Forgotten Island Opens to $20.6 Million, Leaving DreamWorks to Bet on Staying Power
Forgotten Island had the reviews, the audience reception and the DreamWorks name. What it lacked on its first North American weekend was more moviegoers. Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado's film opened to $12.8 million domestically and brought its worldwide total to $20.6 million. For Universal, what happens after opening weekend is already becoming more important than the opening itself.