New Pixar film 'Elemental' opens as studio's second-lowest box office debut

'Elemental' is set in Element City, where Fire, Water, Earth and Air characters live together. Photo: Handout

Pixar's new animated movie Elemental debuted with US$30mil in ticket sales at US and Canadian box offices over the weekend, according to estimates from distributor Walt Disney Co on Sunday.

The opening figure for the United States and Canada fell shy of box office forecasts and ranked among the lowest ever for a film from Pixar, the acclaimed animation studio behind Toy Story, Finding Nemo and other classics.