‘Toy Story 5’ Streaming Release Date Officially Confirmed

After a standout run at the box office, Pixar’s latest animated film is headed for Disney Plus. Toy Story 5 opened in theaters on June 19, overcoming potential sequel fatigue as it went on to gross over a billion dollars worldwide. So far, it has brought in $1.1 billion on a $250 million budget, making it the highest-grossing movie in the series’ history and the third-highest-grossing film of the year (after Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey).

While there was some understandable skepticism about Pixar releasing yet another Toy Story film, especially after Toy Story 4 seemed to wrap up many story arcs, the latest installment once again charmed critics and audiences. The film has a 93% critics’ score and a 94% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, with reviews praising its animation, performances, and humor. While Pixar’s output has been up and down in recent years, it still seems to bring its A-game for the series that put the studio on the map.

When is Toy Story 5 streaming on Disney Plus?

Toy Story 5 is coming to Disney Plus on Sept. 23. The film became available to rent or buy digitally on Prime Video, Apple TV, and more on Aug. 18. The roughly three-month gap between theatrical debut and Disney Plus release seems to be the new standard for Disney, with this year’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu coming to the platform after a similar wait (that movie hit theaters on May 22 and is landing on Disney Plus as of Sept. 2).

The most frustrating news around Toy Story 5 is that even though the film made over a billion, Disney laid off employees at Pixar shortly after its release. Between 100 and 150 members of its 1,100-person staff were let go on July 21, the biggest layoffs since May 2024 when the company laid off about 14% of its staff, or 175 people.

According to a report from The Wrap, the layoffs were blamed on the “underperformance” of Pixar’s Hoppers, even though the movie potentially broke even by grossing $389.7 million on a $150 million budget — the typical napkin math is that a film needs to gross more than double its production budget to break even, but specifics vary.

Pixar’s next film is Gatto, and it stars Mark Ruffalo as a stray cat living in Venice, Italy. It’s set for release on March 5, 2027. Other upcoming pictures from the studio include Incredibles 3 in 2028 and Coco 2 in 2029.