DreamWorks Animation/Universal’s The Wild Robot grossed $1.95M yesterday from showtimes that began at 2PM in 3,000 theaters.
The Lupita Nyong’o voiced movie is expected to lead the box office with a $20M+ take, and that preview take indicates that given previous DWA comps, read it’s higher than Trolls Band Together ($1.3M) which resulted in a $9.3M opening day and $30M opening, and it’s above The Bad Guys which did $1.15M in previews, a $7.98M opening day and a $23.9M opening.
Out of the gate, great PostTrak for The Wild Robot with 5 stars from general audiences, 4 1/2 stars from parents and five stars from kids under 12.
General audiences numbered 72%, parents repped 18% and kids 10% last night. Lionsgate’s release of Francis Ford Coppola/Zoetrope’s $120M self-financed Megalopolis did $770k which includes Monday’s live Imax event.
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