New DreamWorks movie debuts on RT with studio’s highest score of all time (above How to Train Your Dragon)

The wild robot broke a DreamWorks record with his Rotten Tomatoes debut. The new movie, which was written and directed by How to train your dragon Co-director Chris Sanders, is based on the Peter Brown book of the same name and follows a malfunctioning robot who lands on a deserted island and begins to bond with a young Gosling, accidentally reprogramming himself along the way. The Wild robot Movie is only the fourth non-franchise title released by DreamWorks in the 2020s after The bad guys, Ruby Gilman, Teenage KrakenAnd Orion and the Dark.

Rotten tomatoes Has now compiled 25 different critics’ reviews of The wild robotIncluding some early reviews from the movie’s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8. At the time of writing, The movie’s tomatometer score is a perfect 100%. Although the score will likely fluctuate as more reviews are added, for the moment it is the highest rated DreamWorks release of all time, beating their previous high from the 2010s How to train your dragonwhich has a certified fresh score of 99%.

What this record of rotten tomatoes means for the wild robot

This movie could become an instant classic

Ultimately, it seems improbable that The wild robot Will maintain a perfect 100% score when each review is compiled. Wide release DreamWorks movies typically get an average of 200 reviews, so with roughly 175 more to go, it It seems likely that at least one of them will be negative enough to be considered nasty. However, even if the movie’s score dips below How to train your dragon In the 90% to 98% range, it will still be considered one of the best DreamWorks movies of all time. Below, see every DreamWorks title with a score over 90%:

Of the 46 DreamWorks Animation movies and co-productions listed on Rotten Tomatoes, Only eight included The wild robot have scores above 90%Which still puts the 2024 title in thin air. The top chart doesn’t even include some of the studio’s most notable works such as these Kung Fu Panda Movies or the flagship fear Franchise. The stretch below 90% is also incredibly wide, ranging from Fear 2s 89% score to Shark partIt’s a thoroughly nasty 35%.

Our take on the Wild Robot’s Rotten Tomatoes score

The wild robot could mark new territory for DreamWorks

Even if The wild robot Doesn’t maintain its current standing, it could still achieve a major record. If it keeps a score above 90%, it will still be the highest rated non-franchise movie ever How to train your dragon in 2010. While it could potentially launch a similarly strong franchise if it’s a commercial hit in addition to being a critical hit, the score also shows that DreamWorks is Finding their stride once again with titles that aren’t part of established film franchises.

Source: Rotten tomatoes