Original sentence: Despite that, Madagascar was more successful financially than The Wild.It is the belief of some that Madagascar was rushed into production to "beat" The Wild into theaters.Many supporters of this theory cite their personal opinons on the story and animation quality of Madagascar as being poor.The director, Steve Williams, said that he received the script in 2001.There is evidence that The Wild was in production first
Edited sentence: Despite that, Madagascar was better received by the public than The Wild.Director Steve Williams said that he received the script in 2001.Even though it had bad reviews, it was however ranked #1 of the top DVD sales twice in Entertainment Weekly (The first time for October 6-12, 2006, the second time for October 13-19, 2006).However, there is strong evidence that The Wild was in production first.It should also be mentioned that when it came out in 2005, Madagascar was panned by  critics for its underwhelming story and relatively poor animation, further suspecting many to believe that the film had been rushed into production and released