Coyote Vs. Acme’s Release Chances Get First Positive Update From Looney Tunes Veteran After Funeral Screening: “The Question Of The Year”

Coyote vs. Acme‘s chances of being released have been addressed by one of its stars. The movie, which starred Will Forte and John Cena, is a legal comedy that blends live-action and animation, following iconic Looney Tunes character Wile E. Coyote suing the makers of the products that constantly backfire on him while attempting to capture the Road Runner. However, the planned 2023 release of Coyote vs. Acme was cancelled in 2023 so Warner Bros. Discovery could claim it as a tax writeoff. This was followed by a final “funeral screening” with the cast and crew.

ScreenRant‘s Joe Deckelmeier had the opportunity to speak with Eric Bauza (who voiced several Looney Tunes characters in the movie) while on the red carpet for the Writers Guild of America Awards, where the Bob’s Burgers episode “Saving Favorite Drive-In,” in which he provides a voice, was nominated. When asked about Coyote vs. Acme, he offered a hopeful outlook, saying that the movie could finally be released if the upcoming The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie gets a lot of moneyonce it debuts in theaters on March 14. Read his full quote below:

That is the question of the year, and it’s only February! I’m going to say yes. If this movie, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie – opening March 14th, in theaters everywhere – gets a lot of money, then we might see Coyote Vs. Acme. Stranger things have happened! And if we don’t, I am going to put that movie under everyone’s seat as a DVD. No, I’m just kidding. I was just kidding, David Zaslav. You didn’t see that here!

What This Means For Coyote Vs. Acme

Its Fate Is Tied To A Questionable Movie


Will Forte represents Wile E Coyote in court in Coyote vs Acme

Conversations concerning the potential release of the cancelled movie have resurfaced multiple times since it was initially shelved, so this update from the Coyote vs. Acme star could potentially be a very positive step in the right direction. However, the movie’s release depending on the success of The Day the Earth Blew Up still leaves it in a somewhat perilous position. At the time of writing, early projections for the movie from Box Office Theory show it debuting with an opening weekend gross between $2 and $5 million, most likely landing around $3 million.

Bauza voices both Porky Pig and Daffy Duck in The Day the Earth Blew Up, an animated movie that sees the unlikely duo working together to stop an alien menace.

The Day the Earth Blew Up has a relatively low reported budget of $15 million, compared to the budgets of other recent animated releases including The Wild Robot ($78 million), The Garfield Movie ($60 million), Dog Man ($40 million), and The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim ($30 million). While this means that its break-even point is lower than those other movies, it still likely needs to earn roughly $37 million in theaters in order to turn a profit. This may not be possible, considering that its high-end domestic projections only show it earning $18 million.

Our Take On This Coyote Vs. Acme Update

The Situation Could Drag On


Wile E Coyote from Looney Tunes with an Acme detonator

Ultimately, while conversations about the release of Coyote vs. Acme could continue, it seems unlikely that The Day the Earth Blew Up will move the needle. If the upcoming Looney Tunes movie fails to turn a profit, that data could be compounded with the theatrical underperformance of 2021’s Space Jam: A New Legacy (which grossed $163.7 million against a $150 million budget amid a day-and-date HBO Max streaming release) to justify the decision to keep it on the shelf.

Source: ScreenRant & Box Office Theory

Related Posts

Squid Game Star’s Next Netflix Thriller Is Releasing In Less Than Two Weeks

Squid Game Star’s Next Netflix Thriller Is Releasing In Less Than Two Weeks

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Squid Game season 3. Kang Ha-neul’s Dae-ho may not have survived Squid Game season 3, but those who love his work…

Why I Wanted To Rewatch Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel One More Time Before Seeing James Gunn’s Superman

Why I Wanted To Rewatch Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel One More Time Before Seeing James Gunn’s Superman

I am extremely excited about James Gunn’s Superman. However, I did feel the need to watch Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel one more time before heading to…

8 Directors Who Missed Out On NYT’s Top 100 List Thanks To Tarantino & Nolan Dominance

8 Directors Who Missed Out On NYT’s Top 100 List Thanks To Tarantino & Nolan Dominance

Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Nolan are unquestionably two of the greatest living film directors, whose finest work has made modern cinema what it is today. However, there…

New Prime Video Action Comedy With 75% Audience RT Score Continues A Frustrating Trend

New Prime Video Action Comedy With 75% Audience RT Score Continues A Frustrating Trend

Heads of State is a fun movie that, unfortunately, continues a frustrating trend. Amazon MGM Studios has carried on a lengthy legacy of filmmaking, earning the studio…

The Devil Wears Prada 2 Adds 8 New Actors, Including Bridgerton, Kill Bill, & The Office Stars

The Devil Wears Prada 2 Adds 8 New Actors, Including Bridgerton, Kill Bill, & The Office Stars

The Devil Wears Prada 2 has added eight new stars to its cast. Filming is currently underway for the sequel that will see Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep,…

8 Reasons Jurᴀssic World Rebirth’s Reviews & Rotten Tomatoes Score Are So Negative

8 Reasons Jurᴀssic World Rebirth’s Reviews & Rotten Tomatoes Score Are So Negative

Even though there was a lot of anticipation leading up to the release of the film, Jurᴀssic World Rebirth’s reviews have been quite negative. Currently, the movie…