Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Soars to $71 Million on Opening Day
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- Toy Story 5 earned $71 million on Friday from 4,425 North American theaters, with rival estimates projecting a $150-175 million domestic debut.
- The weekend range would top Toy Story 4's $120 million franchise opening record, a critical win for Disney/Pixar given the sequel's $250 million production budget plus marketing costs.
- The film pits Buzz, Woody, and Jessie against an edutainment tablet named Lilypad, with Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Joan Cusack returning to the voice cast alongside Keanu Reeves, Greta Lee, Craig Robinson, Alan Cumming, Conan O'Brien, and Bad Bunny.
- A24's 'The Death of Robin Hood' opened weakly in eighth place with $1.1 million from 1,782 theaters, tracking toward just a $2.5 million weekend despite starring Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer.
- Steven Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' held second place in its sophomore frame with $4.9 million Friday, heading toward a 61% weekend drop on a $115 million production budget plus $80 million marketing spend.
- Focus Features' 'Obsession' stayed in third during its sixth weekend with $4.7 million Friday, pushing its domestic total to $215 million—a return the source calls 'astonishing' given the horror-thriller was made for roughly $1 million.
Why it matters: Disney and Pixar's $250 million bet on a fifth Toy Story film is on track to deliver the franchise's biggest opening ever, but the weekend's most profitable title is actually indie horror 'Obsession,' which has earned $215 million domestically on a roughly $1 million budget—underscoring just how lopsided theatrical returns remain between studio tentpoles and low-cost genre hits.
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