Toy Story 5 has finally been released in theaters, and audiences are already loving it. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently has a Certified Fresh 95% Audience Score, the highest Audience Score of any Toy Story movie.
It’s higher than the original trilogy, with the first Toy Story having a 92% audience score, Toy Story 2 having a 82%, and Toy Story 3 having a 90%. It’s even higher than other recent Toy Story films, including Toy Story 4 (94% Audience Score) and Lightyear (84%).
Toy Story 5 is also proving to be a success with critics. Currently on Rotten Tomatoes, it has a Certified Fresh 93% Critics’ Score. This makes it the 3rd-highest-rated animated feature release of 2026 on Rotten Tomatoes, behind fellow Pixar release Hoppers (94%) and the animated/live-action hybrid murder mystery film The Sheep Detectives (95%). This, however, is the lowest score for a core Toy Story film, lower than the first Toy Story and Toy Story 2‘s perfect 100% score, Toy Story 3‘s 98%, and Toy Story 4‘s 97%. It is still lower, however, than the previous Toy Story release, Lightyear, which has a 78% Critics’ Score.
The film’s Critical Consensus on Rotten Tomatoes reads as follows: “Proving that old toys can learn new tricks while reckoning with an era of endless screen time, Toy Story 5 largely sidesteps franchise fatigue by reaffirming that children everywhere still got a friend in these lovable characters.”
Toy Story 5 is now playing in theaters.
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