{"id":62097,"date":"2026-06-20T01:07:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T17:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=62097"},"modified":"2026-06-20T01:07:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T17:07:59","slug":"toy-story-5-powers-up-with-strongest-preview-opening-of-2026-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=62097","title":{"rendered":"Toy Story 5 Powers Up With Strongest Preview Opening of 2026 So Far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Toy Story 5 looks primed to become another huge hit for Pixar and Disney, after a lucrative preview period.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The animated sequel has notched up $17.5 million in domestic previews, Variety reported, besting music biopic Michael&#8217;s recent $12.6 million total to earn the year&#8217;s biggest preview performance to date (or, in other words, until next month&#8217;s Spider-Man: Brand New Day).<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Industry analysts project Toy Story 5 to earn a further $150 million this weekend at the very least, significantly more than the $130 million raked in by Toy Story 4 over its opening few days, and all on top of a further $135 million expected from overseas. <\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Toy Story 5 Images<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Released back in 2019, Toy Story 4&#8217;s box office ultimately topped out at $1 billion, a figure that only one film this year has managed: Nintendo and Illumination&#8217;s own Super Mario Galaxy Movie. But with the above figures expected for Toy Story 5&#8217;s opening, it looks like Woody and company will dethrone Mario as this year&#8217;s biggest animated film soon enough.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Toy Story 5 ticket sales have reportedly been boosted by reviews for the movie, which have been mostly positive \u2014 indeed, IGN&#8217;s own verdict returned a 7\/10. &#8220;With a handful of new characters adding some fresh batteries to the mix, and sidelining the right legacy characters at the right time, the fifth installment of Pixar\u2019s main event finds another good way to wrap up,&#8221; we wrote in IGN&#8217;s Toy Story 5 review. &#8220;At least until the inevitable Toy Story 6\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Are you headed to see Toy Story 5 this weekend?<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. 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