Wildwood Box Office: Laika’s $11.6 Million Opening Is a Critical Hit and a Commercial Puzzle

Laika’s Wildwood has opened to an estimated $11.6 million at the North American box office, taking third place in a crowded weekend — and while that number will not come close to covering the film’s reported $100 million budget, the stop-motion epic has something money cannot buy: audiences who adore it. The handcrafted fantasy, directed … Read more

Wildwood (2026) Review: Laika’s 100%-Rated Stop-Motion Masterpiece Is Its Darkest Yet

Stop-motion style enchanted forest with crows soaring over a misty woodland trail, inspired by Laika's Wildwood (2026).

Verdict: 4.5/5 — Laika’s most ambitious film is also its darkest, and possibly its masterpiece. Wildwood, the stop-motion studio’s first feature since 2019’s Missing Link, opens in US theaters on Friday, October 23, 2026, with a perfect 100% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes — a first for Laika. The praise is earned: hand-crafted filmmaking of … Read more