Coyote vs. Acme
Final · 6 weeks in theaters
$120M
Worldwide total through Oct 2–4, 2026
- Domestic
- $59.9M
- International
- $60.0M
- Budget
- $70.0M
- Last weekend
- $730K
- −62% from the weekend before
About the film
Fed up with years of exploding Acme products, Wile E. Coyote hires a down-on-his-luck lawyer (Will Forte) and sues the company, facing off against its slick corporate attorney (John Cena).
Distance to break-even
Weekend by weekend
| Weekend | Rank | Weekend gross | Change | Theaters | Per theater | Domestic total | Worldwide total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 Oct 2–4 | – | $730K | −62% | 831 | $878 | $59.9M | $120M |
| Wk 5 Sep 25–27 | 9 | $1.9M | −56% | 1,905 | $1,008 | $58.4M | – |
| Wk 4 Sep 18–20 | 5 | $4.4M | −31% | 3,035 | $1,453 | $54.7M | – |
| Wk 3 Sep 11–13 | 5 | $6.4M | −47% | 3,355 | $1,908 | $47.9M | – |
| Wk 2 Sep 4–6 | 3 | $12.0M | −25% | 3,727 | $3,212 | $34.5M | – |
| Wk 1 Aug 28–30 | 2 | $15.9M | – | 3,575 | $4,450 | $15.9M | – |
How it stacks up
Against every film in the ReelMatrix tracker.
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day$360M
- The Odyssey$124M
- Resident Evil$60.1M
- Verity$32.0M
- Street Fighter$30.8M
- Practical Magic 2$30.0M
- Other Mommy$27.8M
- Insidious: Out of the Further$25.1M
- Clayface$24.0M
- Coyote vs. Acme$15.9M
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day$918M
- The Odyssey$539M
- Resident Evil$154M
- Practical Magic 2$68.3M
- Insidious: Out of the Further$65.2M
- Heart of the Beast$65.1M
- Coyote vs. Acme$59.9M
- The End of Oak Street$54.0M
- PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie$52.5M
- Forgotten Island$37.3M
Show the math
Break-even
- Production budget
- $70.0M
- Marketing (reported)
- $10.0M
- Total cost
- $80.0M
- Studio's share of each ticket dollar
- 45¢
- Later: home, streaming and TV
- +20¢
- Break-even worldwide
- $111M–$135M
Total cost ÷ 65¢ per box office dollar, widened to 10% either side because the studio's share is an estimate too. That's 1.6–1.9× the budget. The studio's share blends 50¢ domestic, 40¢ international and 25¢ in China, weighted by this film's mix: 50% from the US and Canada, from its reported totals.
Money in, money out
- From domestic theaters
- $29.9M
- From international theaters
- $24.0M
- Home, streaming and TV (est.)
- $24.0M
- Minus total cost
- −$80.0M
- Estimated loss so far
- $2.1M
Projection
These are the film’s final totals.
- Domestic finish
- ~$59.9M
- Worldwide finish
- ~$120M
Verdict: On the bubble. How verdicts work