The summer of 2026 has a clear king, and it has plastic dinosaurs and a pull-string voice box. Toy Story 5 refused to surrender its crown this weekend, holding the No. 1 spot in North America for a second straight weekend and fending off two splashy newcomers in the process. After a franchise-record launch, Pixar's latest didn't just survive the sophomore test that trips up so many blockbusters — it strolled through it.
What Happened
Toy Story 5 opened on June 19 to a staggering $160 million domestically, the biggest opening of 2026 and the largest debut in the entire Toy Story history, unadjusted for inflation. That figure toppled the previous franchise record of $120 million set by Toy Story 4 back in 2019. Overseas added another $152 million for a global bow of $312 million, and the film helped power 2026's first $200 million three-day domestic weekend.
Then came the part that really matters. Heading into the June 26–28 frame, the film had already crossed $200 million domestically during the week, fueled by a $23.7 million Tuesday that ranks as the best single Tuesday of the year. For its second weekend, forecasts landed in the $80–90 million range, comfortably enough to keep the top spot and one of the better holds you'll see for a film that opened this big. Critics are on board too: a 93% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a coveted "A" CinemaScore, the kind of word-of-mouth grades that keep families filing in week after week.
Why It Matters
For Pixar, this is more than a hit — it's a statement. After a stretch where the studio leaned heavily on streaming and watched a few theatrical swings come up short, Toy Story 5 is proof that the right brand on the right weekend can still own a multiplex. Animation aimed at families has been one of the few genres that reliably gets people off the couch and into theaters, and the Toy Story name remains one of the most bankable in the business.
The timing is everything. Summer is the box office's main stage, and a clean, four-quadrant crowd-pleaser arriving in mid-June sets the tone for the entire season. A $160 million opening and a sturdy hold give exhibitors a much-needed jolt and give Disney a tentpole that should leg out for weeks as schools stay out and the weather drives families indoors. When a movie posts the best single Tuesday of the year, that's not opening-weekend hype — that's genuine demand.
The Competition Reacts
The weekend wasn't a coronation by default — two new wide releases tried to crash the party. Supergirl, the latest entry in James Gunn and Peter Safran's rebooted DC Universe with Milly Alcock in the cape, opened in second place with roughly $45 million. That's a respectable debut, but the reviews were rough: a "rotten" 57% on Rotten Tomatoes, leaving the new DCU's momentum looking shakier than the studio would like.
Further down, Jackass: Best and Last rolled into third with around $10 million, a modest send-off for the long-running stunt franchise. Neither film came close to dislodging Woody and the gang, which tells you something about how thoroughly Toy Story 5 has locked up the family audience. When a sequel can absorb the arrival of a superhero tentpole and a nostalgia-driven comedy without blinking, the rest of the calendar starts planning around it.
What's Next
The road ahead looks long and lucrative. With domestic already past $200 million and the international rollout still expanding into major markets, the global total is climbing fast toward the kind of number that puts a film in the year's top tier. Pixar's deep-summer release date means weeks of school holidays still lie ahead — exactly the runway a family title wants.
The bigger question is what it means for the back half of 2026. A dominant Toy Story 5 reshuffles the competitive math for everything dropping in July and August, and it hands Disney leverage heading into the rest of its slate. If the holds stay this strong, conversations about franchise-best worldwide totals — and even early awards-season chatter for animated categories — won't be far behind.
Closing Thoughts
There's something almost reassuring about a thirty-year-old toy box still drawing the biggest crowds in town. In a moment when the industry frets endlessly about streaming, shrinking theatrical windows, and whether anyone shows up for anything that isn't a known quantity, Toy Story 5 answers with a simple, stubborn fact: give audiences characters they love and a story worth the ticket, and they'll still make the trip.
Whether this turns into the franchise's highest-grossing chapter is a story that will play out over the coming weeks. For now, Woody, Buzz, and a multiplex full of families have made one thing clear — to infinity and, apparently, well beyond a second weekend.
한글 요약
픽사의 토이 스토리 5가 개봉 2주차에도 북미 박스오피스 1위를 지키며 여름 흥행 대전의 선두를 굳혔습니다. 6월 19일 개봉 첫 주말 북미 1억 6,000만 달러로 2026년 최대 오프닝이자 시리즈 역대 최고 기록(2019년 토이 스토리 4의 1억 2,000만 달러 경신)을 세웠고, 해외 1억 5,200만 달러를 더해 글로벌 3억 1,200만 달러로 출발했습니다. 평단 평가도 로튼토마토 93%, 시네마스코어 'A'로 탄탄합니다.
2주차 주말(6월 26~28일)에는 약 8,000만~9,000만 달러로 추정되며 1위를 유지했습니다. 주중 이미 북미 누적 2억 달러를 돌파했고, 화요일 하루 2,370만 달러는 올해 최고 단일 화요일 기록입니다. 같은 주말 개봉한 밀리 알콕 주연의 DC 신작 슈퍼걸은 약 4,500만 달러로 2위(로튼토마토 57% '로튼')에 그쳤고, 잭애스: 베스트 앤 라스트는 약 1,000만 달러로 3위에 올랐습니다.
해외 시장 확대가 이어지면서 글로벌 누적은 빠르게 상승 중이며, 학교 방학 시즌이 남아 있어 흥행 동력은 한동안 유지될 전망입니다. 스트리밍 시대에도 가족 단위 관객을 극장으로 불러모으는 픽사 대표 프랜차이즈의 저력을 다시 입증한 한 주였습니다.