Forgotten Island loses 650 theatres in third weekend after weak box-office run

Centre · 1Universal has cut the theatrical footprint of DreamWorks Animation's Forgotten Island after a disappointing box-office run. 1 Centre · 2As of its third weekend, the film's North American theatre count fell to 2,898 from 3,548 at opening, a loss of 650 locations. 1 2 Centre · 1The film opened on 25 September with $13 million domestically and, according to Screen Rant, $20 million globally. 2

Centre · 2Totals differ slightly between outlets: Collider puts the domestic gross at $30 million and the worldwide gross at $50 million, while Screen Rant, citing Box Office Mojo, gives $31.6 million domestically and $51.7 million worldwide. 1 2 Centre · 2Collider reports it made $4.5 million last weekend, behind The Social Reckoning's $5.5 million and out of the top five. Screen Rant says it is currently sixth. 1 2 Centre · 1Collider reports a budget of about $80 million and says the film needs at least $100 million more worldwide to break even theatrically, which it calls unlikely. 1

Centre · 2Reviews were strong: Collider cites Rotten Tomatoes scores of 95% from critics and 95% from audiences, and Screen Rant cites 96% from critics and 95% from audiences. 1 2 Centre · 1Collider notes that DreamWorks has sharply cut spending on original animated films over five years, with most costing under $100 million, and that Illumination's Minions & Monsters also underperformed against earlier Despicable Me films, with $525 million worldwide on a reported $85 million budget. 1 Centre · 1Screen Rant says the film, directed and written by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, follows two best friends in the 1990s transported to a magical island, and that it remains in more than 2,000 theatres and will likely reach digital platforms this fall. 2