Overview
- Toy Story 5 opens Friday, June 19, and follows Bonnie’s toys as they confront a kiddie tablet called Lilypad that changes how she connects with peers.
- Pre-release box office tracking projects about $140 million domestically and roughly $275 million worldwide, figures that would set a new opening high for the Toy Story franchise if they hold.
- Critics have generally responded positively but are divided on the film’s necessity and impact, with a roughly 93% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes that currently makes it the lowest‑rated Toy Story entry by that metric.
- The film is co-written and co-directed by Andrew Stanton and McKenna Harris, keeps franchise voices such as Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack, and features a Taylor Swift end-credits song.
- Andrew Stanton said he is not ruling out more sequels, signaling that franchise future could follow Bonnie’s life, and the movie’s tech-versus-imagination theme speaks directly to parents and debates over children’s screen use.