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‘Wildwood’ Sparked a Much-Needed Comeback for Laika at the Box Office

Travis Knight's stop-motion animated epic opened to $12.2 million, which is on par with the opening for the company's "Kubo and the Two Strings."

By Brian Welk

Brian Welk has joined IndieWire as Senior Business Reporter

Courtesy of Brian Welk

Brian Welk

October 26, 2026 6:09 pm

'Wildwood'

Laika

The release of Laika‘s “Wildwood” at the box office this weekend was about more than just the dollars and cents or the success or failure of a single film; in some ways it was about the future of a fan-favorite film studio.

“Wildwood” is the Portland, Oregon-based stop-motion animation studio’s sixth animated feature but also the first movie released by the studio in seven years.…