Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Soars to $71 Million on Opening Day

By Jack Dunn

Jack Dunn

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Playtime is over. Or, actually, maybe it has just begun? Either way, “Toy Story 5” topped the box office charts on Friday.

Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5” easily claimed Friday’s box office crown with $71 million from 4,425 North American theaters. Most have the family film earning about $150 million through the weekend, but some forecasters have that figure climbing as high as $175 million. Even at the lowest end of those estimates, “Toy Story 5” will easily cement the best opening weekend in franchise history, a record that currently belongs to “Toy Story 4” with $120 milion. It’s shaping up to be a major payout for team Mouse House, and they are going to need it since “TS5” carries a $250 million production budget plus marketing costs.

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