Overview
- After opening last week, Hoppers has grossed about $88 million worldwide, the strongest debut for a Pixar original since Coco.
- The Pixar Show launched with a Hoppers roundtable featuring director Daniel Chong and story leaders, revealing early penguin concepts and premiering a new in-house short titled Lightbulb.
- Chong says the film began as a globetrotting spy thriller before the team narrowed the scope to one setting to center character and story.
- Production insights highlight a commissioned physical 3D model that was scanned for world-building and research trips that included Chong crawling into an abandoned beaver lodge.
- Post-release coverage spotlights on-screen nods to past Pixar films and a subtle We Bare Bears cameo, fueling fan chatter about connections across the studio’s titles.