‘Toy Story 5' rakes in the biggest box-office debut of the year with a franchise-best $160 million
The Pixar sequel drew strong family turnout and an A CinemaScore, and it is expected to keep playing well for weeks.
- Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 5 grossed $160 million domestically this weekend, setting a franchise record and securing the largest opening of 2026.
- Director Andrew Stanton's sequel, featuring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Joan Cusack, follows toys navigating a child's obsession with a new tablet device called Lilypad.
- Critics awarded the film 94% on Rotten Tomatoes while audiences gave it an 'A' grade on CinemaScore; it ranks second-largest animated opening ever, behind 2018's Incredibles 2 .
- The summer box office is up 15% from 2025, while Taylor Swift's new song "I Knew It, I Knew You" may contend for an Academy Award nomination.
- Toy Story 5 faces competition when another animated film releases July 1, while Pixar plans Gatto for 2027 and Incredibles 3 for 2028.
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Toy Story 5 Is Not the Best Performing Film in the Franchise Despite Media Reports
Get ready for a story you’re unlikely to hear anywhere else. While most major publications are singing the praises of Toy Story 5, which they certainly should from a business standpoint, there’s a bigger story here that is just as important. It turns out, the fifth film in the franchise is the second-in-a-row to miss the number of tickets sold in a domestic opening weekend. That signals that all of the record-breaking headlines are actually just…
‘Toy Story 5’ rakes in US$160mil in year’s best opening weekend
‘Toy Story 5’ opened on 4,425 screens across the United States and Canada during Father’s Day weekend. (Disney pic) LOS ANGELES: Disney’s “Toy Story 5” romped to the best opening weekend of the year, raking in US$160 million in North America, industry estimates showed Sunday, a record for the much-loved Pixar franchise. The sequel, which debuted over Father’s Day weekend, features Woody the cowboy, Buzz Lightyear and their gang of toys fighting …
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Le Journal de MontrealThe fifth film "Toy Story" panicked the counters for its North American release weekend with $160 million in revenue.
“Toy Story 5” takes the box office to infinity and beyond with franchise-best $312 million premiere
Plus, Curry Barker's "Obsession" proves it has seriously scary staying power, holding fast at No. 3 domestically in its sixth week of release. 'Toy Story 5' features the voices of Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear and Tom Hanks as WoodyCredit: Disney/PixarKey PointsToy Story 5 has broken franchise and box office records with its $160 million domestic and $312 million global premiere.The independent horror film Obsession continues to scare up success, …
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