Toy Story 5 has reached the global box office milestone of $957.3 million and is positioned to become the franchise’s highest-grossing film. Beyond theatrical performance, the film’s release has included a charitable component aimed at hospitalized children worldwide.
Disney partnered with Starlight Children’s Foundation to make the film available to patients across more than 400 children’s hospitals globally, with more than 300 locations in the United States. The distributor provided 18,000 Toy Story 5-themed toys and 34,000 character-inspired hospital gowns to patients and families at participating facilities. This collaboration extends a relationship between Disney and Starlight Children’s Foundation dating to 2001, during which the organizations have provided hospitalized children with exclusive screenings, care packages and character experiences through the “Disney Movie Moments” program.
During the Los Angeles premiere, the film created an interactive red carpet activation where cast members and guests wrote messages of encouragement for hospitalized children. Participants included Tim Allen, Greta Lee, Tony Hale, Conan O’Brien and Joan Cusack, among others. The written messages were subsequently displayed at hospitals in Washington, D.C., Oakland and Orlando, accompanied by immersive viewing experiences, character visits from Woody and Jessie, Toy Story-themed gift packages and drawing sessions facilitated by Pixar animators.
Lisa Haines, senior vice president of corporate social responsibility at Disney, stated that the initiative reflected the film’s thematic focus on connection, noting that gestures such as character visits and messages from cast members can provide comfort during hospitalization.
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