#BOXOFFICE: “THE WILD ROBOT” IS A MACHINE IN DEBUT

THE WILD ROBOT is a machine, opening to an impressive $35 million from 3,963 theatres for Universal Pictures. The Animated Feature which premiered at TIFF “24, gets a stellar 98% on the Tomatometer.

In second is BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE with $15.4 million for Warner Bros. in its fourth frame, tallying-in at a $250 million run domestically.

TRANSFORMERS ONE gets $10 million in its second weekend out for Paramount Pictures. It is edging close to the $40 million mark.

DEVARA PART 1 gets $6.3 million from 1,040 theatres for Prathyangira Cinema, good for fourth.

MEGALOPOLIS from icon Francis Ford Coppola, earns $5 million from 1,854 theatres for Cineplex Pictures and Lionsgate. This self-funded gamble gets 47% on the Tomatometer.