Wildwood Box Office: Domestic Weekend Totals and Trend
Track Wildwood's domestic box office, second-weekend drop and running total against family and horror rivals in its current release window.
The Wildwood box office picture so far shows a sharp fall after opening. Laika’s stop-motion fantasy opened in US cinemas on 23 October 2026 through Fathom Entertainment, took about $12.2M over its opening weekend and had reached roughly $27.4M domestically after ten days. Its second weekend fell by between 27% and 39%, depending on the outlet. This report tracks those totals, sets them against rivals in the same window and flags where sources disagree.
Wildwood box office at a glance
According to Wikipedia, the film adapts Colin Meloy’s 2011 novel, illustrated by Carson Ellis, and is directed by Travis Knight. The screenplay is credited to Chris Butler, and the film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on 11 October 2026 (reported). This article covers box office and reception only and contains no plot spoilers. The main reported figures are:
- Domestic total: about $27.4M after 10 days of release, a period ending around 1 November 2026, per The Numbers and Cartoon Brew. All box office figures are estimates.
- Opening weekend: about $12.2M to $12.3M from 23 to 25 October, when the film placed third, per Cartoon Brew and The Numbers.
- Production budget: reported at $100 million, per Cartoon Brew and The Numbers.
The Numbers also lists a worldwide total of about $32.1M, including international takings of about $4.7M. That figure could not be matched against other sources, so it is treated as reported rather than confirmed.
Weekend-by-weekend trajectory
The opening weekend is the firmest figure available. Two outlets have published estimates for the 30 October to 1 November weekend, and they diverge:
- Cartoon Brew reports about $9.0M, down 27%, on 3,103 screens after 150 were added.
- Rotten Tomatoes’ weekend box office report puts the weekend at about $7.5M, down 39%.
Across those two estimates, the second weekend lands between about $7.5M and $9.0M. Neither report explains the gap, so both should be read as preliminary. Whether Wildwood held up well on Saturday cannot be assessed from the sources reviewed, because no Saturday-level figures were found. This omission is deliberate, and this article does not comment on weekend-day patterns.
How Wildwood compares with rivals in its window
The 30 October to 1 November weekend was crowded. Rotten Tomatoes reports these domestic totals: You Can See Everything at $10.6M, Clayface at $10.4M and Wicker at $4.1M. Wildwood’s second-weekend range sits below the two leaders and above Wicker.
For opening-weekend scale, The Hollywood Reporter says the body-horror film Clayface grossed about $24M in its opening weekend. That report does not give dates, so the figure cannot be set against Wildwood’s opening, and no like-for-like opening comparison is made here.
Critical reception
Critical reception has been strongly positive. Metacritic gives the film a Metascore of 88, based on 35 positive, 2 mixed and no negative reviews. These are aggregate counts, and individual critics’ comments are not summarised here.
Word of mouth and audience signals
Cartoon Brew’s headline on its second-weekend report credits strong word of mouth for a $9 million weekend that beat projections. Only that headline was available for this article, so it reflects the outlet’s reading rather than an established finding. No CinemaScore or audience score has been found, and no comment from Fathom on the film’s staying power is available. Word of mouth should be treated as an open question until audience data is published.
Budget, profitability and the path ahead
The reported $100M production budget is the main yardstick. Against it, the domestic total of about $27.4M after ten days covers roughly a quarter, and The Numbers’ worldwide figure of about $32.1M covers roughly a third. Both comparisons use early-release totals, so they say nothing about the final result. Rental share, marketing costs and any break-even point are not reported, so this article gives no profit or loss figure.
Home release timing is reported but unconfirmed. High on Cinema gives a digital buy or rent date of 8 December 2026 on platforms including Amazon Video and iTunes. This is a single-source report. Laika and Fathom have not confirmed it, and no subscription streaming deal or date has been confirmed.
Upcoming competition and what to watch next
No rival holiday release dates have been verified for this article, so no specific upcoming titles are named as screen competition. Thanksgiving-period totals have not been confirmed as a tracking point either, so none are listed here. They will be added if a verified source publishes them.
The next tracking point is the following weekend chart. Applying Rotten Tomatoes’ 39% drop to its $7.5M estimate gives about $4.6M, and applying Cartoon Brew’s 27% drop to its $9.0M estimate gives about $6.6M. This is simple arithmetic that assumes each drop rate carries forward unchanged, not a forecast. A result far outside that range would suggest the decline has changed pace.
Frequently asked questions
How much has Wildwood made at the domestic box office? About $27.4M after ten days, according to The Numbers and Cartoon Brew.
How much did Wildwood earn in its opening weekend? About $12.2M to $12.3M from 23 to 25 October.
How much did Wildwood earn in its second weekend? About $7.5M per Rotten Tomatoes, or about $9.0M per Cartoon Brew.
Why do second-weekend figures differ? Neither outlet’s report explains the gap, so both should be treated as preliminary.
What is Wildwood’s budget, and has it broken even? The reported production budget is $100 million. Break-even has not been published.
How does Wildwood compare with Clayface and You Can See Everything? In the 30 October to 1 November weekend, those two titles posted $10.4M and $10.6M, both ahead of Wildwood’s estimates. The Hollywood Reporter’s roughly $24M opening for Clayface covers dates that are not stated.
Is Wildwood still in theatres, and how long will it run? It appeared on the 30 October to 1 November chart, so it was still in release then. Run length is not reported.
Is Wildwood suitable for children, and what rating has it been given? No rating has been confirmed, so this article does not state one. Check the official classification listing before booking for younger viewers.
Sources and how figures are updated
Box office figures come from Cartoon Brew, The Numbers and Rotten Tomatoes’ editorial box office reports. The Clayface opening comes from The Hollywood Reporter, the critic score from Metacritic and background details from Wikipedia. Fathom Entertainment is the domestic distributor. The second-weekend reports were published after the 30 October to 1 November weekend, and exact publication dates were not recorded for this update.
All figures are estimates. The outlets cited may revise their numbers, and this article will be updated when they do.
Conclusion
The early trend points to a sharp fall after opening rather than a steady hold. The next weekend chart will show whether that decline is levelling off.
Sources
- Wildwood (2026) – Box Office and Financial Information — The Numbers
- 'Wildwood' Opens With $12.2 Million And Strong Audience Scores — Cartoon Brew
- Strong Word Of Mouth Helps 'Wildwood' Beat Projections With $9 Million Weekend — Cartoon Brew
- Weekend Box Office: You Can See Everything Hits a Milestone Over Slow Halloween Weekend — Rotten Tomatoes Editorial
- 'Clayface' Rolls to $24M Box Office Opening as 'You Can See Everything' Shines in Second Weekend — The Hollywood Reporter
- Wildwood (film) — Wikipedia
- Wildwood critic reviews — Metacritic
- Wildwood 2026: Digital, Blu-ray, DVD, and Streaming Release Date — High on Cinema
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