MoviesUpdated November 5

Variety ties Wildwood’s opening to the stakes for Laika and stop-motion

Variety uses Wildwood’s opening weekend to make a larger argument. The film opened to $12.2 million over three days in 2,942 theaters; the column says ticket sales covered roughly a tenth of what the film reportedly cost. It turns that comparison into an appeal to the Oscars not to let Laika and Wildwood fail, arguing the stakes reach beyond one film because no backup stop-motion studio is waiting in the wings.

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