Pixar's 'Hoppers' Has Biggest Box Office Opening Weekend Since 2017

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Mar 12

Mabel, in the robotic beaver form, speaking emphatically on an elevated surface to a crowd of other, real animals, some looking shocked while others look supportive — Image Source: *IMDb*

Pixar’s latest original film, Hoppers (2026), is already earning significant achievements for the company. Its opening weekend revenue was about $48 million domestically! This is the highest-earning opening weekend for a Pixar original story since Coco was released in 2017; while the film didn't hit the $58 million Coco (2017) did, this is still a very significant amount of money. In an era where the box office has yet to fully recover from the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown, this is a particularly impressive achievement.

The company's latest success was Inside Out 2 (2024), the sequel to Inside Out (2015). This sequel was released nearly a decade after the first film and proved that the company can still produce successful projects; however, it did not prove that they can still draw success from original stories. Elio (2025), the company’s most recent original film before Hoppers (2026), had the company's worst-performing opening in its history at about $20.8 million domestically. This film had other drama surrounding it, including the removal of Elio’s open interest in fashion and environmental protection before its release, further shaking faith in the company for many. With the early success that Hoppers (2026) is presenting so far, things are looking up for Pixar originals

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Mabel in beaver form and Loaf on the shore of a body of water, Loaf is just chilling and Mabel looks like she is explaining or otherwise talking about something — Image Source: *IMDb*

Hoppers (2026) is an animated sci-fi comedy surrounding Mabel Tanaka and her fight to protect her local forest glade. Set in Beaverton, Oregon, Mabel is raised to appreciate nature. In college, a few of her professors developed a secret project in which a person's consciousness can be broadcast into a robotic animal to improve wildlife research. When the development of a freeway threatens the glade, Mabel uses this technology to hop into a beaver robot, working with the animals to fight back. The film is currently in theaters and will be for a while; a Disney+ release date has not been announced at this time.

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