Nature and technology collide and then come together in the narrative of the new animated film “The Wild Robot.” That feels particularly fitting considering the visually dazzling and heartfelt movie couldn’t have been made without both the latest and greatest tech has to offer and extremely talented people.

It’s not the massive haul ($62 million) that Inside Out 2 made in its debut, but The Wild Robot deserves a little credit after a summer where most of the biggest hits were so-called “established IP.” ( Per Box Office Mojo,

To do that, Universal/DreamWorks' critically acclaimed film has to defy recent trends for animated science fiction The post ‘The Wild Robot’ Has What It Takes to Turn $35 Million Opening Into a Long,

Chris Sanders’ adaptation of Peter Brown’s bestseller, outperformed expectations to launch with $35 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

"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,

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.