Play time 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 $275 million production budget plus marketing costs.
“Toy Story 5” sees Buzz, Woody and Jessie do battle with an edutainment smart tablet named Lilypad, which threatens to take over their play time with Bonnie. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack all return to the voice cast, joined by newcomers Greta Lee, Keanu Reeves, Craig Robinson, Alan Cumming, Conan O’Brien and Bad Bunny.
This weekend’s other major newcomer, “The Death of Robin Hood,” didn’t fare quite as well. The A24 release finished in eighth after making an estimated $1.1 million domestically on opening day from 1,782 theaters. Through the weekend, it should make off with about $2.5 million. From writer-director Michael Sarnoski, “The Death of Robin Hood” follows the mythical outlaw as he fights for salvation after a lifetime of crime. Hugh Jackman stars in the titular role alongside Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård, Jade Coot and Katie Breen.
