Editing Delgo (section)

== Reception ==
=== Box office ===
''Delgo'' bombed at the box office and is notable for producing, at the time, the worst opening ever for a film playing in over 2,000 theaters. It is one of the lowest-grossing animated films of all time and was pulled from theaters after one week of release.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2522&p=.htm | title='The Day the Earth" Stalls | publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> According to [[Yahoo! Movies]], this averages approximately two viewers per screening.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/feature/delgo-worst-opening-ever.htm | title=Animated 'Delgo' Has Worst Wide Release Opening Ever | date=2008-12-15 | access-date=2008-12-15 | publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]]}} {{dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In 2012, another Freestyle Releasing film, ''[[The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure]]'', became the new holder of this record, earning only $443,901 on its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|last=Subers|first=Ray|title=Weekend Report: 'The Possession' Leads Typically Quiet Labor Day|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3513&p=.htm|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=2 September 2012}}</ref> ''Delgo'' is also the lowest-grossing computer-animated film of all time, with just $915,840 made worldwide, a record formerly held by the 2006 film ''[[Doogal]]'' ($7.2 million in the United States).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-29|title=20 Animated Movies That Flopped (And 10 That Became Massive Hits)|url=https://screenrant.com/animated-movies-flopped-hits/|access-date=2022-02-08|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
On review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 12%, based on 42 reviews, and an average rating of 3.6/10. The website's consensus reads, "''Delgo'' features a blend of plot elements from earlier (and superior) fantasy films, with weaker animation and dull characters."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/delgo/ | title=Delgo Movie Reviews, Pictures | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | access-date=2025-04-08}}</ref>  [[Metacritic]] assigned the film a weighted average score of 27 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/delgo | title=Delgo | website=[[Metacritic]] }}</ref>

[[Leonard Maltin]]'s publication ''TV Movies'' gave the film a "BOMB" rating, calling it "a complete misfire". Critics from ''[[Newsday]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/movies/mobile/6159789.html | title=Delgo Review}}</ref> and ''Campus Circle''<ref>Koslow, Jessica (2008-12-10). "film notes – reviews: ''Delgo''". Campus Circle.</ref> gave the film acclaim, citing a unique look.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/delgo/ |title=Movie Reviews: ''Delgo'' }}</ref> Tom Keogh of ''[[The Seattle Times]]'' praised Bancroft's "excellent voice work" and noted the film was a "busy but decent animated fable that feels like a ''[[Star Wars]]'' or ''[[The Lord of the Rings|Lord of the Rings]]'' spin-off".<ref>{{cite news | url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2008496883_mr12delgo.html | title=Delgo": animated fable falls short of mythic status | publisher=The Seattle Times | access-date=2008-12-17 | first=Tom | last=Keogh | date=2008-12-11 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218041405/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2008496883_mr12delgo.html | archive-date=2008-12-18 }}</ref>

=== Awards ===
Despite its performance, ''Delgo'' was accepted by numerous film festivals, including the three largest animation festivals in the world: [[Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival|SICAF]] (Korea), [[Annecy International Animated Film Festival|Annecy]] (France), and [[Anima Mundi (event)|Anima Mundi]] (Brazil).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Delgo_named_best_feature_film_at_Anima_Mundi_P90416 | title=Delgo named best feature film at Anima Mundi | publisher=The Big Cartoon Forum | date=2008-07-27 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709101032/http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Delgo_named_best_feature_film_at_Anima_Mundi_P90416 | archive-date=2012-07-09 }}</ref> ''Delgo'' received the "Best Feature Film" award at 2008's Anima Mundi.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&category2=&article_no=3846&page=1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710011001/http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&category2=&article_no=3846&page=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 10, 2012 |title=Delgo and the Independent Spirit (Page 1) |access-date=2008-12-22 |last=Godman |first=Martin |date=2008-12-04 |work=Animation World Magazine |publisher=AWN }}</ref>