US Edition'Hoppers' Tops North American Box Office with $46M
Pixar's Hoppers earned $13.2 million Friday from 4,000 theaters, boosted by strong reviews and family appeal, while The Bride opened weakly amid mixed responses.
- On Friday, Hoppers earned $13.2 million from 4,000 North American theaters, topping the box office.
- Facing a studio slump, Pixar sought a rebound after last year's Elio, its worst opening, with Hoppers directed by Daniel Chong and co-written with Jesse Andrews.
- The film drew strong audience marks with a 94% Rotten Tomatoes rating, 75% `definitely recommend` PostTrak polling and an A CinemaScore, featuring voice cast Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm and Kathy Najimy.
- Studio estimates place Hoppers' opening weekend at $46 million domestic and $88 million worldwide, with Disney and Pixar expecting $40 million by Sunday.
- Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! made $3 million Friday from 3,304 theaters and is estimated to open around $7.3 million overall while Scream 7 made $3.5 million on its second Friday, and Project Hail Mary opens March 20.
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Box Office: Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ Bounds to No. 1 as Warner Bros.’ ‘The Bride!’ is on Life Support
Disney and Pixar’s environmental adventure “Hoppers” topped the North American box office this weekend with $46 million in domestic ticket sales in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
`Hoppers' Opens with $46 Million to Lead Box Office
Pixar’s “Hoppers” opened with $46 million this weekend to lead all films in North America, according to industry estimates released Sunday. The animated science fiction comedy was directed by Daniel Chong and features the voices of Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Kathy Najimy and Dave Franco. “Scream 7” made $17.3 million Friday through Sunday in its second weekend, Comscore reported. Director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s horror romance “The Bride…
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Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ bounds to No. 1 as Warner Bros.’ ‘The Bride!’ is on life support
Disney and Pixar’s environmental adventure “Hoppers” topped the North American box office this weekend with $46 million in domestic ticket sales in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Read more...
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