06/26/2008: "Wall•E expected to open around $55M this weekend"
Fantasy Moguls reports that tracking on Pixar’s latest film is “phenomenal,” and it is likely to open a notch higher than last June’s Ratatouille, earning a spot in the all-time Top 10 openings for animated films. Expect a $52 million-$57 million for the three-day and a possible $115 million-$120 million banked in its first 10 days in release, “which would be a spectacular performance” on track with DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda in spite of a smaller opening weekend. Says one industry exec, “I understand why pandas doing kung fu sell tickets, but what is so special about this robot?” However many already predict that Wall•E is a lock for the next Best Animated Feature Film of the Year Oscar.
