League of Legends (film)

League of Legends (marketed as League of Legends: The Movie) is a 2018 computer-animated fantasy action film based on the video game of the same name. The film is mainly inspired by the cinematic trailers released for the game and takes many plot elements from them. Warner Bros. bought the rights to the film for $15 million.

Released theatrically on April 20, 2018, the film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the animation, voice performances, and story. Despite this, the film was a box office flop, only grossing $105 million against a budget of $110 million and losing the studio over $60 million.

Box office
In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside I Feel Pretty, Super Troopers 2, and Traffik and was projected to gross $20-25 million in its opening weekend. The film grossed $9 million on its first day and debuted with $21 million, finishing first. However, Variety already called the film a "box office bomb," given its high production budget. In its second weekend, the film grossed $13 million, falling down to second behind Avengers: Endgame, and in its third weekend, the film grossed $7 million, finishing fourth.

Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 84% based on 239 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The site's consensus reads, "League of Legends takes from simple cinematic trailers and turns them into a masterfully animated, wholly pleasing experience." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on a scale of A+ to F.