Wile E. Coyote scores big at box office as Coyote vs. Acme delivers a $15.5 million opening after nearly disappearing from theaters.
Wile E. Coyote Scores Big at Box Office
Wile E. Coyote scores big at box office as Coyote vs. Acme delivered a $15.5 million domestic opening weekend.
The long-delayed Looney Tunes comedy finally reached theaters after Warner Bros. previously shelved the completed production.
Will Forte Leads the Looney Tunes Comeback
Will Forte stars as Kevin Avery, a lawyer representing Wile E. Coyote against the Acme Corporation.
John Cena plays Acme’s attorney, while Eric Bauza provides voices for several beloved Looney Tunes characters.
The live-action and animation hybrid follows Coyote as he takes Acme to court over its notoriously unreliable products.
That unusual premise gives the classic character a fresh setting beyond his familiar desert pursuits.
A Movie That Nearly Never Reached Audiences
The completed movie faced an uncertain future after Warner Bros. shelved it during 2023.
The studio planned to claim a tax write-off rather than release the approximately $70 million production.
Following widespread backlash, the company eventually put the movie up for sale.
Ketchup Entertainment later acquired distribution rights, giving the film another opportunity to reach moviegoers.
Coyote vs. Acme Finds Its Audience
The film opened with an estimated $15.5 million across United States and Canadian theaters.
That result placed the movie second domestically behind Spider-Man: Brand New Day during its opening weekend.
Audience response also provided encouragement, with the movie earning an A CinemaScore from opening-weekend moviegoers.
Critics responded positively as well, with Rotten Tomatoes currently listing a 96% Tomatometer score.
Will Forte’s Movie Gets a Second Chance
Forte previously described the experience of seeing the finished film after its cancellation as deeply emotional.
The actor had expected the project to disappear before audiences could experience the finished comedy.
Instead, the movie eventually secured a theatrical release and found a measurable audience.
The film’s journey adds another chapter to Hollywood’s growing list of productions that returned after cancellation.
Wile E. Coyote Finally Gets His Day
Coyote vs. Acme transforms the classic predator’s endless failures into a courtroom battle against Acme.
The theatrical result gives the Looney Tunes character a new opportunity with audiences decades after his debut.
For Forte and the filmmakers, reaching theaters marked the culmination of an unusually difficult production journey.
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