Overview
- Studio estimates show $46 million domestic and $88 million global from 40+ markets, marking Pixar’s strongest original launch since 2017’s Coco.
- Early reception is robust, with about 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and an A CinemaScore, and Disney executive Alan Bergman publicly applauded the rollout.
- The reported production cost is roughly $150 million, and industry math suggests a break-even near $375 million worldwide, putting emphasis on sustained legs; no streaming or PVOD date is official.
- The film’s start helped lift the domestic weekend box office to about $98 million, roughly 76% higher than the same frame last year.
- Competition contrasted sharply as Warner Bros.’ The Bride! opened to about $7.2–$7.3 million domestically and roughly $13.5–$13.6 million worldwide, while Scream 7 placed second with $17.3 million in its sophomore frame.