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Mar 7, 2026 8:52am PT Box Office: ‘Hoppers’ Bites Down on $13.2 Million; ‘The Bride!’ Stumbles With $3 Million By Jack Dunn Plus Icon Jack Dunn Latest Jon Stewart Slams Trump for Keeping Press in the Dark About Iran War: ‘Our Bombs Are Now Smarter Than Our President’ 4 days ago ‘Palm Royale’ Canceled at Apple TV After Two Seasons 5 days ago BAFTA Host Alan Cumming Apologizes After John Davidson’s N-Word Outburst: ‘A Trauma Triggering S—show’ 5 days ago See All ©Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection Pixar is hoping for a much-needed win this weekend with its original animated adventure “Hoppers,” which secured the top spot at the Friday box office. “Hoppers” earned $13.2 million on Friday from 4,000 North American theaters. Disney and Pixar expect $40 million by Sunday, a figure that could run much higher thanks to stellar word of mouth and a lack of family-friendly fare in cinemas. Related Stories Could EU Regulators Favor Paramount Over Netflix in Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery? Warner Bros. Discovery Leaders Talk 'Stunning' Film Studio Revival, a 'Reset Year' for Gaming and Discovery Global Cable Spinoff Plans The animated comedy follows 19-year-old environmentalist Mabel, who transfers her consciousness to a robotic beaver (ala “Avatar”) to infiltrate the complicated world of the animal kingdom. “We Bare Bears” creator Daniel Chong serves as director and co-wrote the screenplay with Jesse Andrews. Cast members include Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Kathy Najimy, Dave Franco, Eduardo Franco and Aparna Nancherla. Pixar’s last original hit was 2017’s “Coco,” which opened with $50 million and ended its theatrical run with $210 million domestically and $823 million worldwide. Since then, the legendary animation studio has been on a losing streak with relative duds such as “Onward” and “Elio.” Those films launched to $39 million and $20 million, respectively, in the United States, but failed to stay in theaters long enough to justify their $150 million-plus budget. Disney and Pixar need “Hoppers” to chart a similar course to Illuminations’ “The Wild Robot,” or Sony’s “Goat,” which opened with mild success but went on to exhibit excellent box office staying power. Popular on Variety Second place went to “Scream 7,” which made just $3.5 million on its second Friday in theaters. Paramount and Spyglass Media expect $16.3 million by Sunday, representing a hefty 74% drop from its record-breaking opening weekend. Despite receiving some of the worst reviews in the franchise’s history, “Scream 7” is proving to be a box office force. The horror sequel opened to a franchise-best $64 million domestically and $97.1 million worldwide. Through two weekends of release, “Scream 7” is expected to push its North American total to $92.3 million, an excellent result considering the film was made for $45 million. Third place went to Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut, “The Bride!” The subversive, “Bonnie and Clyde” take on Mary Shelley’s classic grossed just $3 million domestically on Friday from 3,304 theaters. Initial projections had “The Bride!” earning $10 million to $15 million by Sunday, but rival estimates have the three-day debut as low as $6.7 million. That’s a scary start, considering “The Bride!” was made for $90 million. Set in 1930s Chicago, the horror romance follows a street-hardened Frankenstein’s Monster, who revives a murdered woman and makes her his partner in love, life and crime. Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale lead as the undead lovers. Other cast members include Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening and Penélope Cruz. Rounding out the Friday top five were “Wuthering Heights” and “GOAT.” “GOAT” landed at No. 4 with $1.5 million on Friday. Sony projects $6.1 million by Sunday, raising its North American earnings to $83 million. Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” took fifth $1.2 million on Friday. The sexy literary romance hopes to pull in an estimated $3.7 million by Sunday, pushing its domestic total to $78 million. Jump to Comments Queer Media Veteran David Artavia Named Executive Director of LGBTQ Youth Arts Initiative The Future Perfect Project (EXCLUSIVE) Adrien Brody, Mikey Madison, Zoe Saldaña and Kieran Culkin Set as First Presenters for 98th Oscars Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas Talks ‘Sentimental Value,’ Bad Bunny’s ‘Moving’ Super Bowl Moment and the ‘Constructed Reality’ of Awards Season BAFTAs Make the Oscars Race Messy, From Timothée Chalamet’s Shocking Loss to Sean Penn and Wunmi Mosaku Proving Supporting Races Are Anyone’s Game Oscars 2026 Presenters: Anne Hathaway, Paul Mescal, Robert Downey Jr. and More Join Star-Studded Lineup Kristen Bell on Hosting the Actor Awards, Being Cut From Her Big Screen Debut in ‘Pootie Tang’ and Why She Turns Off Phone Every Day at 5 P.M. JavaScript is required to load the comments. Loading comments...