Box Office: ‘Onward’ Battling to Hit $40M in U.S. Opening

The animated family pic Onward is having trouble finding its groove at the Friday (March 6) box office, according to early returns.
At this pace, projections show the Disney-Pixar release opening in the $37 million to $40 million range domestically in what would mark one of the lowest nationwide openings ever for the storied Pixar brand. Heading into the weekend, Onward was already tracking for a relatively modest domestic launch of $40 million to $45 million, meaning that expectations were mute