Walt Disney Pictures released it in the United States and Canada on June 27, 2008, grossing $23.1 million on its opening day, and $63 million during its opening weekend in 3,992 theaters, ranking number 1 at the box office.

[2] WALL-E received critical acclaim, with an approval rating of 95% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.

[5] Disney pushed for an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination,[6] but it was not nominated, sparking controversy over whether the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences deliberately restricted WALL-E to the Best Animated Feature category.

[12] It also became the first animated film to win Best Editing for a Comedy or Musical from the American Cinema Editors.

[14] Time listed WALL-E number 1 in its top 10 movies of 2008, praising the directors' achievement in connecting with a large audience even though the characters have nearly no dialogue.