Overview
- Toy Story 5, which opens Friday, June 19, 2026, brings back Woody, Buzz and Jessie as the toys face a new tablet called Lilypad that threatens their place in Bonnie’s life.
- The film is co-written and co-directed by Andrew Stanton and McKenna Harris, who shift the spotlight to Jessie while keeping franchise veterans in supporting roles.
- Early critical response is broadly positive but divided, producing an early roughly 93% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes that is the lowest among the mainline Toy Story films to date.
- Industry trackers project a very strong opening weekend — about $140 million in North America and roughly $275 million worldwide — with Disney backing the launch through heavy merchandising, a large publishing program, and a Taylor Swift credit song.
- Pixar leadership says future Toy Story entries are possible if fresh stories emerge, and the film’s focus on screens versus imaginative play could influence studio plans and how parents approach children’s device use.