Variety reports:
Pixar’s spinoff of its “Toy Story” series blasted off on Thursday night with a respectable $5.2 million from preview screenings.
However, the film is now tracking for an opening in the range of $50 million to $55 million from 4,255 theaters in North America, below the initial expectations that pegged the film for a debut between $70 million and $80 million.
What’s more, “Lightyear” is struggling to unseat Universal’s “Jurassic World Dominion” from the top slot of domestic charts during the dino-sequel’s sophomore weekend.
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While Disney’s #Lightyear looks to score the highest box office opening for an animated movie since the onset of the pandemic in North America, the spin-off may not even gross half of the $120.9 million debut of 2019’s “Toy Story 4.” https://t.co/Hf9nxKlMBK
— Variety (@Variety) June 18, 2022