Toy Story 5 is off and running, and the numbers point to a franchise record.
SUNDAY UPDATE: It’s official, and it’s a record. Toy Story 5 opened to $160 million domestic — the biggest opening of 2026, a franchise record, and the second-biggest animated opening ever behind only Incredibles 2‘s $182.6M. It’s also the third-biggest June opening in history, trailing just Jurassic World and Incredibles 2. EntTelligence counts 11.5 million admissions, the second-best post-Covid turnout for an animated film behind Inside Out 2. Globally, Toy Story 5 bowed to $312 million — the second-best worldwide opening ever for a Pixar release (excluding China) behind Inside Out 2.
SATURDAY UPDATE: Toy Story 5 came within a whisker of history. Its $71 million Friday (previews included) landed just shy of Incredibles 2‘s $71.2 million record for the best opening day ever for an animated movie — fueled by huge walk-up business, with 48% of buyers grabbing tickets same-day per PostTrak. It’s the biggest previews-plus-Friday haul since 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine. The three-day guidance holds at $160M–$170M — a franchise record, the best domestic opening of 2026, and the second-biggest animated three-day ever behind Incredibles 2‘s $182.6M. Worldwide, Toy Story 5 is already at $129.3 million since Wednesday.
FRIDAY UPDATE: It’s even bigger than the previews suggested. Per Deadline, Toy Story 5 is now tracking for a $160M–$170M-plus three-day opening after a Friday topping $71 million at 4,425 theaters (previews included). That would be the biggest opening of the year and potentially the largest in two years, trailing only 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine in recent memory. Disney is cautioning the number could simmer as the weekend settles — Toy Story 4 was tracking for $160M before landing at a franchise-record $120.9M — but even the low end blows past the earlier $140M outlook.
PREVIEWS UPDATE: The Thursday actuals are in, and they beat the estimate. Per Deadline, Toy Story 5 previews landed at $17.5 million — a franchise record, and the second-biggest preview night ever for Pixar and for any animated movie, trailing only Incredibles 2‘s $18.5M. It’s also the best preview night of 2026 so far, ahead of Michael ($12.6M), Project Hail Mary ($12M), and Star Wars: Mandalorian & Grogu ($12M).
Where It Ranks
For franchise context, the all-time Pixar preview record belongs to 2018’s Incredibles 2 at $18.5 million, which also holds the studio’s opening-weekend record at $182.6 million. Toy Story 5‘s $17.5 million came in just shy of that all-time mark, landing as the second-biggest animated preview night ever and clearing the Toy Story franchise’s own previous high with ease.
What’s Driving It
The buzz numbers back it up. RelishMix clocks Toy Story 5‘s pre-opening social reach at 711.8 million across platforms, ahead of both Incredibles 2 and Minions: The Rise of Gru, with a major assist from the Taylor Swift effect — Swift’s “I Knew It, I Knew You” and her activated channels drive a reported 538 million fan reach.
Toy Story 5 is also sitting at a 94% certified-fresh critical score — the early reactions out of the premiere were strongly positive — and the Andrew Stanton-directed sequel had banked roughly $25 million in advance ticket sales heading into the weekend.
Disney is playing it wide at 4,425 locations, with a heavy premium-large-format and IMAX footprint helping drive those record grosses. The opening-weekend outlook has climbed to $160 million-plus domestically after Friday’s haul, with a global forecast well north of earlier projections.
Toy Story 5 is in theaters now.
