Woody, Buzz Lightyear and their children’s bedroom pals still have friends at the box office with Toy Story 5 generating US$312 million (A$445 million) in ticket sales as the latest movie in the blockbuster animated series made its debut around the world. The film generated more revenue in an opening weekend than any other in the franchise's 31-year history by grossing $160 million at the North American box office and $152 million internationally, according to media reports. This exceeded the franchise record set in 2019 by Toy Story 4, which opened to $120.9 million in North America, and ranked as the second-largest opening weekend for an animated feature behind only The Incredibles 2 in 2018 with $182.7 million in sales. Paul Dergarabedian, Head of Marketplace Trends at media measurement and analytics company Rentrak, said the film from Walt Disney Company subsidiary Pixar had appeal across every audience demographic. "Disney and Pixar orchestrated a perfectly timed, flawlessly marketed film that charmed audiences and critics alike that is now set up for weeks of solid playability in movie theatres as it powers toward $1 billion and beyond at the worldwide box office," Dergarabedian was quoted saying in this CNBC art