The Wild Robot is approaching all-time hit status by surpassing a major box office milestone. The new DreamWorks film, adapted from the children’s book of the same name, follows a robot named Roz (Lupita Nyong’o) raising an orphan goose named Brightbill (Kit Connor) after becoming stranded on a desert island. THE Wild Robot The release debuted with an average gross of $35.8 million, but rose slowly and steadily over nearly two months to become a huge success.
Put Deadlinefrom Friday, The Wild Robot grossed US$300.5 million worldwide. That comes from $134.4 million in North America and $166.1 million internationally and makes just the 14th release of 2024 to surpass the $300 million global box office milestone. Plus, it’s now just $15.2 million shy of surpassing the 2023 release of Makoto Shinkai’s fantasy romance anime. Suzume to take its place as the 100th highest-grossing animated film of all time.
What does this mean for the wild robot
Could be linked to Top 100
Given the film’s spectacular word-of-mouth success after The Wild Robot comments deserved combining Certified Fresh and Verified Hot scores of 98% from critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoesas well as its surprisingly small week-over-week drops, it seems highly likely that the new DreamWorks film will soon enter the Top 100 animated films of all time. However, it remains to be seen how much longevity this tribute will have.
The next Moana 2 it’s hot The Wild Robotis hot on its heels with a Nov. 27 premiere that’s projected to blow the original 2016 film (No. 29 on the all-time chart) out of the water. That’s why, the DreamWorks film will have to establish itself even more on the list to remain in the Top 100 until the end of the year. This shouldn’t be entirely out of the realm of possibility, as an additional $25 million worldwide would be enough to move it up to 97th, passing from Disney A Christmas song, Megamindand The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Our Take on Wild Robot’s Box Office Box Office
The film has nothing left to prove
Although The Wild Robot seems almost certain to reach the all-time Top 100, this is just the icing on the cake of a dazzling theatrical showing. The film only cost $78 million, which probably puts its break-even point at around $195 million, which means has already consolidated its place as genuine to knock. That critical and commercial success, combined with the Oscar buzz, means that the next sequel, which is already in development, likely won’t be the last installment in this booming franchise.
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Source: Deadline