Pixar Original Hoppers is off to a solid start in previews with $3.2M. Keep in mind that’s $2M from Thursday night and the rest from Saturday previews a week ago.
That preview figure tracks with 2024’s Kung Fu Panda 4 (granted, not original), which did $3.8M in previews for a $58M 3-day. The expectation is that Hoppers is in the high-$30M+ range at 4,000 North American theaters, which would be the best domestic start for a Pixar original since 2017’s Coco ($50.8M 3-day, 5-day of $72.9M). The $150M production Hoppers already has the best reviews for a Pixar original since Coco (96% certified fresh to 97%). Pixar originals have struggled post-Covid, with Elio hitting a brand-opening low of $20.8M last year.
Already, Hoppers‘ previews figure is above 2020’s Onward ($2.7M, $39.1M opening weekend), 2023’s Elemental ($2.5M, $29.6M opening), this year’s GOAT ($1.5M, $27.2M 3-day), 2024’s The Wild Robot ($2M, $35.8M) and last year’s Dog Man ($1.4M, $36M opening).
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Stateside, Hoppers will have all the bounce from such ticket upcharges as 400 Imax screens (sharing with The Bride!), 1,000+ premium large-format screens, 2,200 3D screens and 350 D-Box/motion screens.
Warner Bros is reporting a low $1 million for The Bride! The pic starring Jessie Buckley and Christian cost a reported $80M before P&A. Rotten Tomatoes reviews stand at 61% fresh. In NRG tracking, it was tracking best in first choice with women. In unaided awareness, it was best with women over 25. Warners is hoping for high teens stateside, $38M-$40M global. Some in exhibition believe it can be as low as $12M this weekend in U.S./Canada. The pic is playing on 34,000 global screens, 28,500 of those in 69 territories abroad including France, Korea, Germany, Italy, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, UK and China.
Spring break this weekend on ComScore shows 5% K-12 schools out, moving to 10% by Monday. Colleges are 9% on break upping to 26% off by Monday. March spring breaks will reach a peak on Friday, March 20 with 38% K-12 off, 37% colleges on break.
Rest of the week:
1) Scream 7 (Par) 3,540 theaters, Wk $76M/Wk 1
2) GOAT (Sony) 3,707 theaters, Wk $15.1M (-27%), Total $77.1M/Wk 3
3) Wuthering Heights (WB) 3,221 theaters, Wk $9.6M (-51%), Total $75M/Wk 3
4) EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (NEON) 1,963 theaters Wk $5.1M (+19%), Total $9.4M/Wk 2\
5) Crime 101 (AMZ) 2,607 theaters, Wk $4.9M (-36%), Total $31.5M/Wk 3
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