Toy Story 5 storms past box office milestone — how fast to $1 billion?

Here we are again with Toy Story 5 lighting up the box office - and yes, the numbers are pretty staggering. Just when you think the toys have had their last adventure, the audience turns out in force all over again. Let’s dig into the cash, the cast, and the usual Pixar records falling like dominoes.

Box Office: Nearly at $1 Billion (Already)

As it stands, Toy Story 5 has piled up a cool $958.4 million worldwide. So, that all-important $1 billion mark? Only $41.6 million to go, which – given the pace – looks like just a matter of time. The film has done $430.9 million in the US and Canada, with international markets actually outpacing North America, raking in $527.5 million after 31 days in cinemas.

The film landed on a massive opening weekend as well: $159.7 million from US/Canada across more than 4,400 screens, and an extra $150.5 million from overseas audiences right out of the gate. That’s a worldwide start of $310.2 million – which, to put it bluntly, is the biggest opening for any Toy Story instalment and the largest in Pixar’s entire history. Even The Super Mario Galaxy Movie didn’t match that this year. If you’re ticking off records, that’s a few for the list already.

How Does This Stack Up?

Not only did Toy Story 5 crush its own franchise’s previous openings, it’s also overtaken Inside Out 2, which debuted to $294.2 million globally, and it absolutely left Toy Story 4’s $244.5 million opening in the dust. Of all films released in 2026, Toy Story 5 is currently sitting at number three in global box office rankings. Not bad for a fifth entry in a series where the toys have supposedly already said goodbye more than once.

The Week-by-Week Drop (The Numbers, if You Care)

• Second weekend: Down 56% from opening, but still bagged $70 million domestically and stayed top of the heap.
• Third weekend: Another 56% drop, $31 million, bumped down by the arrival of Minions & Monsters.
• Fourth weekend: $18.5 million more, a 39% dip compared to the previous week. So yes, the expected slides, but it’s holding decently for a family film on its fifth go-round.

The production budget was hefty – $250 million (you can buy quite a few plastic spacemen for that). Disney handled distribution, obviously.

Who's Back (and Who’s New)?

Andrew Stanton took over directorial duties this time, while Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Joan Cusack are all back voicing the leads. New face on the soundtrack though: Taylor Swift wrote an original for this outing, called 'I Knew It, I Knew You'.

The Response: Critics & Audience

This thing’s not just printing cash; critics have actually warmed to it. It’s at 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, based off 310 reviews. That’s not just critics being polite either – audiences gave it an 'A' CinemaScore, which matches the general affection people seem to have for this series, even as it wheels out the old favourites (again).