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NEW YORK — <\/span>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 \u201cToy Story\u201d still has a friend in moviegoers.<\/p>\n The fifth installment in the Pixar series<\/a> debuted with $160 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, easily setting a new franchise record and notching the biggest opening weekend of the year.<\/p>\n Launching 31 years after the original \u201cToy Story\u201d first landed in theaters, \u201cToy Story 5\u201d far surpassed the previous series-best debut: $120 million for \u201cToy Story 4\u201d in 2019. Internationally, it was just as successful, with $152 million in opening-weekend sales, for a worldwide haul of $312 million.<\/p>\n The \u201cToy Story\u201d franchise is one of the most profitable for The Walt Disney Co. Before \u201cToy Story 5\u201d launched, the movies had collectively grossed more than $3 billion, while also pulling in billions from merchandising.<\/p>\n Though the series seemed to reach a conclusion with 2010\u2019s \u201cToy Story 3,\u201d the decision to revive the franchise almost a decade later \u2014 while controversial<\/a> \u2014 has been extremely lucrative. \u201cToy Story 4\u201d exceeded $1 billion in ticket sales, and \u201cToy Story 5\u201d is all but certain to as well.<\/p>\n Among animated films, only 2018’s \u201cIncredibles 2\u201d had a bigger opening weekend ($182.7 million) than \u201cToy Story 5.\u201d<\/p>\n Keeping the \u201cToy Story\u201d movies going has gotten more expensive, though. The fifth movie cost $250 million to make, not including marketing. It returns a voice cast led by Tom Hanks (as Woody), Tim Allen (as Buzz Lightyear) and Joan Cusack (as Jessie).<\/p>\n In the sequel, the toys are pushed aside when Bonnie gets a new tablet. It\u2019s directed by Andrew Stanton<\/a>, the Pixar veteran who helmed \u201cFinding Nemo\u201d (2003) and \u201cWALL-E\u201d (2008). \u201cToy Story 5\u201d also features a new song by Taylor Swift, \u201cI Knew It, I Knew You.\u201d<\/p>\n Reviews have been very good and audiences gave \u201cToy Story 5\u201d an \u201cA\u201d CinemaScore, suggesting it should remain a force in theaters for weeks. <\/p>\n After its chart-topping debut, Steven Spielberg\u2019s \u201cDisclosure Day\u201d<\/a> slipped to second place with $17 million in its second weekend. That\u2019s not the hold that Universal Pictures was hoping for. Dropping 61% from its first weekend suggests \u201cDisclosure Day\u201d might not find the legs Spielberg\u2019s sci-fi thriller needs to break out this summer.<\/p>\n Still, the $115 million budgeted movie, starring Emily Blunt, Josh O\u2019Connor and Colman Domingo, has grossed $160.4 million globally in two weeks. \u201cDisclosure Day\u201d stands a good chance of remaining the top adult-oriented option in theaters in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n \u201cToy Story 5\u201d faced little competition from newcomers. <\/p>\n A24\u2019s \u201cThe Death of Robin Hood,\u201d<\/a> a violent revisionist approach to the old legend, flopped with $2.6 million on 1,762 screens. The film, starring Hugh Jackman and directed by Michael Sarnoski, was modestly budgeted at $20 million. But after finding mixed reviews, audiences didn\u2019t go for the movie, either. It earned a \u201cC+\u201d CinemaScore.<\/p>\n