‘Toy Story 5’ Scores Record Debut in US, Becoming 2026’s Biggest Opener

Los Angeles: Disney’s ‘Toy Story 5’ tops the box office with $160 million from 4,425 theaters in North America. According to Variety, the film became the biggest domestic release of the year, surpassing Universal’s ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’, which grossed $131.7 million. ‘Toy Story 5’ also ranks as the biggest debut of Disney and Pixar’s beloved ‘Toy Story’ series, surpassing the record set by 2019’s ‘Toy Story 4’ with $120 million. It also had the second-biggest animated opening weekend in history, coming in just behind 2018’s ‘Incredibles 2’ with US$182.7 million. On the other hand, the latest sequel of ‘Toy Story’ was released overseas with a gross of US$152 million, followed by a sensational figure of US$312 million worldwide. Directed by Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton, ‘Toy Story 5’ follows Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack) and their gang of anthropomorphic toys as their owner becomes addicted to Bonnie’s new favorite gadget: a children’s smart tablet known as the Lilypad. Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has expanded her song ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ with another new addition.

The artist posted a video on social media giving insight into his creative process and recounting what he calls one of the most exciting days of his life. In the clip, Swift revealed that she watched ‘Toy Story 5′ earlier that day and was immediately inspired to write the film’s end credits song. “I was so inspired, I took the songwriter zooms, went home and wrote the end credits song for Toy Story 5,” Swift said in the video. “We’ve produced it now and I’m singing vocals,” according to the outlet. Swift attended the Los Angeles premiere of “Toy Story 5” on June 9, where she wowed audiences with a live performance of “I Knew It, I Knew You” and joined legendary composer Randy Newman for a duet of the series’ iconic song “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.” Addressing the audience at the premiere, Swift expressed her gratitude for being associated with the film series.