"Pixar's Magic Works Again"... Pixar's Original New Release 'Hoppers' Tops North American Opening Day

Pixar Studio's new animated film 〈Hoppers〉 has reached the top of the North American box office since its opening day.

⬦ Collected $13.2 million on opening day... A promising $40 million weekend box office

According to Box Office Mojo and other sites that track U.S. box office revenue on the 7th (local time), 〈Hoppers〉 recorded a total of $13.2 million (approximately 19.6 billion won) on its opening day, the 6th. Pixar predicts that if this trend continues, it will earn $40 million over the three-day opening weekend from the 6th to the 8th.

⬦ Expected to be the highest-grossing film since 'Coco'... A turning point for Hollywood theaters that relied on sequels

Entertainment media in the U.S., including The Hollywood Reporter and Variety, have projected that 〈Hoppers〉 will achieve the best opening performance among original Hollywood animations since Disney's 〈Coco〉, which earned $210 million in North America in 2017.

While Disney and Pixar have consistently released animated films, excluding sequels of existing popular works, films like 〈Onward: A Day of Miracles〉 and 〈Elio〉 have all underperformed expectations. The industry is keenly interested in whether this 〈Hoppers〉 can end the drought of successful original animations.

⬦ A girl turned into a beaver robot's amazing adventure... Rotten Tomatoes scores 94, receiving "perfect praise"

〈Hoppers〉 tells the story of a girl named Mabel, who loves animals and nature, stepping into the animal world through a beaver robot. Meryl Streep, Dave Franco, and others participated in voice acting.

The reactions from critics and the public are also favorable. On the U.S. film and drama rating site Rotten Tomatoes, both critic and audience scores recorded 94 points (out of 100), acknowledging both artistic quality and popularity.