Weekend Box Office: Toy Story 5 Secures Biggest Opening of the Year
Toy Story 5 achieved a massive opening weekend, grossing $171 million and contributing to a record-breaking $200 million box office weekend. The film's performance ranks as the second-best animated opening in history.
Why it matters
The success of the film highlights the enduring commercial power of established animation franchises and the recovery of the theatrical box office.
The Toys that built Pixar are back in theaters and making history again, contributing to the biggest box office weekend of the year: 2026’s first $200 million three-day weekend. Easter and Memorial Day holidays got there, but this is the first Fri-Sun tally since Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning managed to do it all by themselves over last Memorial Day weekend without the actual holiday. Toy Story 5 nearly did it all by itself as well, with one of the biggest animated openings ever and among the top 25 ever.
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