Box Office: ‘The Wild Robot’ Unseats ‘Beetlejuice’, Earns $53M Worldwide

  1. The Wild Robot (review)- $35M

Dreamworks has landed another animated hit with The Wild Robot. Both a critical and audience favorite, the emotional journey of a lost robot in the wild earned $35M domestically, above expectations, and $53M worldwide. Not a gigantic hit, but a solid one that could have long legs for the rest of the season as the family-friendly offerings are slight.

2. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice– $16M/$250.1M

3. Transformers One– $9.3M/$39.1M

Paramount’s critically-acclaimed origin Transformers One disappoints again in week two, falling 62% and earning just $9.3M. Worldwide the film does have $71M but that’s not a good number for those hoping for a sequel.  There was some thought it might take away from The Wild Robot but that obviously didn’t happen.

4. Devara Pt. 1– $5.6M

5. Speak No Evil– $4.3M/$28.1M

6. Megalopolis (review)- $4M

Here’s the idea: Francis Ford Coppola’s Roman epic Megalopolis was unlikely to ever be a gigantic box office hit. That’s what made his $100M personal investment so shocking. When the film debuted to mixed (and I’m being generous there) response, followed by a real struggle to land distribution, hope dwindled even further. But $4M is still astonishingly low for the star-driven film led by Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Shia LaBeouf, and Aubrey Plaza. Lost in this news is that Megalopolis is yet another flop for distributor Lionsgate, which is having one of the worst stretches of its existence.

7. Deadpool & Wolverine– $2.6M/$631.2M

After ten weeks, Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine has $1.3B globally, one of the highest-grossing movies of the year.

8. My Old Ass (review)- $2.22M/$2.8M

Expanding to national release in over 1300 theaters, the indie comedy My Old Ass earned $2.2M for $2.8M after three weeks. The second Aubrey Plaza film in the top 10 this week, stars Maisy Stella as a young woman navigating love and life with the help of her future self.

9. Never Let Go– $2.2M/$8.2M

10. The Substance– $1.8M/$6.8M

[BoxOfficeMojo]

Travis Hopson
Travis Hopson has been reviewing movies before he even knew there was such a thing. Having grown up on a combination of bad '80s movies, pro wrestling, comic books, and hip-hop, Travis is uniquely positioned to geek out on just about everything under the sun. A vampire who walks during the day and refuses to sleep, Travis is the co-creator and lead writer for Punch Drunk Critics. He is also a contributor to Good Morning Washington, WBAL Morning News, and WETA Around Town. In the five minutes a day he's not working, Travis is also a voice actor, podcaster, and Twitch gamer. Travis is a voting member of the Critics Choice Association (CCA), Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA), and Late Night programmer for the Lakefront Film Festival.