Pixar is one of the biggest and most successful film studios in the world, so anytime the company releases a new movie it's a big deal. Pixar's next movie is Onward, a story about two elven brothers who set out on a grand adventure. Tom Holland and Chris Pratt voice the two main characters.
But how much money is Onward expected to make over its first weekend and how does that compare to previous Pixar movies? According to Deadline, Onward is expected to make $50 million or more in the US for its opening weekend, with another $45 million - $55 million from international markets to give the film a strong $90 million - 105 million opening weekend.
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Onward is directed by Monsters University director Dan Scanlon. Octavia Spencer and Julia Louis-Dreyfus also have major voice roles in the movie.
For comparison, Toy Story 4 made $120.9 million in the US alone for its opening weekend. Onward of course isn't expected to make those numbers because it's a new film instead of a sequel.
Better comparisons might be to other standalone Pixar movies. 2017's Inside Out made $90.4 million in the US for its opening weekend, while 2009's Up pulled in $68.1 million domestically in its first weekend. Onward's first-weekend US box office estimate of $50 million would put it just ahead of 2007's Ratatouille, which made $47 million over its opening weekend in the US.
Deadline reports that the impact of the coronavirus for Onward is expected to be minimal, especially so given that Pixar films never do very well in China where thousands of theatres are currently closed.
Onward is Pixar's 22nd movie, and the first since 2019's Toy Story 4. It's also the first Pixar movie to release following the company's statement that it wants to move away from sequels and make more original films.