Toy Story 5, the fifth film in Pixar's Toy Story animated franchise, carried a reported $250 million production budget excluding marketing. It earned about $480.3 million domestically and finished with $1,146,101,004 worldwide.
Disney UK Press lists a Los Angeles premiere on June 9, 2026 and a U.S. theatrical opening on June 19, 2026. Andrew Stanton directed, with Kenna Harris as co-director.
Table of Contents
- What did Toy Story 5 cost to make?
- How big was opening weekend?
- What were the final domestic and worldwide totals?
- Why did the total matter for Disney and Pixar?
What did Toy Story 5 cost to make?
Screen Rant, citing Variety, puts the production budget at $250 million excluding marketing in its franchise-record budget report. That figure covers production only, not advertising or distribution. It ranks among the most expensive animated films ever made.
The distinction matters for profit math. Animation Magazine explains that marketing and distribution sit outside the $250 million, tracker totals vary slightly by date, and a film needs roughly twice its budget before theater splits. Readers should treat the budget as production spending, not total cost.
How big was opening weekend?
Box Office Mojo lists about $159.7 million from 4,425 North American theaters in its 2026 domestic totals. That was the largest debut in franchise history.
It was also the biggest domestic opening of 2026 at that point. Variety reporting, summarized by Pirates and Princesses, adds $152 million overseas for a $312 million global opening. That passed Toy Story 4's prior franchise-best $238 million worldwide opening.
- Domestic opening: about $159.7 million from 4,425 theaters
- Global opening: $312 million, with $152 million overseas
- Prior franchise record: $238 million worldwide for Toy Story 4
What were the final domestic and worldwide totals?
Box Office Mojo records final domestic earnings near $480.3 million, about 42% of the total. It lists $159,677,837 as the opening gross for the June 19 domestic launch. Strong holds turned the record opening into a long domestic run.
Box Office Mojo records $1,146,101,004 worldwide, with about $480.3 million domestic and $665.8 million international, in its final worldwide totals. The international share supplied most of the final gross. The total is the highest in Toy Story history.
Why did the total matter for Disney and Pixar?
Animation Magazine notes it became the third Toy Story film past $1 billion, after Toy Story 3 at $1.06 billion and Toy Story 4 at $1.07 billion, in its billion-dollar milestone report. It was the sixth Pixar film overall to reach that level.
The result extends a franchise that had already produced two billion-dollar entries. The practical payoff was a profitable 4.5x production-budget multiple plus continued franchise value. Animation Magazine reports a Disney+ premiere with 20 million views in its first week.