On June 20, two big, original animated movies were released, with two extremely different responses. “Elio,” which follows a lonely little boy who dreams of getting abducted by aliens, arrived in ...

For decades, Pixar could hardly miss with its original animated films. But since the pandemic, Pixar and other animation studios have struggled to break through at the box office with the same kinds ...

When it came to animated movies in 2025, the key takeaway was that franchise films were safe bets, while animated originals - at least theatrically - were potential minefields. This can be summed up ...

The stumble out of the gate by Elio, which had the worst box office opening of any Pixar film ever at just $21 million, highlights a “concerning trend,” in the view of one Wall Street analyst. Despite ...