Toy Story 5 premiered on over 4,400 screens across the US and Canada over Father's Day weekend, raking in a record $160 million domestically, the highest opening in the Toy Story series history [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. The film earned approximately $312 million globally during its first three days, combining the $160 million domestic total with $152 million from international markets [3, 4, 5, 6].
The North American debut ranks as the second-highest ever for an animated film, trailing only 2018's Incredibles 2, which opened with between $182.6 million and $182.7 million [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]. About 11.5 million moviegoers attended Toy Story 5's opening weekend, with family groups composing roughly 70% of the audience [3, 7].
The preview day box office gross on June 19 reached $17.5 million, marking both the best preview day of 2026 and a new franchise record [8, 9]. Industry analyst David A. Gross said, "This is prime family moviegoing season and Toy Story is delivering. Another sensational opening for a Pixar series sequel" [1]. Paul Dergarabedian, head of marketplace trends at Rentrak, added that Toy Story 5 "had appeal across every imaginable audience demographic and thus became the ultimate four-quadrant movie" [3].
The movie features the return of Tom Hanks as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, and Joan Cusack as Jessie [1, 6]. The story centers on the toys competing against technology, personified by a tablet named Lilypad, with themes touching on modern parenting, tween girls' experiences, and managing screen time [1, 7, 10, 6].
Toy Story 5 is expected to continue strong box office results and could surpass the $1 billion global total set by Toy Story 4, according to several industry sources [8, 4, 7]. Disney typically releases theatrical films on its Disney+ streaming platform about four months after debut, making an October 2026 streaming arrival likely [11].
