{"id":1517032,"date":"2026-06-22T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?guid=5117c35d9bb225f1a6f831fe3ebf9af5"},"modified":"2026-06-22T06:21:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:21:38","slug":"into-the-record-books-and-beyond-toy-story-5-is-the-years-biggest-debut-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1517032","title":{"rendered":"Into the record books and beyond: ‘Toy Story 5’ is the year’s biggest debut"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tom Hanks is Woody and Tim Allen is Buzz Lightyear in 'Toy Story 5' (Walt Disney Pictures)<\/figcaption><\/figure>

The U.S. box office had a friend in the new Toy Story<\/em> film.<\/p>

As per Variety,<\/em><\/a> Toy Story 5<\/em><\/a> <\/em>debuted with $160 million, which makes it the biggest domestic opening of the year. The previous record was $131.7 million, set by The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/em>. It was also the biggest debut for any of the Toy Story<\/em> films -- previously, Toy Story 4<\/em> held the record with $120 million.<\/p>

Toy Story 5<\/em> -- which boasts a new end-credits song by Taylor Swift -- scored the second-biggest opening weekend in history for an animated film. Only The Incredibles 2,<\/em> which debuted with just under $183 million in 2018, earned more.<\/p>

According to Box Office Mojo,<\/a> last week's #1, the new Steven Spielberg alien extravaganza Disclosure Day,<\/em> slipped to #2 with earnings of $17 million -- a drop-off of more than 60% from its debut. <\/p>

The horror film Obsession<\/em> fell from #2 to #3. The only other new entries in the top 10 were the supernatural horror film Leviticus<\/em>, at #8, and Hugh Jackman's A24 drama The Death of Robin Hood,<\/em> in ninth place.<\/p>

Here are the top 10 films at the box office:<\/p>

1. Toy Story 5 <\/em>-- $160 million
2. Disclosure Day <\/em>-- $17 million
3. Obsession <\/em>-- $14.2 million
4. Backrooms<\/em>-- $7.3 million
5. Scary Movie <\/em>-- $6.7 million
6. Masters of the Universe <\/em>-- $5.6 million
7. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu <\/em>-- $3.9 million
8. Leviticus <\/em>-- $2.7 million
9. The Death of Robin Hood<\/em> -- $2.6 million
10. Michael <\/em>-- $2.2 million<\/p>