Overview
- Ketchup Entertainment released Coyote Vs. Acme to theaters on Friday as a wide theatrical rollout of a film Warner Bros. shelved in 2023 as a tax write-off.
- The movie was shot in Albuquerque in spring 2022 and blends live-action with hand-led puppetry and 2D/3D animation finished by DNEG to create on-set interactions between actors and animated characters.
- Early critic reactions have been overwhelmingly positive, with Rotten Tomatoes’ critics’ score rising to about 95% in late August, giving the film strong advance buzz before opening-week box office figures.
- Cast and filmmakers credit sustained fan campaigning for keeping the project alive after the studio canceled its release, and Ketchup’s March 2025 acquisition followed that grassroots pressure.
- Reported financial figures — roughly $70 million to produce and a cited $50 million acquisition price — are circulating but limited in sourcing, and industry observers say opening-week ticket sales will be watched as a test of whether rescued, finished projects can regain market value.