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.

“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.

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.

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

"The Wild Robot," the animated science fiction tale of a machine surviving on a deserted island, topped North American box offices this weekend, ending the three-week reign of "Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice,

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.

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,