the U.K.? Insiders say a trio of recent deals involving Endeavor, CAA and 30West reveals a strategy by U.S. entertainment giants to get in on the ground floor of a possible British indie boom. The story.

+Berlin deals: International buyers at Berlin's European Film Market went wild for Little America, the upcoming sci-fi action thriller starring Sylvester Stallone, with AGC International closing most of the world in a raft of pre-sales... The Dolph Lundgren and Scott Adkins actioner Castle Falls, which Lundgren is also set to direct, has landed a number of international deals and found a home in the U.S... 

--Greenwich Entertainment has taken the U.S. rights to When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, an adaptation of Judith Kerr's semi-biographical children's book about how her Jewish family escaped from the Nazis and emigrated to England in the 1930s... Constantin Film, Germany's leading indie production company, unveiled its new slate of high-end series on Monday as part of the Berlin Film Festival's Berlinale Series section on small-screen productions... 

+Berlin news: The Assistant director Kitty Green on Sunday called for men to no longer dominate the media and film industry narrative around the #MeToo movement... British actor Anthony Head has signed on to star in the upcoming horror-comedy Let the Wrong One In from Irish director Conor McMahon... New German mini-major Leonine is teaming up with Christian Alvart's Syrreal Entertainment on Santiago, a modern-day adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' revenge classic The Count of Monte Cristo...

+Berlin reviews: Little Girl (Petite fille)... Time to Hunt (Sa-nyang-eui-si-gan)... The Salt of Tears (Le Sel des larmes)... Gunda... Undine... High Ground...

A pair of Sundance deals were signed over the weekend...

►Neon takes worldwide rights on The Painter and the Thief. Directed by Benjamin Ree, the documentary had its world premiere at Sundance where it won the world cinema documentary special jury prize for creative storytelling. Neon, meanwhile, is still basking in the glow of Parasite's four Academy Award wins. The story.

+And: Picturehouse Entertainment has taken Jerry Rothwell’s The Reason I Jump, which had its world premiere at Sundance, for the U.K. The film at the Sundance Film Festival won the World Cinema Documentary Audience Award. More.

►Hunters creator defends fictional depictions of Holocaust amid criticism from the Auschwitz Memorial. After the Auschwitz Memorial tweeted that the Amazon show's portrayal of events was "dangerous," David Weil said he "simply did not want to depict ... specific, real acts of trauma." The story.

In other news...

--Linda Cardellini has left ICM Partners for CAA. She currently produces and stars opposite Christina Applegate in Dead to Me, which Netflix has renewed for a second season.

--Alec Baldwin is lending his voice to Flint, a feature documentary on the Michigan town's toxic water disaster.

--The A-List Competition reveals 2020's best assistant-written scripts.

--Steve Buscemi will make a rare return to the New York stage this spring, playing Chebutykin opposite previously announced leads Greta Gerwig and Oscar Isaac in a major off-Broadway production of Chekhov's Three Sisters.

--Quentin Tarantino and his wife Daniella Pick have welcomed a baby into their life. The couple's son was born at the Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel.



^Review: AMC's Better Call Saul season five. Daniel Fienberg reviews the new season of the series, writing "even if I recognize that there are sometimes vast gaps between the show's A, B and C storylines, I'm just pleased to have one of TV's best shows back."

Quote: "After beginning the show with the idea that Saul Goodman and his wacky hijinks were an almost aspirational goal, Better Call Saul is heading toward an endgame in which 'Saul Goodman' is less a man and more a tragic, if not necessarily permanent, destination." The review.

About last night: AMC's The Walking Dead returned with two main characters' fates hanging in the balance... Also: How that surprising sex scene came to life...

►Atypical has been renewed for a final season at Netflix. The streaming giant has renewed the Peabody-nominated comedy series for a fourth and final run of 10, half-hour episodes. The final season will air in 2021. More.

►Europe gets a Disney+ deal: The Walt Disney Co. on Monday unveiled a limited-time discounted pre-sale offer for the Disney+ streaming service in the U.K. and other major European markets where it is set to launch next month. The deals offer a discount equivalent to around $10 off the annual price. The offers mirror Disney's Disney+ launch strategy in the U.S. The story.

 NAACP Image Awards

Lizzo was crowned entertainer of the year at the 51st NAACP Images Awards on Saturday night, an evening that recognizes the best in film, television, music and literature. The ceremony was hosted by Anthony Anderson, who received his sixth win for Black-ish.

Additional winners include Just Mercy for outstanding motion picture, while Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx won major nods for their performances in the film. Lupita Nyong'o won outstanding actress in a motion picture for Us, and Marsai Martin won outstanding supporting actress for Little. Meanwhile in television honors, Greenleaf won outstanding drama series and Black-ish was crowned best comedy series. The full list of winners.

+And: The late basketball star Kobe Bryant was remembered by the entertainment community at the NAACP Image Awards on Saturday night. Following the In Memoriam segment, the awards show highlighted the former athlete with a visual presentation of images from his career. More.

+On the scene: Here's Alex Cramer's report from the awards at the Pasadena Convention Center. The story.

The week ahead...

--Weinstein watch: A verdict in the Harvey Weinstein trial seems close, and could happen as soon as today...

--In TV: Altered Carbon returns to Netflix Thursday... The Voice and Little Big Shots return to NBC for new seasons tonight... RuPaul's Drag Race returns on VH1 Friday... More...

--In film: The big release this week is the thriller The Invisible Man. Will it be able to scare up enough viewers to take first place from Sonic, or Harrison Ford?

--Another Democratic debate: This one will originate from South Carolina and will air on CBS with Twitter as co-host, Tuesday. Norah O'Donnell and Gayle king will be moderators.

--Kobe Bryant tribute: A memorial for the Lakers legend and his daughter Gianna will be held at the Staples Center this morning. The tribute will include performances, and 35,000 roses. It will stream online.

►Milan Fashion Week: The fashion crowd put a defiant face against the spread of a new virus, packing runway shows on the last big day of Milan Fashion Week on Sunday, even as Giorgio Armani made a last-minute decision to stream his latest collection from an empty theater out of concerns for guests' health... Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons — two of the fashion world's biggest creative names — will collaborate on Prada collections from Spring/Summer 2021 going forward indefinitely, the designers announced Sunday at a news conference on the sidelines of Milan Fashion Week...

Obituaries: Model, restaurateur and lifestyle guru Barbara "B." Smith has died at her Long Island home, her family announced in a statement on social media. She was 70... Daredevil and Tosh.0 guest "Mad Mike" Hughes died Saturday during an attempt to launch a homemade rocket in Barstow, California. He was 64...

+And: Al Roker, Ava DuVernay and Viola Davis are just some of the Hollywood stars remembering model turned lifestyle guru B. Smith. The tributes.

What else we're reading...

--"Streaming TV's boom is a mixed blessing for some Hollywood writers" [NY Times]

--"Inside the seething boardroom drama that poisoned HQ Trivia" [Bloomberg]

--Here's a what else we're listening to: NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt  was a guest on Larry Wilmore's Black On The Air podcast. It was a wide-ranging conversation that covers his start in the business, moderating debates, and more. Listen here.

--"Here’s how NFL TV rights are expected to shake out for the rest of the decade" [CNBC]

--CNN and other outlets are in Donald Trump's 'crosshairs': WarnerMedia CEO" [Yahoo Finance]

Today's birthdays: Floyd Mayweather Jr., 43, O'Shea Jackson Jr., 29, Erna Solberg, 59, Billy Zane, 54, Kristin Davis, 55.