Full Breakdown
Toy Story 5 Leads UK & Ireland Box Office for Third Consecutive Weekend
7/7/2026, 9:35:46 PM
Weekend Box Office Overview
Disney’s Pixar sequel Toy Story 5 held the top position in the United Kingdom and Ireland box office for a third straight weekend, earning £5.7 million ($7.6 million). The film’s three-week cumulative gross reached £37.9 million ($50.7 million). Universal’s family-oriented double-header Minions & Monsters opened in more than 300 venues and generated $5.8 million, securing the second spot. Black Bear’s drama The Invite debuted across a similar venue count, posting $1.06 million for third place. Warner Bros.’ superhero continuation Supergirl fell to fourth with $1.05 million, bringing its ten-day total to $6 million. The remaining top-ten entries included the horror-romance Obsession, sci-fi thriller Disclosure Day, comedy Jackass: Best and Last, psychological horror Backrooms, Yash Raj Films’ action entry Alpha, and the parody Scary Movie.
Film-by-Film Financial Snapshot
- Toy Story 5 – £5.7 million (£37.9 million cumulative) – wide release.
- Minions & Monsters – $5.8 million – >300 locations, opening weekend.
- The Invite – $1.06 million – >300 sites, opening frame.
- Supergirl – $1.05 million – 10-day total $6 million.
- Obsession – $661,785 – cumulative $23.4 million (eighth week).
- Disclosure Day – $653,153 – cumulative $15.8 million (fourth weekend).
- Jackass: Best and Last – $561,975 – cumulative $2.3 million (second frame).
- Backrooms – $268,570 – cumulative $16.9 million (sixth weekend).
- Alpha – $214,729 – opening weekend.
- Scary Movie – $160,930 – cumulative $12.3 million (fifth frame).
All figures are reported in the source article and reflect the weekend’s box-office receipts across the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Release Strategies and Market Context
The weekend illustrates a dual strategy among major distributors. Disney continues to leverage its franchise strength, maintaining a steady box-office lead while preparing a wide-circuit rollout of its live-action adaptation “Moana” across more than 300 screens on Friday. Universal pursued a saturation model for “Minions & Monsters,” matching Disney’s venue count to maximize opening-week exposure. Smaller distributors such as Black Bear, Warner Bros., and Paramount positioned genre and legacy titles in the mid-tier of the chart, often relying on sustained runs rather than opening spikes. The dual approach underscores the competition for audience share during the weekend.
Upcoming Mid-Week Additions
Friday’s schedule expands the market with several new titles:
- Disney’s live-action “Moana” (300+ locations).
- Studiocanal’s horror entry “Evil Dead Burn” (wide commercial footprint).
- Bakrania Media’s Bollywood comedy sequel “Dhamaal 4.”
- Mubi’s debut of Karim Aïnouz’s drama “Rosebush Pruning.”
- Dartmouth Films’ medical documentary “Life Support” (25+ sites).
- Bulldog Film Distribution’s Italian comedy “The Last One For The Road.”
- Watermelon Pictures’ documentary “Shoot The People.”
- Verve Pictures’ “Letters From Baghdad.”
- BFI Distribution’s 4K restoration of Sumatra Peries’ Sri Lankan classic “The Girls” (Gehenu Lamai).
- Park Circus reissues of Aardman animations “A Grand Day Out” and “The Wrong Trousers.”
These releases diversify the weekend’s genre mix and indicate a continued emphasis on wide-circuit distribution for both new productions and archival titles.
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
The source material does not provide official statements from the studios, audience demographic breakdowns, or comparative performance data from previous weeks. Consequently, the analysis cannot assess the relative impact of promotional activities or market-share shifts beyond the reported earnings.
