Toy Story 4 sets global opening record for animated film with $238m

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The domestic opening for Disney’s Toy Story 4 is still lower than anticipated when this weekend started, going from $136M on Friday mid-day to $123.7M yesterday morning, to a Disney-reported $118M today. Industry estimates are spotting it at $119.5M. Still, Toy Story 4 is the third-highest opening of the year behind Avengers: Endgame ($357.1M) and Captain Marvel ($153.4M), which are, by the way, all Disney films. Toy Story 4‘s global opening of $238M is a record for an animated movie, higher than Incredibles 2‘s $235.8M, and that bodes well for a $900M to $1 billion-plus final worldwide total.

It’s a huge debut and we’re thrilled about the opening,” beamed Cathleen Taff, Disney President of Distribution and Franchise management this morning, “People love the Toy Story characters and show up for these films.”

https://deadline.com/2019/06/toy-story-4-opening-weekend-box-office-childs-play-1202635964/