Disney’s animated adventure “Elio” failed to lift off at the box office, underscoring Pixar’s continued struggle to launch original films. After all, Pixar hasn’t stumbled with sequels. This time last year,

A bad opening weekend might not necessarily spell doom for Pixar's latest–but a pattern is emerging that might shape what's to come from the beloved animation studio.

New Pixar movie Elio has opened to the studio's worst ever box office numbers. After hitting the big screen this past Friday (June 20), the film made $21 million at the US box office and a total of $35 million globally across its opening weekend. Against a budget of $150 million, it's not looking good for Elio.