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‘Toy Story 5’ Wins Best Monday of 2026 So Far at Domestic Box Office, Bringing In $17.3M
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‘Toy Story 5’ Wins Best Monday of 2026 So Far at Domestic Box Office, Bringing In $17.3M

Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 posted a breakout Monday with $17.3 million domestically, topping all other Mondays in 2026 year-to-date, according to industry reporting.

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Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 delivered its strongest Monday of the year so far on June 22, generating $17.3 million at the domestic box office, according to Deadline’s box office tracking published June 23. The performance made it the best Monday seen during 2026 year-to-date, placing it ahead of other major studio releases’ Monday openings within the same calendar period.

Deadline compared the Monday figure to Super Mario Galaxy Movie’s first Monday, dated April 6, which earned $16.8 million domestically. With Toy Story 5 edging that mark by $0.5 million, the film took over the top spot for the best Monday so far in 2026’s domestic box office history.

The Monday total also came in ahead of a prior holiday Monday benchmark from Disney and Lucasfilm mentioned in Deadline’s report, referencing a Memorial Day Monday performance. Deadline did not provide an alternate figure in the excerpt available here beyond identifying Toy Story 5 as surpassing that earlier Monday result.

In practical terms, Monday grosses are often used by distributors and theaters as an early indicator of whether a film’s opening-weekend audience is sustaining beyond the first surge. A top-ranked Monday can also impact how studios and exhibition partners weigh marketing spend and screen allocation during the remainder of the week, especially for family-oriented titles that can depend on steady attendance from week to week.

Toy Story 5, as framed by Deadline, is now leading the domestic Monday rankings for 2026 year-to-date. That matters for Disney and Pixar because the brand is typically used as a cornerstone for family viewing, and because major animated franchises often rely on repeat viewings and weekend-to-weekday momentum to maintain overall box office performance.

As of this report date, the central data point remains the same: Toy Story 5’s $17.3 million domestic Monday, the highest Monday total in 2026 so far, according to Deadline’s comparisons. Additional updates would typically follow once later midweek and full-weekend numbers are tallied, allowing analysts to assess whether the Monday performance translated into broader week totals.

Why It Matters

  • A top domestic Monday can report sustained demand beyond the opening weekend for a family audience.
  • Monday rankings are a common checkpoint for studios and theater operators when determining weekly performance expectations.
  • Comparisons to other 2026 releases provide a clearer picture of how Toy Story 5 stacks up against concurrent demand patterns.
  • Strong early weekly performance can influence how broadly a film is marketed and exhibited over the rest of its theatrical run.

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Key Facts

  • Toy Story 5 earned $17.3 million on Monday at the domestic box office.
  • Deadline reports it was the best Monday of 2026 year-to-date so far.
  • The Monday total is ahead of Super Mario Galaxy Movie’s first Monday (April 6) at $16.8 million.
  • Deadline also reports Toy Story 5 is ahead of Disney/Lucasfilm’s Memorial Day Monday performance, without the figure shown in the excerpt here.
  • The figures were reported June 23, covering the Monday box office results.