Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Ignites to Series-Best $312 Million Globally, ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms’ Surpass $300 Million Milestone
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- Toy Story 5 opened to $312 million globally ($160M domestic, $152M international), the biggest debut in Disney and Pixar's animated series, surpassing 2019's Toy Story 4 ($238M worldwide)
- Toy Story 5 carries a $250 million budget and is positioned for juggernaut status, with the Toy Story franchise earning more than $1 billion annually in worldwide retail sales across consumer products, games, and publishing
- Andrew Stanton directed Toy Story 5, whose plot follows Woody, Buzz, Jessie, and crew grappling with owner Bonnie's addiction to a kiddie smart tablet called Lilypad
- Obsession (directed by YouTuber Curry Barker) hit $333 million globally after six weekends — $117M from international markets — while Backrooms (from YouTuber Kane Parsons) reached $301 million worldwide after four weekends
- Michael, the Michael Jackson biopic, has earned $959 million worldwide after nine weekends and may fall short of the $1 billion milestone
- Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg's alien conspiracy film, collected $18.7 million from 81 markets in its second weekend (a 57% drop from debut) for a $160M global total; with a $115M budget, it needs roughly $300M globally to be profitable
Why it matters: Toy Story 5's $312M global debut validates Disney and Pixar's $250M bet on a franchise whose toys, games, and publishing already generate $1B+ in annual retail — the sequel's theatrical windfall is pure upside. The bigger story is the YouTuber-to-blockbuster pipeline: Curry Barker and Kane Parsons, both film YouTubers, just turned micro-budget horror concepts into $300M+ theatrical grossers, a path that didn't exist two years ago.
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