> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.theomnicosm.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # ‘Hoppers’ leaps to Pixar’s best debut for an original story since ‘Coco’ - URL: https://www.theomnicosm.com/popculturology-box-office-hoppers/ - Published: 2026-03-09T11:00:21.000Z - Updated: 2026-03-09T11:00:21.000Z - Description: The $46M opening weekend for ‘Hoppers’ further drives home the divide between Pixar’s sequels and new projects. - Author: Bill Kuchman - Tags: Popculturology • The Box Office Report, Popculturology, Hoppers, Pixar, GOAT, Wuthering Heights, Scream, The Bride! Hello! Welcome to **The** **Box Office Report** for the weekend of March 6-8, 2026. ## 1\. Hoppers *Weekend gross: *$46M** *Total domestic gross: *$46M** *Last weekend: *New release** *Percent drop: *NA** Pixar can breathe the slightest sigh of relief now that *Hoppers* has opened with a $46 million weekend in North America. It’s the best opening weekend for a Pixar movie based on an original concept since *Coco* premiered back in 2017 with a $50.8 million first frame. ([It’s also my favorite Pixar movie since *Toy Story 4*.](https://www.theomnicosm.com/popculturology-newsletter-hoppers-review/)) Over the course of the almost decade since *Coco* opened, Pixar has weathered a pandemic, a straight-to-streaming strategy from Disney that diluted the brand with moviegoers while still finding hits with a handful of sequels (*Incredibles 2* with a $186.7 million opener, *Toy Story 4* with a $120.9 million opener and *Inside Out 2* with a $154.2 million opener). Is a $46 million opening weekend for *Hoppers* good enough for the studio to keep trying to tell original stories? Of the four announced projects that Pixar has coming up, three of them are sequels (*Toy Story 5*, *Incredibles 3* and *Coco 2*) while *Gatto* is the only original project on the docket. There was a time when Pixar had sketched out a one-for-one strategy, releasing an original project for every sequel it was working on. If that ratio has shifted to three sequels for every one original film, I guess it’s a sound *business* decision as long as those sequels keep grossing $400 million or more in North America. ![Popculturology](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f4/8b/f48be8ca-23c6-4d81-b0cf-da2fb0785911/content/images/2026/02/popculturology-wordmark.png) Welcome to Popculturology! This publication is a free newsletter, but it’s fueled by readers like you. Support independent news, reviews and more for **just $5 a month**. [Upgrade to Paid](https://www.theomnicosm.com/about/#/portal/account/plans) Includes full access to **Snackology** and **The Cold Open**. ## 2\. Scream 7 *Weekend gross: *$17.3M** *Total domestic gross: *$93.4M** *Last weekend: *1st** *Percent drop: *73** Speaking of sequels, after setting a new franchise high mark with a $63.6 million debut last weekend, *Scream 7* suffered a pretty devastating 73 percent drop this weekend. I guess the silver lining is that *Scream 7* is less than $7 million away from joining *Scream VI* ($108.4 million), the original *Scream* ($103 million) and *Scream 2* ($101.4 million) as only films in the series to have cracked the $100 million barrier. As long as *Scream 7* doesn’t fall 73 percent again next week, it should soon become the biggest domestic hit of the *Scream* franchise. ALSO FROM THE OMNICOSM Love what you’re reading? You might also enjoy **Snackology**, a deep-dive into the world of snacks, fast food and limited-edition treats. [Read the latest from Snackology →](https://www.theomnicosm.com/tag/snackology/) Already a subscriber? 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