Well, it didn’t quite reach infinity and beyond.
In fact, it didn’t even reach first place—a rarity for a big-budget Pixar tentpole.
But despite its disappointing blast-off, Disney’s Lightyear still managed to rack up 51 million during its domestic debut over Father’s Day weekend.
Maybe it was the absence of Woody and the rest of the gang, but either way the Toy Story spin-off fell short of expectations and failed to blast past Universal’s still-roaring dino sequel, Jurassic World Dominion, which held onto the top spot thanks to a massive 58.7 million second-week haul.With early box-office projections putting Lightyear’s bow in the 70 million range, its under-performance came as a bit of a surprise.
Especially since the previous installment, Toy Story 4, opened to 120.9 million back in the pre-covid summer of 2019.
Still, Lightyear was always going to be a tougher sell than a traditional Toy Story
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