Play time is over. Or, in fact, is it just beginning? In any case, Toy Story 5 topped Friday’s box office charts.
Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 5” easily took Friday’s box office crown with $71 million in 4,425 theaters in North America. Most companies expect the family film to gross around $150 million by the end of the week, but some forecasters say that number could rise to $175 million. Even at the low end of these estimates, Toy Story 5 would easily set the highest opening weekend in franchise history. This record is currently tied with Toy Story 4’s $120 million. This is shaping up to be a hefty payout for team Mouse House, and they’ll need it since “TS5” has a $275 million production budget and marketing costs.
In Toy Story 5, Buzz, Woody, and Jessie battle an edutainment smart tablet named Lilypad that threatens to steal their playtime with Bonnie. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Joan Cusack return to the voice cast, joined by Greta Lee, Keanu Reeves, Craig Robinson, Alan Cumming, Conan O’Brien, and Bad Bunny.
Another big new release this weekend, The Death of Robin Hood, didn’t do as well. The A24 release earned an estimated $1.1 million on its first day in 1,782 theaters in Japan, finishing in 8th place. By the end of the week, we should have about $2.5 million in profits. “The Death of Robin Hood,” from writer and director Michael Sarnosky, follows a mythical outlaw who fights for redemption after a lifetime of sin. Hugh Jackman stars alongside Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård, Jade Coote, and Katie Breen.
In second place was Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day,” which opened its second weekend in theaters on Friday and grossed $4.9 million domestically. By Sunday, the alien conspiracy thriller should have added $17.2 million (down 61% from last weekend) for a total of $78.4 million in North America. Universal spent $115 million to produce “Disclosure Day” and another $80 million on marketing.
In third place is Focus Features’ Obsession, which is still sitting in seats after its sixth week in theaters. It grossed $4.7 million on Friday and is expected to collect $14 million by the end of the week. That would mean the horror-thriller would have grossed $215 million domestically, an impressive number considering the movie cost about $1 million to make.
Rounding out the top five were A24’s “Backrooms” and Paramount’s “Scary Movie.” “Backrooms” took fourth place with $2.4 million on Friday and is expected to earn $7.4 million by Sunday, according to rival estimates. By its fourth weekend of release, the film should reach a domestic gross of $175 million. “Scary Movie” finished in fifth place with $2.1 million. After grossing an estimated $6.6 million through the weekend, the film should gross around $97 million domestically over three weekends in North American theaters.
