Pixar’s Elio might be taking audiences to new heights when they watch the film, but not enough people are watching it to take the top spot at the box office on its opening weekend. The newest film from Pixar Animation Studios is receiving positive reviews. Unfortunately, it only earned $21 million at the domestic box office. Overseas, it added another $14 million to the tally. In total, it garnered $35 million. This is the weakest opening for a Pixar film in recent memory.
Elio is about a boy who gets abducted by aliens and gets mistaken for Earth’s ambassador, has an 85% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and an “A” grade from CinemaScore exit polls. It is very possible that with positive reviews and word of mouth, it could follow the path taken by Elemental. This film also had a weak opening, but ultimately earned a respectable $496 million during its global box office run.
Originally, Elio was set to be released on June 30th. The new release date of June 20th put it closer to competition against How to Train Your Dragon, the live-action remake, which took the top spot at the box office for the second weekend in a row. It also brought it closer to Lilo & Stitch, which earned $9.5 million domestically over the weekend.
Elio Official Description
if any aliens are listening… the new trailer for Disney and Pixar’s Elio is here!
See the movie, only in theaters, June 20!
This summer, moviegoers will meet Elio, an 11-year-old whose biggest wish is to get abducted by aliens, as well as his Aunt Olga (voiced by recent Academy Award Winner, Zoe Saldaña), and Glordon, Elio’s unexpected first friend who happens to be an alien. In this big-screen adventure, Elio will travel millions of miles across the universe encountering and a host of out-of-this world creatures who just might help him figure out exactly where he belongs. A new trailer and poster are now available for Disney and Pixar’s “Elio,” which releases only in theaters June 20, 2025.
For centuries, people have called out to the universe looking for answers—in Disney and Pixar’s all-new feature film “Elio,” the universe calls back! The cosmic misadventure introduces Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession. So, when he’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide, Elio’s all in for the epic undertaking. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s leader, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions, and somehow discover who and where he is truly meant to be. Directed by Madeline Sharafian (“Burrow” Sparkshort), Domee Shi (“Bao” short, “Turning Red”) and Adrian Molina (co-screenwriter/co-director of “Coco”), and produced by Mary Alice Drumm (associate producer of “Coco”), the film features the voices of Yonas Kibreab as Elio, Zoe Saldaña as Aunt Olga, Remy Edgerly as Glordon, Brad Garrett as Lord Grigon, Jameela Jamil as Ambassador Questa and Shirley Henderson as OOOOO.
Daps Magic team member reviewed Elio and very much enjoyed it. Did you see this film this weekend? If so, what did you think? If not, are you planning on seeing it in theaters? Share your thoughts, opinions, and plans in the comments below!
