Los Angeles, California — Multiple respected outlets including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, TheWrap, and USA Today report that Pixar’s original animated film “Hoppers” topped the weekend box office with a $46 million domestic opening and about $88 million worldwide, marking the biggest launch for an original animated movie since 2017’s “Coco.”
- ‘Hoppers’ debuted at No. 1 with about $46 million in domestic ticket sales.
- The film’s worldwide opening is roughly $88 million.
- It is the biggest opening for an original animated movie since 2017’s ‘Coco.’
- Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride!’ opened with roughly $7.3 million domestically.
- ‘The Bride!’ launched at about $13.6 million globally.
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Pixar’s marketing push leaned into a viral ‘Tom the Lizard’ meme and emphasized the film’s novel premise about a girl who transfers her mind into a robotic beaver to communicate with animals (Reuters).
Trade analysts noted strong audience scores and word of mouth for ‘Hoppers,’ which has helped original animation regain momentum after a run of sequel-driven box office hits (Variety).
Industry coverage highlighted that ‘The Bride!’ drew weak audience grades compared with other recent releases, contributing to its soft debut (TheWrap).
The Hollywood Reporter said ‘Hoppers’ also benefited from strong international play, with about $42 million of the global opening coming from overseas markets (The Hollywood Reporter).
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