THE WILD ROBOT | 09.27.2024 | Universal | Chris Sanders to direct | official trailer 2 on page 7

[AniNate]

@Flip was suggesting $5mil Thursday previews in the tracking thread at last update, which would be... outstanding for a September animated movie. No bites at the relatively presale driven theater nearby that I usually track, although there are some Friday sales.

 

[Lux Lenchner]

1 minute ago, AniNate said:

@Flip was suggesting $5mil Thursday previews in the tracking thread at last update, which would be... outstanding for a September animated movie. No bites at the relatively presale driven theater nearby that I usually track, although there are some Friday sales.

 

$5M?! 🤯That's much better than I was expecting! I remember a few weeks ago when this was being tracked for a $25-30M OW at the most.

[AniNate]

Still early ofc and there was a big promotional blitz yesterday which may have temporarily inflated the sale pace. All the stars definitely seem to be aligning as much as they can for this movie though.

 

Also apparently the book series is now #1 on the NYT again

 

 

 

 

Edited September 11 by AniNate

[Lux Lenchner]

That's great to hear! I've been really looking forward to the movie since the 1st trailer back in March and am really hoping people go support it financially as much as possible, especially since it'll be the final DreamWorks movie to be fully animated in-house at Glendale.

[AniNate]

 

[Morieris]

I think the movie may be a little less forthright than the book for wider appeal and lean into the found family aspect.

 

It's definitely an enjoyable book.

[WebSurfer]

23 minutes ago, Morieris said:

I think the movie may be a little less forthright than the book for wider appeal and lean into the found family aspect.

 

It's definitely an enjoyable book.

Yeah, maybe not as intense as the book at times.

[AniNate]

This opened in Australia this weekend. Not sure what kind of pull the book or the TIFF buzz immediately had over there but a harbinger for good domestic opening would be somewhere in the $1.5mil area.

[WebSurfer]

19 minutes ago, AniNate said:

This opened in Australia this weekend. Not sure what kind of pull the book or the TIFF buzz immediately had over there but a harbinger for good domestic opening would be somewhere in the $1.5mil area.

Is there a way to keep up with it?

[CheeseWizard]

3 hours ago, WebSurfer said:

Yeah, maybe not as intense as the book at times.

Wait intense? Like, how intense we talking about? I just assumed the book was more kiddy if anything 

[WebSurfer]

1 minute ago, CheeseWizard said:

Wait intense? Like, how intense we talking about? I just assumed the book was more kiddy if anything 

Not a whole lot really, the movie looks like it's toning down on a few things like the climax and the ending.

 

[CheeseWizard]

1 hour ago, WebSurfer said:

Not a whole lot really, the movie looks like it's toning down on a few things like the climax and the ending.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Robot

is the plot synopsis here just copied from the book? Cus if this is the synopsis of the movie I’ll cry my fuckin eyes out so idek how kids would react 

[WebSurfer]

5 minutes ago, CheeseWizard said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Robot

is the plot synopsis here just copied from the book? Cus if this is the synopsis of the movie I’ll cry my fuckin eyes out so idek how kids would react 

Nope

 

That doesn’t happen in the book, it’s close though.

Edited Saturday at 10:01 PM by WebSurfer

[CheeseWizard]

8 minutes ago, WebSurfer said:

Nope

 

That doesn’t happen in the book, it’s close though.

SO THE BOOK IS SADDER?!

[WebSurfer]

1 minute ago, CheeseWizard said:

SO THE BOOK IS SADDER?!

Not sure yet.

[Morieris]

28 minutes ago, CheeseWizard said:

SO THE BOOK IS SADDER?!

 

Eh .... it doesn't end the way I expect, but then you remember there's another 2 books.

 

Actually reading that synopsis, one thing that happens in the movie seems to be more realistic than the book by far.

Edited Saturday at 10:38 PM by Morieris

[AniNate]

I suspect elements from later books have been combined into this one for an ending more satisfying to mainstream auds

[lorddemaxus]

Ok I’ve been convinced to watch this. Hopefully this doesn’t disappoint like pretty much every other American animation I’ve seen over the past couple years

[WebSurfer]

Little curious on how the overall reception will end up for this. It feels like not a whole lot of critics saw this at TIFF when compared to other films.

 

Based on early reactions, it seems like there’ll be three types of reviews for this movie. Those that really liked it whether or not they enjoyed certain portions of the film, those that find it generic or cheesy, or those that think it would’ve been better if there was no dialogue.

[ChipDerby]

Reading the movie synopsis, they kept some of the ending of the first book and appear to pull in a bit of the 2nd book. But the stuff they pull in is just not what happens in the 2nd book at all.

 

The first book ending is very sad. The 2nd book is great, with a few great moments, but overall a slight step down from the first. Haven't started the 3rd book yet.