Toy Story 5 Projected for Franchise-Record $275M Global Opening, Focused on Jessie's Story
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Anthony D'Alessandro
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Summary
Toy Story 5 is projected to open with a franchise-best $275M worldwide, including $140M domestically at 4,425 theaters. The film focuses on Jessie's story and is expected to be the biggest domestic start of 2026, continuing a strong summer box office season that has reached nearly $1.6 billion in North America.
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· 3 pulledWe've seen Woody's origins tale in Toy Story 2, Buzz Lightyear's in spinoff Lightyear and all the toys nearly getting incinerated in Toy Story 3, but the fifth time around, it's Jessie's story.
Toy Story 5 will keep this bull box office season going with what's expected to be the biggest domestic start of 2026 and franchise-best of $140M at 4,425 theaters.
Toy Story 5 will have the action figure kung-fu grip of all PLFs and Imax.
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