Toy Story 3, the final entry to a beloved series, gathered a massive $109 million over Father’s Day weekend, extending Pixar’s streak to an unbelievable 11 first place debuts in a row.
The return of Woody and Buzz brought in $41 million on Friday, the biggest first day for an animated film, besting Shrek the Third’s previous record. Though it fell short of Shrek 3’s $121 million start in 2007 for second place among animated weekends. TS3 is also the biggest animated debut on IMAX, taking $8.4 million on the specialty format alone.
Not surprisingly, Toy Story 3 impressed critics, who collectively turned in 155 positive reviews to Rotten Tomatoes for a nearly perfect 99% score. Contrarian critic Armond White turned in one of only two negative reviews on the site.
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