It's harder these days for animated films to find an audience without a recognizable brand. But with both critic and moviegoer acclaim on its side, Universal/DreamWorks' "The Wild Robot" has the tools it needs to turn a modest $35 million domestic opening weekend into a long theatrical run that could last through the end of the year.

Chris Sanders’ adaptation of Peter Brown’s bestseller, outperformed expectations to launch with $35 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Doubts over continued health of animated releases after last week's tepid "Transformers One" (Paramount) calmed by "The Wild Robot" (Universal).

Universal/DreamWorks’ “The Wild Robot” is showing it has the makings of a lengthy run at the box office, earning a solid $35 million domestic opening weekend from 3,982 theaters.

Dreamworks' newest CG kids flick went above its projections, while Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis struggles to get off the ground.

September ended with quite a number of new wide releases, but only one new movie stood out above all the rest. Read on for the weekend box office report. DreamWorks Animation’s latest, “The Wild Robot,

“The Wild Robot” took the top spot at the box office and exceeded many projections for its debut weekend, multiple outlets reported Sunday, as Francis Ford Coppola’s self-financed “Megalopolis” flopped.

Universal and DreamWorks Animation's "The Wild Robot" landed in first place on box office charts, taking flight on the higher end of expectations with $35 million from 3,900 venues. Meanwhile, Francis Ford Coppola‘s sci-fi epic "Megalopolis” collapsed in its box office debut,

Megalopolis opened with a disappointing $4 million at the domestic box office, despite boasting a star-studded cast and direction by Francis Ford Coppola. The film currently holds a 49% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 55 out of 100 on Metacritic based on early reviews.

Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-in-the-making, self-financed epic “Megalopolis” flopped with moviegoers, while the acclaimed DreamWorks

This adaptation of Peter Brown’s winning middle grade novel is an absolute movie triumph, a soulful sweet-sad animated journey that may have your kids asking why you’re tearing up so much. It is destined to be ordered and reordered.