More than 30 years after Woody and Buzz Lightyear first changed animation forever, Toy Story 5 has done something few franchises can claim this deep into their lifespan.

Pixar's latest sequel has officially delivered the biggest opening weekend of 2026, earning an estimated $160 million domestically during its first three days in theaters. According to Deadline, the film surpassed The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's $130.9 million debut earlier this year while setting a new opening-weekend record for the Toy Story franchise.

To put that into perspective, Toy Story 5 opened higher than both Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4, proving that audience demand for Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the gang remains remarkably strong more than three decades after the original film debuted.

The bigger story, though, isn't just how much money Toy Story 5 made, but what those numbers say about the state of theatrical movies in 2026.

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