AMC Notches Busiest Weekend of 2026 as Toy Story 5 Opens to $160M

AMC Entertainment (AMC) said it just delivered its busiest weekend of 2026 at U.S. theatres, powered by the opening of Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 5. The film opened to a media-reported $160 million domestic debut, the biggest opening weekend box office performance of the year.

The numbers behind the weekend

From Thursday through Sunday, more than 4.8 million moviegoers attended AMC Theatres locations in the United States and Odeon Cinemas internationally. AMC recorded its highest weekend admissions revenue, food and beverage revenue, and attendance levels of 2026 to date at its U.S. theatres.

AMC's U.S. food and beverage revenue was its highest during a weekend in more than a year. Concessions matter more than ticket sales to the unit economics here, so that line is the one traders should care about.

It's not just one movie carrying the slate

Toy Story 5 is the 7th different movie title in the past three months to have a domestic opening weekend gross greater than $75 million, which it far exceeded. It joins these other 2026 hits: Project Hail Mary, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Michael, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, as well as Backrooms.

AMC also pointed to strong ongoing audience demand for Obsession, Backrooms, and Disclosure Day, among several other films currently playing in theatres. A broader slate that holds week to week is the bull case exhibitors have been waiting on since 2019.

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What's coming next

Supergirl (June 26), Minions & Monsters (July 1), Moana (July 10), The Odyssey (July 17), and Spider-Man: Brand New Day (July 31) will all be on AMC's big screens over the next six weekends. That is a dense pipeline heading into the back half of summer.

Investors have responded positively to AMC's operational momentum, with the stock surging 24% over the past week and up 81% year-to-date. The setup into the next earnings print will be the real test of whether the box office recovery is showing up in margins.

Options market and stocks to watch

AMC: Watch for follow-through flow and any reaction to the concessions revenue commentary, which is the highest-margin part of the business.

DIS: Disney owns the Pixar franchise driving the weekend, and Toy Story 5 lands at a critical moment for the studio's theatrical slate.

CNK: Cinemark is the other listed exhibitor benefiting from the same slate strength. Watch for read-throughs on attendance trends.

IMAX: Premium large-format screens tend to over-index on tentpole openings. Watch for any commentary on PLF share of the Toy Story 5 box office.

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