{"id":461908,"date":"2026-03-07T03:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T03:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/461908\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T03:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T03:56:07","slug":"hoppers-debuts-to-3-2-million-in-previews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/461908\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Hoppers’ Debuts to $3.2 Million in Previews"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tPixar\u2019s \u201cHoppers<\/a>\u201d nabbed $3.2 million in previews, while Warner Bros.\u2019s \u201cThe Bride<\/a>\u201d netted a tepid $1 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tFamily films have dominated the box office<\/a> in recent months and \u201cHoppers,\u201d which has been embraced by critics, is expected to continue the trend. The animal-centric adventure is projected to earn $35 million to $40 million from 4,000 theaters this weekend, which should be enough to capture first place. \u201cHoppers\u201d cost $150 million to produce. It\u2019s a steep price tag, but the film was produced more economically than other Disney animated offerings, which can cost $200 million to produce. \u201cHoppers\u2019s\u201d preview results include the $1 million that it earned from early screenings on Saturday in addition to its Thursday results. Its grosses compares favorably to the $3.8 million that 2024\u2019s \u201cKung Fu Panda 4\u201d generated in previews, ahead of its $58 million opening, as well as the $2.7 million that 2020\u2019s \u201cOnward\u201d netted in previews en route to a $39.1 million bow.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Bride,\u201d a feminist re-imagining of \u201cThe Bride of Frankenstein\u201d from Oscar-nominated director and screenwriter Maggie Gyllenhaal, won\u2019t be as lucky. The film has a $90 million budget, but is projected to earn roughly $10 million in its inaugural weekend. If those estimates hold, \u201cThe Bride\u201d will be a major financial disappointment for the studio, which has been on a hot streak, releasing hits like \u201cSinners,\u201d \u201cWeapons\u201d and \u201cWuthering Heights.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Bride\u201d will get a lift from international audiences, however. It\u2019s expected to generate another $22 million at the international box office when it opens in 69 territories. Christian Bale stars as Frankenstein, while Jessie Buckley, who is up for an Oscar for \u201cHamnet,\u201d plays the undead object of his affection. Gyllenhaal transplants the action to a steam punk version of Chicago and New York in the \u201930s. Reviews have been mixed, with some critics embracing Gyllenhaal\u2019s bold vision and others dismissing it as a whole lot of sound and fury, signifying zilch. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pixar\u2019s \u201cHoppers\u201d nabbed $3.2 million in previews, while Warner Bros.\u2019s \u201cThe Bride\u201d netted a tepid $1 million. Family…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":461909,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[7214,96,59,164838,71427,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-461908","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-box-office","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-gb","11":"tag-hoppers","12":"tag-the-bride","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}