LAIKA’s Wildwood Surpasses $60 Million Worldwide

Published by Fathom Entertainment on Nov 13, 2026 8:10 AM

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LAIKA’s Wildwood Surpasses $60 Million Worldwide

Portland, OR, Denver, CO and New York, NY – November 13, 2026 – LAIKA’s stop-motion fantasy Wildwood, directed and produced by Travis Knight, has grossed more than $60 million worldwide through Tuesday, comprising $41.86 million in the U.S. and Canada and $19.06 million internationally across 49 territories.

The milestone follows an exceptionally strong third weekend in North America, where Wildwood grossed $7.21 million, declining just 20% from the previous weekend despite a 13% reduction in its theatrical footprint, ranking as the #2 holdover. The film continues to demonstrate staying power and will remain in 2,198 North American theatres for its fourth weekend, supported by strong critical reception, audience word of mouth, and an expanding international release.

• At near $40M cumulative gross in the US, Wildwood is Fathom Entertainment’s biggest ever feature film theatrical engagement
• Wildwood has now exceeded the entire domestic theatrical run of DreamWorks/Universal’s Forgotten Island(approximately $37.6M) and continues to track ahead of The Boy and the Heron and Kubo and the Two Strings at the same point in their theatrical releases
• Wildwoodmaintains a 98% Certified Fresh critics’ score and a 97% Verified Hot audience score on Rotten Tomatoes alongside an A CinemaScore and strong PostTrak audience recommendations.

Critical response has been overwhelmingly favorable: 

• “Wildwood is an amazing visual spectacle, a powerful and stirring heartfelt story, and one of the best movies of the year, period.” — Brian Truitt, USA Today
• “Find the biggest screen you can and ride boldly across the bridge into Wildwood, where magic is just as beautiful as it is brutal.” — Mashable“ In a world of A.I., reboots and repeats, it feels quietly remarkable to encounter a film whose every frame — every stitch of clothing, every feather, every leaf — is so painstakingly rendered by human hands” — The New York Times

Fathom Entertainment is distributing the film theatrically in the United States. International sales are handled by FilmNation Entertainment. Wildwood is presented in select premium formats and experiences, including 4DX, DBOX and Dolby Cinema, where available. Tickets for Wildwood are available in the United States at participating theatre box offices and online at WildwoodMovie.com.

“A PG-13 fantasy told in stop-motion is a rare thing to find in a theatre,” said David Burke, LAIKA’s chief Marketing & Operations Officer and the film’s executive producer. “That’s part of the appeal of Wildwood, and it’s also why a recommendation from someone who’s seen it carries so much weight. What’s encouraging about this third weekend is that audiences are now making the case for the film in their own words.”

“Wildwood is maintaining its strong Fall box office performance and theatrical success, surpassing the Fathom feature film box office record previously held by LAIKA’s 15th anniversary re-release of Coraline in 2024,” said Jason Brenek, Chief Executive Officer for Fathom Entertainment. “With more than $43 million in North American box office and counting and a continued robust U.S. theatrical footprint of more than 2,000 theatres for the upcoming week, there is much more to come from this great film. Fathom is proud of its successful distribution of a major first-run theatrical release in Wildwood and congratulates our partners at LAIKA on a monumental cinematic achievement.”

“We’ve seen a resounding response from global audiences to LAIKA’s spectacular and unique world of Wildwood,” said founder and CEO of FilmNation Entertainment Glen Basner.  “With more countries still to release, we know the enthusiasm for this extraordinary film, and the studio’s unmatched artistry, will continue to grow.”

Directed and produced by Travis Knight (Masters of the Universe, Kubo and the Two Strings) and written by Chris Butler (Masters of the Universe, ParaNorman), Wildwood opened exclusively in theatres across  the world on October 23, 2026.

After her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows, headstrong teenager Prue McKeel (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) launches a desperate rescue mission into the Impassable Wilderness — an enchanted forest hidden just beyond Portland, Oregon. Joined by her hapless but loyal classmate Curtis Mehlberg (Jacob Tremblay), Prue navigates a world of talking animals, bandits, and powerful figures driven by grief and ambition. As the pair is drawn into a conflict threatening the balance of the forest itself, Prue must find a way to save her brother while confronting forces that could determine Wildwood’s future.

Inspired by the acclaimed novel written by Colin Meloy and illustrated by Carson Ellis, Wildwood brings an expansive fantasy world to the screen through LAIKA’s singular approach to stop-motion filmmaking. Characters, environments and intricate details are physically crafted and animated by hand, frame by frame, creating a world that feels both fantastical and unmistakably tangible.

Wildwood features a voice cast led by Peyton Elizabeth Lee as Prue McKeel and Jacob Tremblay as Curtis Mehlberg, alongside Academy Award® nominee Carey Mulligan (Shame), Academy Award® winner Mahershala Ali (Moonlight), Academy Award® nominee and Emmy Award® winner Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians), Jake Johnson (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), Charlie Day (The Super Mario Galaxy Movie), Amandla Stenberg (Bodies Bodies Bodies), Jemaine Clement (Avatar: Fire and Ash), Maya Erskine (Mr. & Mrs. Smith), Tantoo Cardinal (Killers of the Flower Moon), Tom Waits (Seven Psychopaths) and Academy Award® nominee Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?).

About LAIKA
Founded in 2005 and based in Oregon, LAIKA is an award-winning animation studio and Certified B Corporation driven to tell bold, original stories that stand the test of time. Renowned for its distinctive artistry, innovative filmmaking and pioneering use of technology, LAIKA has redefined the possibilities of stop-motion animation.

The studio’s five films — Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings and Missing Link — were each nominated for the Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature. LAIKA’s latest animated feature, Wildwood, premiered on October 23, 2026 to critical and audience acclaim.  The studio has also expanded its storytelling into live action film and television.

About Fathom Entertainment
Fathom Entertainment is the leading global specialty distributor of content to movie theatres. For more than 20 years, Fathom Entertainment has pioneered theatrical distribution of events and special engagements across various genres and formats, including feature films, episodic content, documentaries, concerts, and live events. Fathom consistently ranks among the top 10 theatrical distributors in North America and distributes content to cinemas worldwide. Fathom Entertainment is owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), and Regal Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L). For more information, visit FathomEntertainment.com.

About FilmNation Entertainment
Academy Award^®-winning FilmNation Entertainment is a leading independent entertainment company that produces, finances, and distributes films, TV series, podcasts, and theatre productions with global appeal. Recent FilmNation productions include Sean Baker’s Anora which won five Oscars^® including Best Picture and Edward Berger’s Academy Award^®-winning Conclave. This year, the company released Olivia Wilde’s Sundance sensation The Invite and has a packed fall slate including Florian Zeller’s Bunker, Anton Corbijn’s A Talent For Murder, Paul Greengrass’ The Uprising and the highly anticipated Wildwood from LAIKA Studios and I Play Rocky for Amazon MGM. FilmNation also produced award-winning box office hits Promising Young Woman, Arrival, and The Big Sick, and is the home of Infrared, a film production label focused on genre films with franchise potential, such as Novocaine for Paramount and the upcoming Skeletons for Sony Pictures.

Most recent TV series include the Prime Video Original Series The House of the Spirits, the historical epic Black Gold for NDR and ARD, Small Town, Big Story for Sky, and the upcoming Forever Home for UK broadcaster 5. FilmNation also debuted the Emmy Award^®-winning TV series I Know This Much is True for HBO. The company’s popular podcasts champion non-fiction storytelling and include the Signal Award-winning SNAFU with Ed Helms and the podcast-inspired book SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups is a New York Times Best Seller. FilmNation’s theatre credits include 2024 Best Play Tony-Winner Stereophonic, and the Tony Award-Winning productions Prima Facie, The Sound Inside, and The Band’s Visit.

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Contacts:

Maggie Begley                              Eric Becker
LAIKA                                             Fathom Entertainment
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Emma Kelly
FilmNation Entertainment
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