MANILA — Disney’s “Toy Story 5” topped the box office over the weekend, earning $160 million in North America and posting the strongest opening weekend of the year, industry estimates showed.

The film, released during the Father’s Day weekend, marks a record debut for the Pixar franchise and brings back characters Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and their toy group as they face competition from modern technology, including a tablet.

“This is prime family moviegoing season and ‘Toy Story’ is delivering,” said industry analyst David A. Gross.

Gross described the performance as “another sensational opening for a Pixar series sequel,” noting that “Toy Story 5” posted the strongest opening weekend in the franchise’s history—about 37 percent higher than “Toy Story 4.”

He added that the film is likely to become the second-biggest animated movie opening of all time, trailing only Pixar’s “Incredibles 2,” which earned $182.7 million in June 2018.

“Family moviegoing has been leading the industry since it came roaring back from the pandemic in 2023,” Gross added. “A lot of the genre’s success is coming from sequels, live-action remakes of animation pictures, and hybrid combinations.”

“Toy Story 5,” featuring the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Joan Cusack, opened across 4,425 screens in the United States and Canada, according to Exhibitor Relations estimates.

In second place was Stephen Spielberg-directed sci-fi thriller “Disclosure Day,” which debuted the previous weekend. The film, starring Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor, follows an investigation into a decades-long cover-up of extraterrestrial visitations and earned an estimated $17 million for a total of $78.2 million.

Focus Features’ horror film “Obsession” placed third, earning $14 million in its sixth week, bringing its domestic total to $215.8 million.

A24’s horror entry “Backrooms” ranked fourth with $7.3 million, pushing its total domestic earnings to $175 million in its fourth week.

Paramount’s reboot “Scary Movie” came in fifth with $6.7 million in its third week.

Rounding out the top 10 were “Masters of the Universe” with $5.6 million, “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” with $3.9 million, debut film “Leviticus” with $2.7 million, “The Death of Robin Hood” with $2.6 million, and “Michael” with $2.2 million.