Third Time Still A Charm for Toy Story, Jonah Hexed

Pixar's Toy Story 3 followed the lead of its predecessors, posting a series' best opening weekend of $109 million once all was said and done.  Toy Story 3 rode a wave of great reviews, audience anticipation and a broad demographic appeal to a stellar opening that only bodes well for the weeks to come.  Toy Story 2 opened with $57 million in 1998, eventually grossing $245 million.  The original film in the series, the first major 100% computer animated film, opened with $29 million leading to an overall gross of $192 million.  Toy Story 3 had the advantage of higher 3-D ticket prices, and with such a massive opening weekend should have no trouble becoming the top grossing film in the series.

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