Pixar's 'Elio' Breaks a 30-Year Box Office Record For Worst Opening Weekend in Studio History

Elio registers Pixar’s lowest debut ever with $9 million opening, falls behind 28 Years Later at box office

Made on a $150 million budget, Elio released on June 20. It focuses on 11-year-old boy whose wish to travel to outer space and interact with aliens comes true.

Pixar's 'Elio' Breaks a 30-Year Box Office Record For Worst Opening Weekend in Studio History

Pixar’s latest animated feature, Elio, has broken a longstanding box office record: its opening weekend is projected to earn the lowest debut in the studio’s history. Directed by Domee Shi, Madeline Sharafian, and Adrian Molina, the film tells the story of Elio (Yonas Kibreab), a kid obsessed with aliens who finds himself unexpectedly abducted by extraterrestrials. Amid this adventure, Elio befriends Glordon (Remy Edgerly), a worm-like alien who…

Box Office: ’28 Years Later’ Chomps on $14 Million Opening Day; ‘Elio’ Facing Pixar’s Lowest Debut Ever as ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Rules Again

'28 Years Later' got off to a solid start at the box office, while 'Elio' is in danger of a record low opening for Pixar.

'Elio' Opens with Disappointing Box Office Numbers, Marking Pixar's Worst Debut in History : Disney Fanatic

Pixar’s latest animated film, Elio, has made headlines for breaking a longstanding box office record, though not for the reasons the studio would have hoped. The movie, directed by Domee Shi, Madeline Sharafian, and Adrian Molina, is on track to earn the lowest debut in Pixar’s history, as its opening weekend projections come in at just over $22 million. This will place Elio at No. 3 on the domestic box office chart, trailing behind the horror m…

Pixar's Elio Sets Disappointing Box Office Record for the Studio

Despite positive reviews, Pixar's Elio is not performing well at the box office, as it's set to have the studio's lowest opening ever.

Box Office Update: 28 Years Later is solid, but Elio bombs badly

As expected, Pixar’s Elio is proving to be a major box office disappointment. Yet, even in Disney’s worst-case-scenario playbook, I doubt they ever expected its performance to be quite so dire, with it only on track for a $22 million opening (even less than what we predicted) and a third-place finish. That’s even lower than Elemental in 2023, which opened with $29 million, but eventually legged out to a solid $154 million gross. Will Elio have t…