Thursday Night Previews: Toy Story 4 has Second Best Animated Previews

June 21, 2019

Toy Story 4

First the good news: Toy Story 4 had the second best previews for an animated film earning $12 million. Now the bad news: Incredibles 2 had the best earning $18.5 million last year. Toy Story 4 better have better legs or 2019 is in real trouble. Fortunately, most analysts agree that it will and it is still on pace to match our $155 million prediction. We will obviously know more tomorrow when Friday’s numbers show up, but also the CinemaScore will be a big help. If audiences love the movie as much as critics did, then its legs should be a real asset.

Child’s Play topped Ma’s previews earning $1.65 million vs. $1.4 million. However, Ma is an original IP while this film is part of a decades old franchise, so this film will likely have shorter legs. That said, its reviews are 67% positive, which are better than Ma’s reviews, so I think it will be able to match our $17 million prediction.

On the other hand, Anna struggled with just $325,000, so $8 million seems out of reach. Additionally, there are still only 8 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and most of them are negative. If audiences treat this movie with this much apathy, then opening below $5 million is a lot more likely.

Filed under: Midnight Previews, Toy Story 4, Anna, Child’s Play, MA, Child's Play