Pixar is back on top. Toy Story 5 opened to a massive $160 million domestic debut this weekend, giving Disney and Pixar the biggest opening of 2026 so far and lifting the overall box office to its strongest three-day frame of the year.
The fifth film in the landmark animated franchise opened in 4,425 theaters, averaging $36,158 per location. It’s $160 million start easily surpassed the $131.7 million opening of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie over Easter weekend and pushed total weekend business for all films to about $230 million.
The result is another strong signal that 2026 is continuing to build toward the best theatrical year since 2019. It also confirms that the Toy Story brand remains one of the most powerful in family entertainment, more than 30 years after the original film changed animation.
Globally, Toy Story 5 earned $312 million in its first weekend.
The film brings back Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, and the rest of the Pixar toy box while asking a contemporary question: can traditional toys compete with the technology that increasingly dominates children’s lives? Directed by Andrew Stanton, one of the writers behind the original Toy Story, the new installment centers on Jessie emotionally as the toys confront Lilypad, a tablet-like device threatening to become Bonnie’s favorite companion.
The franchise entered the weekend with enormous history behind it. The first four Toy Story films earned more than $1.29 billion domestically and more than $3 billion worldwide. Disney has also said the broader franchise has generated more than $16 billion in total revenue across theatrical, consumer products, home entertainment, and related businesses.
Reviews have remained strong. The first four Toy Story films posted Rotten Tomatoes critics’ scores of 100 percent, 100 percent, 98 percent, and 97 percent, respectively. Toy Story 5 entered the weekend with a 93 percent critics’ score and a 95 percent audience score, suggesting that the franchise continues to retain both critical goodwill and audience affection.
With an estimated $250 million production budget, Toy Story 5 will need a long global run to maximize profitability. But after a $312 million worldwide opening weekend, the film is already well on its way.
Universal’s Disclosure Day slipped to second place in its sophomore weekend, earning $17 million, down 62 percent from its opening. The Steven Spielberg-directed sci-fi film has now grossed $78.3 million domestically and $160.4 million worldwide after 10 days.
The drop is steep, especially for a Spielberg title. The movie opened strongly with $44 million and was initially viewed as a major win for original filmmaking, but the question now is whether it can hold over the next several weeks as competition increases. Its audience skewed older, with 41 percent of opening weekend viewers at least 45 years old, a demographic that can sometimes sustain a film beyond its opening frame.
Focus Features’ horror sensation Obsession continued its remarkable run, landing in third place with $14.2 million. After six weeks, the film has reached $215.8 million domestically and $333.3 million worldwide.
Even more unusually, Obsession has never been the No. 1 movie in any week of release. Instead, it has built its blockbuster total through consistent holds, including five consecutive second-place finishes before this weekend. Its performance now places it among the year’s most surprising theatrical success stories and could eventually put it in rare company with films such as Oppenheimer, Sing, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which posted huge domestic totals without ever finishing first for a full week.
A24’s Backrooms held fourth place with $7.3 million, down 37 percent, bringing its domestic total to $175.2 million and worldwide total to $301.1 million. The horror film is now the highest-grossing A24 release in history and, with a reported $10 million production budget, has become one of the year’s most efficient box office performers.
Together, Obsession and Backrooms have grossed $391 million domestically and $634.4 million worldwide, making 2026 a breakout year for horror films by young filmmakers with roots in online storytelling.
Paramount’s Scary Movie rounded out the top five with $6.7 million, down 53 percent. The horror comedy has now earned $97.6 million domestically and $202 million worldwide after 17 days. With a $30 million production budget, the film has already become a clear financial winner for the studio.
The rest of the top 10 included Masters of the Universe with $5.6 million, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu with $3.9 million, NEON’s new release Leviticus with $2.7 million, A24’s The Death of Robin Hood with $2.6 million, and Lionsgate’s Michael with $2.2 million.
Year to date, 2026 remains in strong shape. Through 23 weeks, the domestic box office stands at $4.1 billion, up 11 percent from 2025 and 33 percent from 2024. Attendance is also up 8 percent over last year, though still far below 2019 levels.
The next several weeks will test just how high the summer can climb. Warner Bros. opens Supergirl next weekend, followed by Universal’s Minions & Monsters over the July 4 frame, Disney’s live-action Moana on July 10, and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey on July 17. Sony’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day follows July 31 and could become one of the season’s biggest events.
For now, the weekend belongs to Toy Story 5. More than three decades after the original helped launch the modern era of computer animation, Pixar’s signature franchise has once again reminded the industry that familiar characters, strong reviews, and a true family audience can still drive enormous theatrical business.
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