Disney's Toy Story 5 earned $160M domestic opening, best in franchise history. With $312M global, it signals strong box office legs for family-friendly fare.
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Disney's Pixar just posted its biggest opening weekend ever. "Toy Story 5" pulled in $160 million domestically, beating the $120.9 million record set by "Toy Story 4" in 2019. Internationally, it added $152 million, for a global three-day total of $312 million, according to Rentrak data.
The film also scored the second-highest opening for any animated feature, trailing only "Incredibles 2" at $182.7 million in 2018. About 11.5 million people saw the movie over Father's Day weekend, per EntTelligence. More than a quarter of them chose pricier premium large-format screens. IMAX alone reported $11.5 million in domestic sales and $18.4 million globally.
"Another incredible summer weekend is on the books as powered by the massive debut of 'Toy Story 5,' a movie that had appeal across every imaginable audience demographic," said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Rentrak. He called it "the ultimate four-quadrant movie."
Nearly 70% of ticket buyers were part of family groups, EntTelligence data showed. That continues a trend where PG-rated family titles have outperformed PG-13 and R-rated films at the box office over the last two years. "Disney and Pixar orchestrated a perfectly timed, flawlessly marketed film that charmed audiences and critics alike," Dergarabedian added. "It is now set up for weeks of solid playability in movie theaters as it powers toward $1 billion and beyond."
Animated features are not typically front-loaded at the box office, meaning they steadily generate ticket sales through word of mouth over several weeks, Rentrak data shows. The Toy Story franchise has already collected more than $3 billion worldwide since the first film debuted in 1995, with two installments surpassing $1 billion each.
For Disney, the $160 million domestic opening provides a significant boost to the studio's segment revenue for the current quarter. The company's theatrical slate has been under close watch, and the strong result reinforces the value of Pixar's brand as a consistent earnings driver. Wider industry data from Rentrak shows family audiences remain the most reliable theatrical demographic, a dynamic that bodes well for Disney's upcoming animated releases.
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