'Toy Story 4' brings the box office to life with a $118 million opening weekend after a three-week slump of underperforming sequels
Actor Tom Hanks poses for photographers with his Toy Story character 'Woody', upon arrival at the screening for 'Toy Story 4' in London, Sunday, June 16, 2019.
But heading into the weekend, a $140-150 million opening had seemed assured for "Toy Story 4," which played in 4,575 North American theatres. Adjusted for inflation, the film came in shy of the $110.3 million — or about $129 million in today's dollars — "Toy Story 3" made nine years ago. "The Pixar team has always been disciplined about making sure they have a compelling story to tell, and that is especially true when it comes to sequels if you look at their past," said Taff. "Their process of sort of going through the rigour of making sure that this is a story people want told, the end result speaks for itself."
Luc Besson's assassin thriller "Anna" missed out on the top 10 entirely, opening with a mere $3.5 million in 2,114 theatres. Lionsgate, which bought US distribution rights in 2017, did little to promote the film in advance of its release. In 2018, Besson was accused of a rape by the actress Sand Van Roy.
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