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Wildwood is gradually moving ahead at the box office. It is not making news by earning record numbers, yet the film is on track to outperform DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island at the worldwide box office this weekend. The Laika movie needs to pick up the pace or maintain a stronger hold in theaters to be profitable by the end of its original run. Keep scrolling for the deets.
The film had been in the making for years, and when it came out, it earned immense praise from everyone, but its box office collection is not living up to that praise. Although Laika is not commercially dominant like other animation studios, it has built a strong reputation for artistic ambition and technical excellence.
Wildwood edges closer to $100 million worldwide
Wildwood added another $1.1 million on its 4th Friday at the North American box office [via Box Office Mojo]. It is the biggest 4th Friday ever for Laika Studios movies, with a 42.1% decline from its 3rd Friday. The distributors added 9 more screens in North America, bringing the total to 2,496 screens. It has hit the $45 million cume at the domestic box office and is edging closer to $50 million. After the 4th Friday gross, the global total of the stop-motion animation is $64.1 million. It is edging closer to the $100 million milestone worldwide.
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Box office summary of Wildwood
- Domestic – $45.0 million
- International – $19.1 million
- Worldwide – $64.1 million
How much is needed to beat Forgotten Island worldwide?
Forgotten Island was released in September and severely underperformed at the box office. The DreamWorks animation collected $77.4 million only at the worldwide box office in over 50 days. Wildwood is less than $15 million away from beating Forgotten Island’s global total and climbing this year’s global animation chart. However, it needs much more to make the list of the year’s top 3 highest-grossing animations. The film would have to beat Minions & Monsters‘ $530.3 million global haul to achieve this feat.
What is the film about?
The film follows a headstrong teenager who sets off to a forest outside Portland to find her kidnapped brother and navigates a world of talking animals, bandits, and powerful figures driven by grief and ambition. Wildwood was released on October 23.
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