The Wild Robothas passed a major box office milestone and nears the grosses of three iconic Disney animated movies. The DreamWorks movie, adapted from the children’s book of the same name, follows a stranded robot named Roz (Lupita Nyong’o) as she cares for an orphaned gosling named Brightbill (Kit Connor) on a desert island.TheWild Robotreleasedebuted with a middling $35.8 million opening weekend, but it has had a slow and steady rise, eventually crossing the $300 million milestone worldwide to become one of the Top 100 animated movies worldwide.
PerDeadline, as of Sunday morning,The Wild Robotis projected to close out its ninth weekend at the domestic box office with a 3-day gross of $2 million,bringing its cumulative domestic gross to $140.7 million. In addition to passing the $140 million milestone in North America, this brings the movie close to surpassing the domestic grosses of three iconic Disney animated classics, namely 1995’sPocahontas($141.6 million), 1967’sThe Jungle Book($141.8 million), and 2002’sLilo & Stitch($145.8 million).
What This Means For The Wild Robot
It Continues To Climb The All-Time Animation Chart
It seems entirely within the realm of possibility thatThe Wild Robotcould surpass all three Disney classicsas it continues to climb the chart of the all-time highest-grossing animated movies at the domestic box office. Although it has major competition from the new release blockbustersWicked,Gladiator II, andMoana 2moving forward, the2024 animated moviehas shown an astoundingly solid week-on-week audience hold, which could help it eke out the $5.1 million needed to outgrossLilo & Stitchas its theatrical run draws to a close.
As of its ninth weekend,The Wild Robotis the 93rd highest-grossing animated movie of all time in North America.
OutgrossingLilo & Stitchis entirely possible as its box office continues to be propelled by glowingThe Wild Robotreviewsthat have earned it a Certified Fresh 97% Rotten Tomatoes score with a Verified Hot 98% audience score. In fact,the new DreamWorks movie has already outgrossed the domestic hauls of more than two dozen Disney animated movies, including 1998’sMulan($120.6 million), 1989’sThe Little Mermaid($111.5 million), 1942’sBambi($102.8 million), 1996’sThe Hunchback of Notre Dame($100.1 million), and 1997’sHercules($99.1 million).
Our Take On The Wild Robot’s Box Office Milestone
It Is A Sterling Success
Ultimately, even ifThe Wild Robotis booted out of too many theaters by the incoming tentpole blockbusters to outgrossLilo & Stitch, the new movie is already abona fidesuccess. As it came with a relatively slim budget of $78 million,the movie’s break-even point was likely somewhere around $195 million, so it is already solidly profitable. Additionally, its critical and commercial success has led it to become a frontrunner for the Best Animated Feature Oscar, cementing its status as a modern classic.
The Wild Robot
Cast
The Wild Robot is an animated drama film based on a series of books by Peter Brown. The adaptation is written and directed by Chris Sanders and stars Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, and Catherine O’Hara. The Wild Robot centers on a robot named Rozzum 7134, who becomes stranded on a deserted island and the guardian of a young orphan.
