Disney/Pixar's Elio

[mdmost]

How To Train Your Dragon is a week before Elio, the IP draw could mute what Elio’s prospects are.

Shot for shot remake and nostalgia > Original

Ah yeah. Maybe it will pull in the families that might find dragons a bit too scary or do a decent amount since it's the 2nd week of that movie. But yeah, sigh. Nostalgia plays will win again. Maybe it can have an Elementals type run with legs but probably not.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Ah yeah. Maybe it will pull in the families that might find dragons a bit too scary or do a decent amount since it's the 2nd week of that movie. But yeah, sigh. Nostalgia plays will win again. Maybe it can have an Elementals type run with legs but probably not.

They seem to be playing this one the same as Elemental. Minimal marketing and the movie will just make whatever it makes.

Looked back, the last animated original film to gross over $200M at the domestic box office was Coco in 2017.

According to some folks that was the last original film to gross $200M domestically prior to this year with Sinners recently passing that mark.

 

[BrianL]

Nostalgia plays will win again.

And it's not even like How to Train Your Dragon is even that old....

*looks it up*

Dang, 15 years! Still, not THAT old, but still. I guess I am the one who is that old.

 

[Smugpugmug]

I'm not even joking but I forgot this movie even existed until I saw this thread. The trailer didn't really do anything for me (but tbh a lot of Pixar movies have had underwhelming trailers so not judging the movie entirely on that) but I really do dislike the art style. It's enough to where I'll probably skip this one.

 

[Obi-J Kenobi]

https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/5/12/7dba4zi5pwxiuz7cw1z3rs670fd035

Elio reportedly (rumor has it, at least) has a production budget of $300M. The movie has been delayed for multiple years and has undergone major production changes. This movie has a bit of the Ironheart D+ series. Lengthy delayed release. Massive production budgets. Just release these titles with little fanfare and no one talks about it much and move along to other matters, I guess.

Elio and Ironheart (on D+) ironically will be released within about 7 days from each other.

 

[hardcorestitch]

Oh my goodness… that movie is gonna get released around the time I’ll be in WDW! I might have to move up my Stitch screening a few weeks.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Zootopia 2 is getting a trailer drop today before the release of Stitch.

Meanwhile, Elio hasn’t gotten a new trailer for 2 months. It had a TV spot during American Idol a week or so ago that was never posted online on any of their official channels.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Final trailer and Tickets are available for purchase today:

 

[mdmost]

Did this trailer not get placed before Lilo & Stitch? If it wasn't, what is Disney thinking?

 

[HokieRaven5]

Did this trailer not get placed before Lilo & Stitch? If it wasn't, what is Disney thinking?

They went a different direction for showing it before Lilo & Stitch, wasn’t that trailer but had a lead in with Stitch before it:

 

[DodgerGirl]

Elio will be the film that save Pixar and it is destined to be a smash hit and with a big celebrity cast with Zoe Saldana and America Ferrera and Brad Garrett providing voices this movie will save Pixar and make them return to making good movies. Already there are movie tie-ins with Ziploc bags and McDonald's is set to release an Elio Happy Meal as well. I told my mom about this movie and she wants to learn more about Elio as well

 

[Nayan]

The Elio Happy Meal was already released last year...

https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2024/03/01/mcdonalds-releases-new-disney-happy-meal-toys-early/

 

[DodgerGirl]

Pixar will most likely make a whole lot of money from Elio's first week in theaters and as I mentioned Elio will get a huge merchandise push and will save Pixar. Because as the proverb says "you must get back on the horse you fell off of" and this may be true with Elio with Pixar

 

[hardcorestitch]

They seem to be playing this one the same as Elemental. Minimal marketing and the movie will just make whatever it makes.

Looked back, the last animated original film to gross over $200M at the domestic box office was Coco in 2017.

According to some folks that was the last original film to gross $200M domestically prior to this year with Sinners recently passing that mark.

I did see a bunch of ads for the movie during the Stanley Cup Finals (Canadian feed only).

 

[Nayan]

I've seen quite a few ads for it lately. I think it'll do okay, but I don't think it'll be the blockbuster DG thinks it will be. The merch for it was already released last year (when it was supposed to come out) and besides the late ads there's not too much buzz about it being a must-see.

 

[HokieRaven5]

I've seen quite a few ads for it lately. I think it'll do okay, but I don't think it'll be the blockbuster DG thinks it will be. The merch for it was already released last year (when it was supposed to come out) and besides the late ads there's not too much buzz about it being a must-see.

Any hope will be made or broken tomorrow when the review embargo drops, and then any added walk ups who give it any bit of word of mouth over the weekend.

It probably needs to be in the 90% range on RT, and near an 80 on Metacritic with an A Cinemascore to have a chance

 

[Obi-J Kenobi]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1934004629538238544

Box Office Theory via the Hollywood Handle is predicting a terrible opening box office. Like, historically terrible. The proof will be in the pudding I suppose.

 

[Nayan]

Well it's up against How to Train your Dragon (which was #1 last weekend), the F1 movie with Brad Pitt and M3GAN 2.0.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Early reviews have at 80% on RT and around a 60 on Metacritic.

May not be enough to overcome shot for shot nostalgia fuel HTTYD.

 

[Kit Jackson]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1934004629538238544

This depends on how many people buy tickets in advance and how many people buy tickets day of or the day before. It just seems strange to be talking about the opening weekend box office when it hasn't even happened yet.