LOS ANGELES, Calif. – A decades-beloved animated franchise has claimed a new box office milestone, as Disney and Pixar’s *Toy Story 5* stormed to the strongest opening weekend of any 2025 release, pulling in an estimated $160 million across North American theaters, industry data released Sunday confirms. The latest installment in the iconic toy-centered series also set a new opening record for the entire *Toy Story* franchise, outperforming all prior entries to land at the top of the weekend box office charts.
Opening exclusively over the Father’s Day holiday frame, *Toy Story 5* brings back franchise favorites Woody the cowboy, Buzz Lightyear, and their ragtag group of plaything friends for a new adventure that centers on their fight to stay relevant amid rising competition from modern digital technology – most notably a new touchscreen tablet that steals the spotlight from traditional toys. The film once again taps A-list voice talent, with Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Joan Cusack all reprising their iconic roles for the sequel, and rolled out across 4,425 screens throughout the United States and Canada for its debut weekend, per estimates from industry tracking firm Exhibitor Relations.
Industry analysts say the blockbuster opening underscores the ongoing strength of family-focused theatrical entertainment in the post-pandemic film landscape. “This is prime family moviegoing season, and *Toy Story* delivers exactly what audiences are looking for,” said David A. Gross, a leading entertainment industry analyst. Gross labeled the release “another sensational opening for a Pixar series sequel,” noting that the 2025 installment’s opening haul is roughly 37 percent higher than the debut of *Toy Story 4* a decade prior. If estimates hold, the opening will rank as the second-largest debut for an animated feature in film history, falling only behind 2018’s *Incredibles 2* – another Pixar release produced under the Disney umbrella – which opened to $182.7 million.
Gross added that family-oriented content has led the global film industry’s steady recovery from pandemic-era theater closures since ticket sales rebounded sharply in 2023. Much of the genre’s ongoing success, he noted, stems from established IP: franchise sequels, live-action remakes of classic animated films, and hybrid projects that blend original storytelling with recognizable fan-favorite characters.
Rounding out the top five on the weekend box office charts behind the record-breaking *Toy Story 5* were a mix of holdover hits and recent releases. Taking second place was Universal Pictures’ sci-fi thriller *Disclosure Day*, directed by Steven Spielberg, which debuted the prior weekend. Led by stars Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor, the high-stakes film follows a team of investigators working to expose a decades-long government cover-up of extraterrestrial contact. It added an estimated $17 million in ticket sales this weekend, pushing its total domestic haul to $78.2 million after two weeks in theaters.
Third place went to Focus Features’ surprise indie horror breakout *Obsession*, which added $14 million in its sixth week of release to bring its cumulative domestic total to $215.8 million. A24’s horror hit *Backrooms* held steady in fourth place with $7.3 million in ticket sales, raising its four-week domestic total to $175 million. Rounding out the top five was Paramount’s reboot of the parody franchise *Scary Movie*, which earned $6.7 million in its third week on screens.
The rest of the weekend’s top 10 highest-grossing films included *Masters of the Universe* at $5.6 million, *Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu* at $3.9 million, the debut drama *Leviticus* at $2.7 million, the new release *The Death of Robin Hood* at $2.6 million, and the biographical drama *Michael* at $2.2 million.