‘Toy Story 4’ to Top North American Box Office Again With $53 Million (G-rated movie wins)

Variety ^ | June 28, 2019 | Dave McNary

[DoodleBob]

“Toy Story 4” is heading for a decisive repeat victory at the North American box office with about $53 million in its second weekend, early estimates showed Friday.

The Pixar sequel, which brings back Woody and Buzz Lightyear after a nine-year hiatus, is dominating as expected with new entries “Annabelle Comes Home” and “Yesterday” in a fight for second place with about $15 million each.

Disney-Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” collected $118 million in its inaugural weekend and its North American total topped $167 million in its first six days amid positive reviews and solid word-of-mouth. “Toy Story 4” is projected to decline by about 55% and finish the frame with around $230 million domestically in its first 10 days. It’s already passed “Us” as 2019’s fourth-highest domestic grosser behind three other Disney titles: “Avengers: Endgame” at $835 million, “Captain Marvel” at $426 million and “Aladdin” at $294 million.

[DoodleBob]

So much for "ya gotta curse and have sex to make money in Hollywood."

Yea, I know...another sequel...but I'd rather watch Toy Story 4 than what passes for Hollywood Innovation nowadays.

[dp0622]

Come to think of it, there wasn’t any overt sex scene in “Goodfellas”.

But that probably still couldn’t have gotten a G :)

[the OlLine Rebel]

G rated these days is overstated.

Too many of these “kids” programs in the last 35 years have been full of double entendres and agendas and just plain potty humor. Including Toy Story.

They have heart, at least, but honestly it’s not truly innocent children stuff anymore.

[Persevero]

First movie I saw this year. It was ok.

Too scary for little kids though.

[americas.best.days...]

I assumed that I would see Toy Story 4, but then I got to thinking, Andy was completely done with the toys, they found a home with cutie Bonnie.

Yeah, I’m done. Very nice films.

[DoodleBob]

I get your point, and TS3 caught some heat for the intense furnace scene (no pun intended). And sure...what's PG-13 would have been R years ago and so on.

But Disney cartoons from the 1960s were pretty intense (101 Dalmations comes to mind). The little DoodleBobs watched Looney Toons growing up and nobody ran off a cliff or dropped an anvil on anyone's head or ran around shooting their shotguns with wreckless abandon...And Bugs was a transvestite at times!!

I'd have no problem playing the entire Toy Story series (and Finding Nemo and The Incredibles) to children of all ages. But Sesame Street has gone down the tubes, as has most of the content on PBS...which is why Nickelodeon does so well - there is GENERALLY not an agenda and it's just fun.

[dfwgator]

Come to think of it, there wasn’t any overt sex scene in “Goodfellas”.

Could you imagine Joe Pesci in a sex scene?

[Bommer]

$53 million? The first 3 made that in a day or 2 on opening weekend. That’s pathetic.

[dfwgator]

Too many of these “kids” programs in the last 35 years have been full of double entendres and agendas and just plain potty humor.

LOL, I always think of Monsters Inc. with the yellow snow cones, "Oh no no no no, it's lemon!" Wonder how many kids got that one?

[dp0622]

THANK goodness the 3 second sex scene with Sharon Stone in Casino was under covers!!!

He wasn’t in the best shape, as we saw at the end of “Casino”

But then being beaten by a bat a billion times does that to you :)

[dfwgator]

But then being beaten by a bat a billion times does that to you :)

Ironically by the guy who played Billy Batts in "Goodfellas", actually he and Pesci were good friends for years.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Of course they were intense, and Bugs cross-dressed because it was FUNNY, not normalizing it. Intensity was about overcoming, not promoting the criminal or scary behavior.

There is FAR too much constant potty and sex humor in “kids” shows, trying to cater to IMMATURE so-called adults. Never mind all those which have agendas.

[DoodleBob]

I think they lost the G-rating with the scene where Layla was the background music. Everything else was just fine.

[seastay]

The script is about a girl ( toy ) who was born “disadvantaged” and is violent trying to rob the main character, Woody. As the story unfolds, Woody as the role model looks past the bad behavior and donates one of his vital parts to the girl. The girl however never shows any remorse or repentance and so which the moral of the story is; bad behavior and violence , covertness and theft is justified against those born more fortunate, and “privileged” and people should willingly give up even their most prized possessions to the disadvantaged even and especially if they are ungrateful.. sound likes same theme as the democratic platform doesn’t it?

[jocon307]

Let me tell you, I am so scared of Ursula, the villainess in Little Mermaid that I could not even listen to a radio interview with the actress who played her on Broadway!

But Little Mermaid is a great movie, and Ursula is a big, scary, part of that!

[DoodleBob]

I don’t monitor what my kids do not watch. What are some of the bad cartoons/children’s entertainment nowadays?

[Conserv]

I saw it. It was alright.

I still wish Woody and Buzz had stayed together.

[dp0622]

REALLY??

He wasn’t even likable in interviews :)

Nah, he was ok.

But he played a GREAT guy to hate.

Raging Bull, Goodfellas, The Sopranos...

[dp0622]

LOL

GREAT scene.

He buys a trillion dollar car after the biggest heist in history :)

[DoodleBob]

I just read an article that posits that Gabby Gabby is an example of Hollywood's continued ignorance on disabled people. I'll have to watch it myself.