Disney’s Toy Story 5 racked up the animated franchise’s best ever opening weekend, with ticket sales of more than $300m (\u00a3227m) globally.<\/p>\n
Released on 19 June, the fifth installment of the Toy Story saga follows Woody, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear as they face their toughest rival yet – a tablet computer<\/a>.<\/p>\n Its strong box office performance is a return to form for Disney and Pixar after a series of challenges in recent years.<\/p>\n It is estimated to be this year’s second-biggest opening weekend globally, after The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/a>. That film is currently the highest grossing film of the year, taking in more than $1bn.<\/p>\n Toy Story 5 grossed over $160m in North America and more than $150m internationally in its first weekend in cinemas<\/p>\n With an estimated production budget of $250m, it will need to make at least twice that amount to cover the additional costs of marketing and other expenses.<\/p>\n Disney’s Pixar films have historically recouped their budgets – often comfortably – with many titles bringing in three times as much as they cost to make and promote.<\/p>\n A handful of its films – especially sequels like The Incredibles 2 and Inside Out 2 – have crossed the $1bn mark.<\/p>\n But some of the storied studio’s more recent titles, like the alien adventure Elio<\/a> and Toy Story spin-off Lightyear<\/a>, have bombed at the box office.<\/p>\n