Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s new film “The Wild Robot” is booting up with a better-than-expected $34 million opening weekend. Director Chris Sanders’ animated film was originally projected to make between $24 million to $30 million in its opening weekend.

With DreamWorks Animation's "The Wild Robot" tracking to open at $25 million, the film aims to leg out at the box office like Pixar's "Elemental."

DreamWorks’ “The Wild Robot” has a stellar 98% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the best for a computer-animated film released in the 2020s.

DreamWorks Animaton and Universal’s The Wild Robot started off its North American box office run with $1.95 million in Thursday previews, a solid start for a family animated film. The movie is based on Peter Brown’s beloved bestseller about a robot nicknamed ROZ who forms an unexpected bond with an orphaned gosling and other creatures