“The Wild Robot” by Chris Sanders lands at number 1

Universal's Dreamworks Animation is two for two in 2024 as both theatrical releases have now opened at No. 1 in the US market.

His latest film is the heartwarming Chris Sanders film The wild robotopened last weekend to an estimated $35 million. The film's audience skewed young, attracting the majority of its audience (62%) to screenings before 5 p.m. In addition, every third viewer was under 13 years old.

Peter Brown's original novel, which inspired the film, is well known to elementary school children and likely helps increase the title's popularity among family audiences. The opening weekend attracted around 2.7 million visitors, with an average ticket price of around $13, according to the EntTelligence report.