Although it was once infallible, lately Pixar has become a studio that can hit the mark completely or fail relentlessly. Since the arrival of the pandemic, the animation studio has experienced a string of successes and failures, both critically and commercially, allowing sequels to take the place that original films always should have had. Fortunately, this year the fate of original Pixar films has taken a turn. Or rather, a little leap.
The Lord is my beaver, I lack nothing
Hoppers, which premiered expecting to have average box office numbers leaning towards mediocre, ended its box office run with 386 million dollars, providing profits to a Pixar that would not have to later seek justification for its investment with the release on Disney+. The facts are as they are: it is so fun, so unique and wonderful that it has all the cards to become a new obsession for kids worldwide.
If you want to see your kids obsessed with beavers or enjoy it shamelessly in solitude, we now have a date for the arrival of Hoppers on Disney+: it will be on June 3 when Daniel Chong’s film lands on the streaming service, and it has all the cards to become a hit while the world holds its breath before Toy Story 5 takes the box office by storm.
Although its success was cited as an example of the potential of original films, the truth is that no one is opposed to a sequel. In fact, no one should be too surprised if, in a decade, we see our favorite mechanical beavers causing mischief again.
