‘Toy Story 5’ smashes box office record with $160M debut
Key takeaways
- Add ARY News on Google AAResize Toy Story still tops the charts, with millions in revenue.
- Toy Story 5 has surpassed the previous series-best debut of $120 million for “Toy Story 4” in 2019.
- The “Toy Story” franchise is one of the most profitable for The Walt Disney Co.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Toy Story still tops the charts, with millions in revenue. The fifth instalment of the classic Pixar series debuted with $160 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, easily setting a new franchise record and notching the biggest opening weekend of the year.
Toy Story 5 has surpassed the previous series-best debut of $120 million for “Toy Story 4” in 2019. Internationally, it was just as successful, with $152 million in opening-weekend sales, for a worldwide haul of $312 million.
The “Toy Story” franchise is one of the most profitable for The Walt Disney Co. Before “Toy Story 5” launched, the movies had collectively grossed more than $3 billion, while also pulling in billions from merchandising.