Pixar's Lightyear Expected To Have A Massive Opening Weekend At The Box Office

After its latest films came to Disney+ instead of theaters, Pixar’s Toy Story spin-off Lightyear is coming to theaters this weekend–and it’s expected to be a smash hit at the box office.

According to Deadline, Lightyear–which tells the origin story of Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Chris Evans–is expected to open with $72 million in the US this weekend. The site points out that spin-offs typically perform worse than the main franchise they are based on, and this is expected to be true for Lightyear.

For comparison, the last mainline Toy Story movie–2019’s Toy Story 4–made $120.9 million during its opening weekend in the US. The Father’s Day weekend in the US and Juneteenth being celebrated on Monday, June 20, could help improve Lightyear box office results, Deadline said.

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