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How “Toy Story 5” Settles the Tech vs. Toys Debate
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Polygon
· Jun 22, 2026
Toy Story 5’s haters are wrong about its anti-tech message
Toy Story 5's message of toys vs. tech isn't as simplistic or preachy as the trailers have made it seem
Sada Elbalad
· Jun 22, 2026
"Toy Story 5" Scores Year’s Biggest Debut with $160 Million, Shattering Franchise Opening Weekend Record
Kids these days might prefer tech to toys, but Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and Jessie still got it.
Variety
· Jun 21, 2026
Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Scores Year’s Biggest Debut With $160 Million, Shattering Franchise Opening Weekend Record
Kids these days might prefer tech to toys, but Woody, Buzz Lightyear and Jessie still got it. “Toy Story 5” ruled over the box office with 160 million from 4,425 North America theaters, landing on the higher end of expectations while securing the biggest domestic debut of the year over Universal’s “Super Mario Galaxy Movie” []
Borneo Bulletin
· Jul 6, 2026
Banana!: ‘Minions’ knocks ‘Toy Story’ off North America box office perch
Banana!: ‘Minions’ knocks ‘Toy Story’ off North America box office perch
Interaksyon
· Jun 22, 2026
Review: How ‘Toy Story 5’ mirrors kids’ screen time reality
Tech takes over? A neighborhood once filled with children’s noise and giggling now echoes with the blips and dings of screens. This is what Jessie and the gang aim to bring back, the joy of playtime, in the latest Pixar movie, “Toy Story 5,” which was released on June 17 in local cinemas. The animated [] The post Review: How ‘Toy Story 5’ mirrors kids’ screen time reality appeared first on Interaksyon.
Jacobin
· Jun 25, 2026
Toy Story 5 Takes On the Existential Dread of Big Tech
A kids’ movie about tech addiction and the terror of being obsolete? Of course Toy Story 5 is a hit — we’re all living through it.
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Related coverage for "How “Toy Story 5” Settles the Tech vs. Toys Debate": Polygon — Toy Story 5’s haters are wrong about its anti-tech message. Sada Elbalad — "Toy Story 5" Scores Year’s Biggest Debut with $160 Million, Shattering Franchise Opening Weekend Record. Variety — Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Scores Year’s Biggest Debut With $160 Million, Shattering Franchise Opening Weekend Record. Borneo Bulletin — Banana!: ‘Minions’ knocks ‘Toy Story’ off North America box office perch. Interaksyon — Review: How ‘Toy Story 5’ mirrors kids’ screen time reality. Jacobin — Toy Story 5 Takes On the Existential Dread of Big Tech