Disney's animated adventure 'Elio' failed to lift off at the box office, underscoring Pixar's continued struggle to launch original films.

Pixar has just suffered its worst-ever opening-weekend box office bomb after its latest animated film, Elio, grossed just $21 million domestically. The space-themed family adventure, which follows an orphaned boy who gets abducted by friendly aliens,

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.