Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up is a new Looney Tunes movie with 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, and the film’s success only makes me more thrilled that Coyote vs. Acme was saved. All kinds of Looney Tunes movies have been released throughout the years, with films like Space Jam and Looney Tunes: Back in Action updating the franchise for the modern era. Coyote vs. Acme was set to continue this trend by telling a unique story centered on Wile E. Coyote, and while controversies surrounded it, Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up may have saved it.

Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up is the first ever fully-animated feature-length film in the Looney Tunes franchise, with it being one of the most anticipated animated movies of the year. The film follows Porky Pig and Daffy Duck as they join forces with Petunia Pig to stop an invasion of mind-controlling aliens. Unlike some of the other Looney Tunes movies, the 2025 film is meant to hearken back to the classic cartoons, with it being an extension of the Looney Tunes Cartoons animated series. However, the film’s box office makes the fate of Coyote vs. Acme a surprise.

The Day The Earth Blew Up’s Box Office Made Saving Coyote Vs. Acme A Risk

Since The Animated Movie Underperformed

Despite the film being part of one of the most iconic animated franchises of all time, Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up underperformed at the box office. The movie had a budget of $15 million but has only made $10.6 million at the box office, meaning that the film definitely hasn’t made a profit. For a property as big as Looney Tunes, this is really disappointing. However, it isn’t unexpected. Warner Bros. Discovery originally wasn’t going to release Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up in theaters, with this only happening after it was acquired for distribution by Ketchup Entertainment.

In the lead up to the release of Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up, many fans knew that the animated movie’s success could be the only way to save Coyote vs. Acme. Since Warner Bros. shelved Coyote vs. Acme due to their lack of confidence in Looney Tunes as a brand, making The Day the Earth Blew Up a box office success could prove the company wrong, causing them to reᴀssess. Thus, Coyote vs. Acme supporters were pushing people to go to theatrical screenings of The Day the Earth Blew Up in the hopes of saving Coyote vs. Acme.

Sadly, when Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up underperformed, it seemed like the final nail in the coffin for Coyote vs. Acme. The last thing that Coyote vs. Acme needed was more reason for Warner Bros. to think that the film was a risk, as this would make it almost certain that the movie wouldn’t turn a profit. Looney Tunes fans were in despair over the fact that Coyote vs. Acme was probably doomed due to The Day the Earth Blew Up‘s box office. However, things quickly made a surprising turn for the better.

Coyote Vs. Acme Wasn’t Saved Strictly Because Of Its Box Office Potential

It Was More About Preserving Art

Coyote vs. Acme was saved by Ketchup Entertainment, with the company acquiring the film for distribution. This was a major surprise for fans of Looney Tunes, as Warner Bros. had seemingly already written the film off and refused to distribute it. Ketchup Entertainment’s decision to acquire Coyote vs. Acme was made even more surprising by the performance of Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up. Even after the film failed at the box office, Ketchup Entertainment decided to double dip and pick up another Looney Tunes movie.

Obviously Ketchup Entertainment hopes that Coyote vs. Acme will be a success. However, the company has to know that the chances of this are slim after their last Looney Tunes movie. Instead, the decision to save Coyote vs. Acme from cancelation seems to be more about the preservation of art. There has been all kinds of online outrage surrounding Coyote vs. Acme, with the highly publicized cancelation causing lots of controversy. Ketchup Entertaiment may be hoping to capitalize on this attention, but it could also be that they just want to save the film.

Coyote Vs. Acme’s Release Is A Success No Matter What It Makes At The Box Office

Just Because The Movie Was Saved

Even if Coyote vs. Acme doesn’t perform well at the box office, it will go down as a success in the hearts of Looney Tunes fans. This is because the release of Coyote vs. Acme acts as a victory for Looney Tunes fans, supporters of art preservation, and movie fans as a whole. Shelving films that have been entirely finished is a bad precedent to set, and if Warner Bros. Discovery was proven right in their decision to cancel the film, it may have led to other studios attempting the same financial tricks.

What The Day The Earth Blew Up & Coyote Vs. Acme’s Releases Mean For Looney Tunes’ Future

Especially If Coyote Vs. Acme Succeed

Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up may have an effect on the future of the Looney Tunes franchise. The box office failure of the first feature-length fully-animated Looney Tunes film may mean Warner Bros. could shy away from attempting these types of films in the future. However, it could also lead to a precedent of Warner Bros. Animation making Looney Tunes movies and then selling their distribution rights, allowing Warner Bros. to profit without having to worry about the box office.

If Coyote vs. Acme does turn out to be a box office success, it could change the Looney Tunes franchise in a drastic way. Having a live-action hybrid movie succeed in the same year that an animated movie failed could signal to Warner Bros. that more movies like Space Jam are the way to go. While it will always be nice to get more Looney Tunes movies, fans of the franchise’s animated side may be upset to see the series take this direction, especially after how critically acclaimed Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up was.