Two films dominated the conversation at the North American box office this weekend. ‘Toy Story 5’ held the top spot for the second week running, pulling in $70 million. ‘Supergirl’ opened in second place with $38 million. The numbers tell two different stories. One is a sequel doing exactly what sequels in its franchise are expected to do. The other is a superhero film that arrived with questions and left with more of them.
Toy Story 5 holds strong
Toy Story 5 is not slowing down the way most films do in their second weekend. A $70 million second-week haul is a significant hold for any film, and for an animated sequel it signals that families are returning and word of mouth is working.
The Toy Story franchise has never made a bad film at the box office. The first four films collectively earned billions of dollars worldwide, and the fifth instalment appears to be continuing that run without difficulty. Its cumulative domestic total has not been specified in available reports, but a $70 million second weekend places it firmly in the conversation for one of the bigger animated releases of 2026.
Supergirl opens at $38 million
The more complicated story of the weekend belongs to Supergirl. A $38 million opening weekend for a DC superhero film in 2026 is below expectations. DC films have historically opened with significantly larger numbers. People believed Supergirl to follow that pattern given the built-in audience for superhero content and the character’s recognisability.
The $38 million figure places it well below recent superhero openings from both DC and Marvel. It also opens below what the studio would likely have needed for the film to be considered a commercial success given its production and marketing costs, which have not been officially confirmed but are standard for a major superhero release.