Disney and Pixar’s beloved animated series has made its theatrical return with Toy Story 5, seven years after the previous installment, and is already exceeding expectations at the box office. The film has earned more than initially projected in its domestic debut.
Toy Story 5 opened to an estimated/rounded $160M, with The Numbers listing $159.68M from 4,425 theaters.
Toy Story 5 beat The Super Mario Galaxy Movie domestically, but not globally
With its opening weekend earnings, Toy Story 5 has beaten The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which made $131.7 million. It has not only become the biggest domestic opening of 2026, but also the highest-opening film in the Toy Story franchise, surpassing 2019’s Toy Story 4, which made a $120 million opening at the box office, without adjusting for inflation.
With this, Toy Story 5 has become the second-biggest animated opening weekend in box office history. The only animated film with a higher domestic debut was Incredibles 2 (2018), which opened with $182.7 million.
Toy Story 5 also did well internationally. In international markets, the film earned $152 million, taking its global opening weekend total to $312 million. The production budget of the film was reportedly $250 million, not including marketing and promotion costs.
According to industry analysts, the film is expected to continue performing well in the coming weeks, especially with family audiences. The animated film has been well received by critics, around 93–94% on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of reporting, and audiences rated it an “A” grade in CinemaScore exit polls.
About Toy Story 5
Directed by Andrew Stanton and co-directed by Kenna Harris, Toy Story 5 brings back many of the franchise’s most popular characters. The story follows Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks), Jessie (voiced by Joan Cusack), Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen) and the other toys as they face a new challenge when their owner becomes attached to children’s smart tablet called Lilypad.
The sequel has also grabbed attention for its music, with Taylor Swift adding an original song, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” to the film.