Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ flops at the box office as ‘The Wild Robot’ takes top spot
nypost.comself-financed epic “Megalopolis” flopped with moviegoers, while the acclaimed DreamWorks Animation family film “The Wild Robot” soared to No.
1 at the weekend box office.“The Wild Robot,” Chris Sanders’ adaptation of Peter Brown’s bestseller, outperformed expectations to launch with $35 million in ticket sales in U.S.
and Canada theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.“Wild Robot” was poised to do well after critics raved about the story of a shipwrecked robot who raises an orphan gosling.
Audiences agreed, giving the film an A CinemaScore.“Wild Robot” is likely set up a long and lucrative run for the Universal Pictures release.Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore, predicts “The Wild Robot” “may take a page from the ‘Elemental’ playbook by opening to respectable box office and then looking toward long-term playability.”Pixar’s “Elemental,” which like “The Wild Robot” wasn’t a sequel, debuted with a modest $30 million but went on to gross nearly $500 million worldwide.Family movies, led by the year’s biggest hit in “Inside Out 2,” have particularly powered the box office this year.
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