Laika’s stop-motion animated feature “Wildwood” opens to roughly $12 million at the box office and shows continued momentum at Portland’s independent cinemas. One outlet reports that the film sold out dozens of indie theatre showings across the city and that interest remains strong.
Elsewhere, coverage focuses on the wider market performance and what it suggests for mature animation. One report says the film’s opening sits around $12.2 million, comparing it with “Kubo and the Two Strings.” Another reports an estimated opening of about $11.6 million and frames the debut as a test of audience appetite for a PG-13 animated movie.
The differences across outlets are mainly about emphasis: local reporting highlights indie screening demand and Portland-set context, while national entertainment coverage centers on box-office figures and their implications for Laika and the broader audience for mature animation.
