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Wildwood opens third nationally on 2,942 screens, A CinemaScore
Travis Knight's film opened third nationally and earned an A CinemaScore, and its Portland indie run sold out three showings at a seventy-five-seat theater; the clay man still won.

At a glance
- First reported by The New York Times: “Laika's stop-motion film Wildwood is a box office hit in Portland indie theaters”, with reporting from Studiovity, The Hollywood Reporter, Yahoo (OregonLive.com syndication), JournalArta Global and Wikipedia.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 3:22 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Wildwood.
- BBN covered this story before: Laika has spent 20 years building up to Wildwood (October 25).
The real story
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- The New York TimesLaika's stop-motion film Wildwood is a box office hit in Portland indie theaters
- StudiovityWildwood Box Office: Laika Stop-Motion Scheduling - Studiovity facts used on air
- The Hollywood Reporter'Clayface' Wins Box Office Opening; 'You Can See Everything' Gets $19M facts used on air
- Yahoo (OregonLive.com syndication)Laika’s ‘Wildwood’ is a box office hit in Portland indie theaters October 27, 2026 · facts used on air
- JournalArta GlobalPortland Crowds Sell Out ‘Wildwood’ Despite Third-Place — JournalArta Global October 27, 2026 · facts used on air
- WikipediaWildwood (film) facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWildwood just took third place nationally on opening Friday, across two thousand nine hundred forty-two theaters, behind Clayface and You Can See Everything.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSixteen years of work, and it's a bronze.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLook at the turning point. The seventy-five-seat McMenamins St. Johns theater in Portland sold out noon, three-thirty and seven. That's a home crowd, Hank.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe manager there says it's the biggest movie of the year, and he's worked there eight years.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe also says selling out weeks ahead isn't typical.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd The Hollywood Reporter has it at about eleven point six million, nearly double Missing Link's five point nine. That's a big jump.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorReportedly it cost a hundred million dollars, though. So the A grade from audiences is nice.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFinal score, a nine. Podium.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSixteen years, a few seconds at a time, and the gold went to Clayface.
The story so far
- Wired for weird: How Laika's Wildwood put Portland on screen · The Curb
- 'Wildwood' embraces handmade artistry in the age of AI · NBC News
- 'Wildwood' review: a magical stop-motion adventure · The New York Times
- Laika has spent 20 years building up to Wildwood · The Verge
- Wildwood opens third nationally on 2,942 screens, A CinemaScore (this story)
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