Disney/Pixar's original animated feature Hoppers earned about $389.5 million worldwide against a $150 million production budget. Its final split was about $166 million in the United States and Canada and about $222-$223.7 million internationally. It runs 105 minutes and opened theatrically March 6, 2026. Daniel Chong directed the film and co-wrote it with Jesse Andrews, according to CBR.
Table of Contents
- What did Hoppers cost?
- How big was the opening?
- What were the final domestic and worldwide totals?
- Did Hoppers break even?
What did Hoppers cost?
Hoppers carried a reported $150 million production budget. That figure covers production only and leaves out advertising and distribution. As Film-Book explained in its March opening-weekend report, the $150 million did not include marketing costs.
Readers should therefore treat the production budget as a floor, not total spending. For a moviegoer, the budget explains the stakes. A $150 million animated feature needs a large theatrical run before streaming and later sales.
How big was the opening?
Hoppers opened No. 1 in the United States with about $46 million domestic. It added overseas sales for about $88 million worldwide in its debut. That debut was Pixar's best opening for an original film since Coco in 2017, according to WDWNT's March coverage in its opening-weekend box-office report.
The result signaled stronger audience interest than Pixar's recent originals. A No. 1 start matters for theater owners. It drives screens, showtimes, and a longer run when weekday holds stay firm.
What were the final domestic and worldwide totals?
Hoppers finished with about $166 million domestic in the United States and Canada. It had crossed $120 million domestic by its third weekend, Collider reported. International markets added about $222-$223.7 million.
The combined worldwide total landed around $388-$389.7 million, with trade coverage settling near $389.5 million. That pattern is common for family animation. Domestic fans arrive early, while international markets build the total over several weeks.
Did Hoppers break even?
Analysts estimated Hoppers needed about $375 million worldwide to break even. That figure comes from the common 2.5-times-production-budget rule. Under that math, Hoppers cleared the target on paper.
Yet trade coverage described $389.5 million as slightly shy of true break-even because marketing was extra. Koimoi laid out the estimate in its break-even and Pixar ranking analysis, while noting it is an industry heuristic rather than a Disney disclosure. Useful takeaways for readers are: At about $375.1 million during its run, Hoppers passed Sinners to become the second-highest-grossing Hollywood original of the 2020s, behind Elemental at $496.4 million, Cartoon Brew reported.
- Compare gross to production budget only as a rough guide.
- Add an allowance for marketing and theater revenue sharing.
- Treat streaming and later sales as separate from theatrical profit.