“Toy Story 5” opened with $160 million in domestic ticket sales, setting a franchise record and the biggest opening weekend of the year, while “Disclosure Day” slid to second with $17 million and “The Death of Robin Hood” flopped with $2.6 million.
When “Toy Story 5” landed in theaters, it did more than charm its audience—it rewrote the weekend’s scoreboard.
The Pixar fifth installment debuted with $160 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That figure set a new franchise record and marked the biggest opening weekend of the year. The moment it arrived. it also carried the weight of a long-awaited return: the film launched 31 years after the original “Toy Story” first hit theaters.
The numbers kept coming internationally, too. “Toy Story 5” earned $152 million in opening-weekend sales outside the U.S., building to a worldwide haul of $312 million.
It’s a familiar kind of success for Disney. The “Toy Story” franchise is one of the most profitable for The Walt Disney Co. with the movies collectively grossing more than $3 billion before “Toy Story 5” launched. along with billions from merchandising. Even with “Toy Story 3” in 2010 often seen as a potential endpoint. reviving the series almost a decade later—while controversial—has proved extremely lucrative. “Toy Story 4” exceeded $1 billion in ticket sales, and “Toy Story 5” is “all but certain” to hit that mark as well.
Among animated films, only 2018’s “Incredibles 2” had a bigger opening weekend, with $182.7 million, than “Toy Story 5.”
The audience momentum matters beyond the first three days. After the debut, “Toy Story 5” received an “A” CinemaScore, a signal that it should remain a force in theaters for weeks.
The business side has grown heavier, too. The fifth movie cost $250 million to make, not including marketing. It returns a voice cast led by Tom Hanks as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, and Joan Cusack as Jessie.
In the sequel, the toys are pushed aside when Bonnie gets a new tablet. The film is directed by Andrew Stanton, the Pixar veteran who helmed “Finding Nemo” (2003) and “WALL-E” (2008). “Toy Story 5” also features a new song by Taylor Swift, “I Knew It, I Knew You.”
With “Toy Story 5” driving sales, the rest of the weekend looked like a test of whether anything could hold its spot against a franchise juggernaut.
Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day” fell into second place with $17 million in its second weekend. The drop of 61% from its first weekend suggests Universal Pictures didn’t get the hold it was hoping for. Still. the film—budgeted at $115 million and starring Emily Blunt. Josh O’Connor. and Colman Domingo—has grossed $160.4 million globally in two weeks. “Disclosure Day” has a good chance of remaining the top adult-oriented option in theaters in the coming weeks.
Newcomers struggled to break through.
A24’s “The Death of Robin Hood,” a violent revisionist approach to the old legend, opened with $2.6 million on 1,762 screens. The film stars Hugh Jackman and is directed by Michael Sarnoski, and it was modestly budgeted at $20 million. After finding mixed reviews, audiences didn’t rally behind it either, earning a “C+” CinemaScore.
Neon’s “Leviticus” opened just ahead of it, taking in $2.7 million from 1,076 theaters. Written and directed by Adrian Chiarella. the buzzy low-budget horror film is about two teen boys who meet at conversion therapy. It’s a “fine start” for an indie with a small budget of $3.5 million and good word-of-mouth. but “Leviticus” faced unusually strong competition from “Obsession” and “Backrooms.”.
In horror, the top choice stayed “Obsession,” the microbudget phenomenon by 26-year-old Curry Barker. In its sixth weekend, it nearly matched its $17 million opening weekend from mid-May. The Focus Features release. which cost less than $1 million to make. added $14.2 million to bring its domestic total to $215.8 million and its global haul to $333.3 million.
The weekend’s broader picture came into focus with one more set of numbers: summer box office is up 15% from the 2025 summer. according to Rentrak. with summer ticket sales nearly equal to the 2019 summer at the same point. not accounting for inflation. Summer to date is just 1.9% down from that year.
Paul Dergarabedian, head of marketplace trends for Rentrak, expects Hollywood is heading for its best summer since before the pandemic. He pointed to a mix of familiar hits and surprises, calling it a “hybrid summer” that could become a blueprint.
“To me. this is a hybrid summer and this could be the new blueprint for how you build the perfect summer box-office beast. ” says Dergarabedian. “You throw in a mix of very eclectic films and not just the usual suspects — the big franchise films. the known brands — but also films like ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ and original films like ‘Disclosure Day.’”.
For readers tracking the weekend, these are the top 10 movies by domestic box office, with final domestic figures set to be released Monday. The list factors in estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak:
1. “Toy Story 5,” $160 million. 2. “Disclosure Day,” $17 million. 3. “Obsession,” $14.2 million. 4. “Backrooms,” $7.3 million. 5. “Scary Movie,” $6.7 million. 6. “Masters of the Universe,” $5.6 million. 7. “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,” $3.9 million. 8. “Leviticus,” $2.7 million. 9. “The Death of Robin Hood,” $2.6 million. 10. “Michael,” $2.2 million.
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160 million?? Wow I didn’t even know Toy Story 5 was out.
So Disclosure Day dropped hard?? Sounds like people just didn’t wanna be “disclosed” or whatever. Also $2.6 mil for Robin Hood is crazy, I thought that would do more.
They say it’s 31 years later but I swear I saw Toy Story 5 like last year on something. Maybe different countries? Either way I’m glad it got that “A” score, those little toys still hit different I guess.
This is what happens when Disney keeps milking the same franchise instead of taking risks. Like yeah it’s making money but I don’t get why they needed a 5th one when Toy Story 3 already “ended it.” Also if it cost $250 million… how much did they spend on the marketing because 160 domestic seems like either insanely good or not enough, depends how you count it.