Laika self-releases Wildwood, bets $100M stop-motion epic ends Oscar drought
The Ankler’s Katey Rich reports that Laika self-released Wildwood through Fathom Events, handling its own marketing and flying awards voters and journalists to Portland for set tours.
Why it matters. Continued box office for Wildwood would give Laika a case study that adult-focused theatrical animation can work without a studio partner pushing it to streaming.
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