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Global Box Office Update: ‘Toy Story 5’ Nears $600M as ‘Supergirl’ Slides to $68M and ‘Minions & Monsters’ Starts With $10M
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Culture/The Apex Times/Jun 28, 12:45 PM EDT

Global Box Office Update: ‘Toy Story 5’ Nears $600M as ‘Supergirl’ Slides to $68M and ‘Minions & Monsters’ Starts With $10M

A weekend international box office update put Pixar’s Toy Story 5 close to the $600 million mark, while Supergirl fell to $68 million and Minions & Monsters opened with about $10 million, according to Deadline’s global reporting. Deadline also said a heat wave in Europe did not materially hurt foreign ticket sales this weekend.

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Toy Story 5 continued to lead international weekend business as it moved closer to $600 million globally, according to Deadline’s global box office update published June 28. Deadline reported that the film’s overseas performance remained strong despite competing titles in multiple territories.

Deadline said Supergirl opened more weakly abroad, dropping to about $68 million, describing the film as facing audience resistance in its key markets. In its account, Deadline said Supergirl’s marketing storyline included a claim that the character was hit in the head by a World Cup soccer ball in Mexico and Brazil.

The report linked part of Supergirl’s weekend context to the timing of major soccer events, noting that Brazil and Mexico had big World Cup games on Thursday. Deadline’s write-up suggested that this scheduling shifted viewing patterns and affected what audiences chose to do on Friday and the weekend.

Deadline also said that, like the United States, Supergirl was “rejected by fans” during the reporting period. The outlet’s framing described an audience pullback rather than attributing the result solely to weather or local logistics.

Europe’s conditions were a specific item in the update. Deadline said a heat wave in Europe did not damage foreign box office results this weekend, describing the overseas market as “essentially steady,” based on its reporting.

Minions & Monsters, meanwhile, posted a comparatively small start in the overseas comparison set. Deadline said the film began with about $10 million as it entered theaters internationally for the weekend.

The weekend’s global picture, as described by Deadline, reflected a split between long-running franchises and new releases. With Toy Story 5 nearing a major global milestone, Supergirl’s lower international total and Minions & Monsters’ modest start were the key counterpoints in the outlet’s summary.

Next week’s box office readouts are expected to show whether the overseas performance of Supergirl stabilizes as the film settles into longer theatrical runs and whether Minions & Monsters expands beyond its opening markets, based on the weekend framework described by Deadline.

Why It Matters

  • Weekend overseas totals can determine how quickly studios and theater partners adjust marketing, showtimes, and promotional allocations for family films.
  • International audience response to Supergirl and Minions & Monsters can affect downstream release strategy, including how quickly distributors plan additional territory expansions.
  • The report’s mention of weather conditions in Europe highlights how climate and comfort factors do not always translate into measurable ticket declines.
  • Major franchise momentum, such as Toy Story 5 nearing $600 million, can influence studio planning for future animated releases and production budgeting across multiple markets.

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Key Facts

  • Deadline reported that Toy Story 5 was nearing $600 million in global box office.
  • Deadline said Supergirl was at about $68 million in the reported period.
  • Deadline said Minions & Monsters began with roughly $10 million.
  • Deadline reported that a heat wave in Europe did not significantly hurt foreign box office results and that overseas performance was essentially steady.
  • Deadline connected part of Supergirl’s audience performance context to World Cup scheduling, citing big games in Brazil and Mexico on Thursday.
  • Deadline characterized Supergirl’s performance abroad as reflecting audience rejection similar to the United States.
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