AMC Theatres today announced that it delivered its busiest weekend of 2026 so far at its U.S. theaters, as Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 5 opened to a media-reported $160 million domestic debut, the biggest opening weekend box office performance of the year.
From Thursday through Sunday, more than 4.8 million moviegoers attended AMC Theatres locations in the United States and Odeon Cinemas internationally. Driven by the extraordinary debut of Toy Story 5 and continued strong performances from multiple holdover titles, AMC recorded its highest weekend admissions revenue, food and beverage revenue, and attendance levels of 2026 to date at its U.S. theaters. AMC’s U.S. food and beverage revenue was its highest during a weekend in more than a year.
In addition to the exceptional launch of Toy Story 5, AMC’s results were bolstered by strong ongoing audience demand for Obsession, Backrooms, and Disclosure Day, among several other films currently playing in theaters. The sustained strength of these films helped create one of the most robust overall theatrical lineups of the year and continued the strong momentum moviegoing has enjoyed throughout the summer season.
Adam Aron, Chairman and CEO of AMC Entertainment, commented: “We congratulate our friends at Disney and Pixar, as well as the Toy Story 5 filmmakers, on delivering a theatrical event that clearly connected with audiences and helped drive AMC’s busiest weekend in the United States so far this year. Given our close dealings with Taylor Swift over the past several years, we also want to highlight and salute Taylor Swift’s #1 chart-topping smash hit song, ‘I Knew It, I Knew You,’ which she wrote and performed for Toy Story 5.”
Aron added, “Beyond the strong opening of Toy Story 5, what stands out in 2026 is that week after week, it’s not been just one film driving box office results. Audiences are showing up for a wide range of titles, including films that have been in theaters for several weeks. This weekend, strong performances from Obsession and Disclosure Day, along with those of several other films including Backrooms, Scary Movie, Masters of the Universe, Michael, and Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, all contributed meaningfully to our overall results. Seeing multiple films across multiple genres perform well at the same time is such an encouraging sign for the theatrical business. With several major releases coming to theatres especially in July and across the entire summer, we expect that momentum to continue.”
Toy Story 5 is the 7th different movie title in the past three months to have a domestic opening weekend gross greater than $75 million, which it far exceeded. It joins these other 2026 hits: Project Hail Mary, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Michael, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, and Backrooms.
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