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Released
2016 · FILM

The Wild Life

“Just because you're stranded... doesn't mean you can't make some friends.”

Directed by
Vincent Kesteloot, Mimi Maynard
Written by
Domonic Paris
Runtime
90 min
Language
DE
AdventureAnimationComedy
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

On a small, exotic island, Tuesday, an outgoing parrot, lives with his eccentric animal friends in a paradise-like setting. Despite the idyllic surroundings, Tuesday is constantly dreaming of exploring the wider world. After a violent storm, Tuesday and his friends discover a mysterious figure washed up on the beach: Robinson Crusoe. Tuesday sees Crusoe as an opportunity to leave the island and embark on new adventures, while Crusoe quickly realizes that his survival depends on the help of Tuesday and the other animals. Initial challenges arise because the animals do not speak "human," but over time, they begin to live together in harmony. Their peaceful existence is disrupted when two savage cats arrive with the intent to take over the island. A conflict ensues between the cats and the group, but Crusoe and the animals ultimately learn the strength of friendship in overcoming even the most formidable obstacles.

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Principal cast & crew: 17

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Vincent KestelootScored by Ramin Djawadi

Box Office

2016 · Box office

✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.0× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$39.9M

Budget$13.5M
Worldwide gross$39.9M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $8.0M — 20% of worldwide · International: $31.9M (80%)

Opening weekend: $3.3M — 42% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $4.0M — 50% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,493 theaters

Also known as

  • The Wild Lifeen
  • Robinson, una aventura tropicales
  • Robinson Crusoéfr

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