Which Pixar sequel opened to $159.6 million domestically in 2026, the studio's second-biggest animated debut ever?

Toy Story 5 opened to $159.6 million domestically in 2026, the largest launch of any film in the Toy Story series and, at the time of its release, the biggest opening weekend of the year for any movie in theaters. Long-running, beloved franchises like Toy Story often draw especially large opening crowds because audiences already have deep familiarity and affection for the characters built up over decades.

Inside Out 3 and The Incredibles 3 are plausible sequel titles from other popular Pixar franchises, but neither was the actual film that achieved this specific $159.6 million opening weekend in 2026 — that record belonged to Toy Story 5.

Despite its huge debut, Toy Story 5's opening still trailed Incredibles 2 among Pixar's all-time animated openings, showing just how enormous that earlier film's debut was by comparison.