'Wildwood' Opens With $12.2 Million And Strong Audience Scores

Key Points:

• Travis Knight’s stop-motion film Wildwood opened domestically with $12.2 million over the October 23–25 weekend, surpassing many industry expectations but falling short of blockbuster status.
• The film ranked third at the box office behind Clayface ($24 million) and You Can See Everything ($19.5 million), averaging $4,162 per theater across 2,942 locations.
• Wildwood's opening more than doubled Laika’s 2019 film Missing Link ($5.9 million) and nearly matched Kubo and the Two Strings’ 2016 debut ($12.6 million), with comparable openings to Migration and The Bob’s Burgers Movie.
• Worldwide estimates place Wildwood’s total around $15.2 million, including domestic and international markets, with more international releases expected in the coming weeks.
• Audience reception is strong, with an A CinemaScore and five-star exit polling, but the film faces a steep path to profitability against its $100 million production budget; Laika’s backing and ancillary revenue streams may help sustain earnings over time.