Pixar breathed a sigh of relief this weekend with the debut of “Hoppers,” which opened to a stellar $45.3 million in its first three days. The Disney subsidiary has had a bit of a rough time in recent years, with 2024’s “Inside Out 2” standing out as the studio’s only genuine mega-hit since 2019’s “Toy Story 4.” Even better, “Hoppers” is an original concept for the studio, not a sequel to a pre-existing IP. It’s nice to see Pixar recover after the financial failure of 2025’s “Elio,” which only rang up $154 million worldwide. Speaking of the international box office, “Hoppers” did pretty well overseas, too, raking in $87.3 in total from the global marketplace.
In second place, “Scream 7” tumbled pretty hard, dropping 73% in its second weekend. However, it opened so huge last week, that its sophomore frame of $17 million is still pretty decent. The slasher sequel has grossed $93 million in 10 days. It passed the domestic totals of both “Scream 3” and 2022’s “Scream 5,” and it’s a shoo-in to pass the current franchise leader, “Scream 6,” which grossed $108 million back in 2023. Worldwide, “Scream 7” stands tall with $149 million and will definitely top the original, which is still the most successful entry in the series globally with $173 million (and that’s in 1996 dollars!). I expect we’ll be getting a “Scream 8” announcement any day now.
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Third place went to the disappointing opening of “The Bride!,” Maggie Gyllenhaal’s rebellious punk rock interpretation of the Frankenstein mythos with a particular focus on the eponymous Bride, played here by Jessie Buckley, with Gyllenhaal’s erstwhile “The Dark Knight” co-star Christian Bale as Frankenstein’s Monster. Despite the star power and high concept, “The Bride!” only earned $7 million in its opening weekend and $13.5 million worldwide. Alas, with a budget said to be in the range of $90 million or so, that’s not a good opening at all. There’s a chance this one could play well over the coming weeks (female audiences don’t necessarily flock out on opening weekend), but with mixed reviews, risk-averse viewers are more inclined to wait until the film moves to streaming, if they decide to catch it at all. I tell ya, the culture of “I need to wait for reviews” is killing the movie industry. Take a chance on a cool-looking movie, you cowards!
Anyway, the rest of the top ten is pretty familiar if you’ve been following this column. In fourth and fifth place, “GOAT” and “Wuthering Heights” continue their successful runs, with worldwide totals of $146 million and $213 million, respectively. In sixth place, “Crime 101” brought its total to $33.6 million ($65 million worldwide). That’s not enough for the film to be financially successful (don’t expect “Crime 102” or anything in 2028), but the bleeding isn’t as bad as it could have been for the $90 million production. Seventh place goes to “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert,” which brought its total to $10.9 million ($20.8 million worldwide). If you missed my interview with Baz Luhrmann, check it out here! Okay, that’s enough shameless self-promotion.
The only other notable newcomer this week is “Protector,” starring Milla Jovovich. The film made $744k from just over a thousand locations. I guess audiences weren’t much in the mood for an R-rated “Taken” clone. Jovovich has struggled to find a hit since the end of her “Resident Evil” film series, with duds like “Hellboy,” “In the Lost Lands,” and “Monster Hunter” failing to find an audience in theaters. Maybe she should convince Luc Besson to make a legacy sequel to “The Fifth Element” so she can reprise her star-making role as Leeloo. Every other movie is getting a legacy sequel these days, why not “The Fifth Element?”
Next week, the film to beat is “Reminders of Him,” a tear-jerker based on the novel from Colleen Hoover, the author who wrote “It Ends With Us.” Hopefully, this one doesn’t lead to a years-long lawsuit between its stars that somehow winds up roping in Taylor Swift for some reason.
All box office numbers are taken from Box Office Mojo
