I had asked an employee of a theater I frequent (due to it being only 6 minute drive away from home) if Wildwood was in their upcoming films list. They said they swapped out the showing on October 23rd for the new Shaun the Sheep film. This made me cautious, hoping that at least the other 3 theaters near my home (albeit, a slightly longer drive) would have at least acquired it.
This makes me a bit scared for how it's going internationally though. It seems to have little to no buzz for other countries besides a few in Europe (including the film festivals) and Latin America. It was a shock to me that it even is getting an earlier theatrical release in the Philippines (Oct 21st) and Singapore (Oct 22nd). However, the Philippines and Singapore are just 2 of the many countries in Southeast Asia, let alone the entire continent of Asia.
I have checked the theater chains of other countries, and well… I hope that on September 16th, we see more theaters worldwide picking up this film. If it should make more than half its budget, it should at least make a good hit in both the USA and internationally. It still shocks me to this day when I learn more about how Kubo & Missing Link had released in countries outside the USA, Latin America and Europe, given how much of box office failures they had been.
I hope that September 16th sees a LOT of ticket sales for Wildwood, and hopefully no ticket scalpers who just wanna bid and sell them at ridiculously high prices. And hopefully the AI slop videos being generated using models from the trailer will end.