‘Toy Story 5’ Holds No. 1 at Box Office as ‘Supergirl’ Opens in Second Place
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Pixar’s latest sequel continues its dominant run while DC Studios’ ‘Supergirl’ faces a softer-than-expected launch behind the family blockbuster.
‘Toy Story 5’ is still playing like the summer’s biggest family event.
Pixar’s latest installment in the beloved animated franchise is expected to remain No. 1 at the domestic box office this weekend, holding off Warner Bros. and DC Studios’ ‘Supergirl,’ which is projected to debut in second place. The Andrew Stanton-directed sequel earned around $21.5 million in North America on Friday and is heading toward an estimated $72.5 million weekend, bringing its domestic total to roughly $300 million after only two frames.
That is a strong hold for a film that opened to $160 million last weekend, the biggest domestic debut of 2026 so far. With Tom Hanks and Tim Allen returning as Woody and Buzz Lightyear, and Joan Cusack’s Jessie taking a more central role in the story, ‘Toy Story 5’ is continuing to draw families at a level few animated releases can still command. A roughly 55% drop would be healthy given the size of its opening, especially as the film continues to benefit from premium screens, brand affection and strong multigenerational appeal.
‘Supergirl,’ meanwhile, is encountering some turbulence in its first weekend. The DC Studios film grossed around $18 million on Friday, including Thursday previews, and is tracking for a domestic opening around $40 million. Milly Alcock stars as Kara Zor-El in Craig Gillespie’s superhero feature, which arrives as the second major big-screen entry in the new DC slate overseen by James Gunn and Peter Safran after last summer’s ‘Superman.’
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The comparison is difficult to avoid. ‘Superman’ launched the new DC era with a much larger global footprint, ultimately earning $618 million worldwide and giving the studio a foundation to build from. ‘Supergirl’ carries a lower reported budget of $170 million compared with ‘Superman’s’ $225 million, but a $40 million domestic start still places pressure on international markets and holdover business. The film also received a B- CinemaScore from audiences, a notable step down from the A- earned by ‘Superman,’ suggesting word of mouth may be more mixed than DC hoped.
That does not necessarily doom the film, but it complicates the narrative. ‘Supergirl’ was designed to expand the DCU beyond Clark Kent and introduce Alcock’s Kara as a rougher, more damaged kind of Kryptonian hero. The film also features Jason Momoa’s debut as Lobo, a fan-favorite casting choice that generated early online attention. But with softer audience scores and a second-place finish behind a Pixar sequel in its second weekend, the movie’s long-term box office path will depend on whether DC fans and casual audiences continue showing up beyond opening weekend.
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The weekend’s other wide newcomer, Paramount’s ‘Jackass: Best and Last,’ is heading for a fourth-place finish. The fifth and supposedly final feature in the Johnny Knoxville-led gross-out comedy franchise earned around $4 million on Friday and is expected to land just under $10 million for the weekend. With a modest $10 million budget, the film does not need to open like a tentpole to make sense financially. It also earned an A- CinemaScore, indicating the core fan base is responding well to the mix of new stunts and franchise nostalgia.
Focus Features’ ‘Obsession’ continues to be one of the season’s most remarkable box office stories. In its seventh weekend, Curry Barker’s horror film is expected to place third with around $9.4 million after earning $2.9 million on Friday. With an estimated decline of only 30%, the film is nearing the $250 million domestic mark, extending a run that has made it one of the year’s defining horror breakouts.
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Universal’s ‘Disclosure Day’ rounds out the top five. Steven Spielberg’s original UFO thriller, starring Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor, earned around $2.3 million on Friday and is projected to gross $7.8 million for the weekend. That would bring its domestic total to roughly $94 million, putting it within reach of the $100 million milestone despite a 56% weekend decline.
Elsewhere, A24 launched Olivia Wilde’s relationship comedy ‘The Invite’ on seven screens following its Sundance premiere. The Annapurna-produced film, starring Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton, earned around $156,000 on Friday, giving it a strong limited-release start as it begins its specialty rollout.
The weekend also brings a major studio milestone. ‘Toy Story 5’s’ continued success helped Disney cross $3 billion at the global box office on Thursday, making it the first studio to reach that mark in 2026. The studio’s year has also included ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,’ ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ and ‘Hoppers,’ with the live-action ‘Moana’ still ahead next month.
Paramount and Miramax also reached a comedy milestone as ‘Scary Movie’ crossed $100 million domestically on Thursday, becoming the first R-rated comedy to hit that mark since ‘Girls Trip’ in 2017. In a marketplace where theatrical comedy has struggled for years, that achievement stands out as one of the year’s more encouraging signs for the genre.
Still, the weekend belongs to Pixar. ‘Toy Story 5’ is not only holding off new competition, it is reinforcing Disney’s dominant summer position and proving that the franchise still has significant theatrical power more than three decades after the original film. For ‘Supergirl,’ the question now becomes whether DC’s newest hero can stabilize after a wobbly takeoff.
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