5 Reasons 'Toy Story 5’s' Huge Opening Guarantees Another Sequel

Disney*Pixar’s Toy Story 5 set a new franchise record with a $160 million domestic opening, guaranteeing another sequel. Since the beloved franchise's debut in 1995, the sequels have nearly earned four times as much as the original release.  Here are five reasons Disney and Pixar would be crazy not to make Toy Story 6. 

The last three Toy Story sequels generated over $100,000 in their opening weekends. Let’s examine the debut numbers and the worldwide gross for each film over the last 31 years. 

Domestic: Opening Weekend Gross
Toy Story 5 (2026)— $160.0M
Toy Story 4 (2019)— $120.9M
Toy Story 3 (2010)— $110.3M
Toy Story (1995)— $29.1M
Toy Story 2 (1999)—300,000 (opened in limited release)

The biggest jump in the franchise came between the original film and Toy Story 3, which opened nearly four times higher than the 1995 original, while Toy Story 5 has now set a new franchise record with a $160 million domestic debut.

Worldwide Gross 
$401 million
$497 million 
$1,067 billion
$1,073 billion
$614 million and counting

And the fifth installment continues racking up the dollars in its second weekend.  The Pixar sequel fell an expected 50%, yet the Pixar film earned $70 million, beating out Supergirl 

Toy Story 5 is well on its way to another billion dollars worldwide, but will it surpass Toy Story 4. It most likely will guaranteeing another sequel.