Woody and the gang might make their biggest splash yet at the box office.
Toy Story 4, set to hit theaters June 21, is reportedly tracking for a huge $150 million opening,according to theHollywood Reporter. The number would put the fourth installment in the series above 2010’sToy Story 3, which pulled in $110.3 million on opening weekend.
Toy Story 4reunites all the old cast, including Tom Hanks as Woody and Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear. Also returning is the late Don Rickles, who voiced Mr. Potato Head in the first three movies. The legendary comedian will still star as the fan-favorite character thanks to inventive reuse of old voiceovers, director Josh Cooleyrecently revealed.
The Pixar movie is one of a few lucrative titles hitting theaters this summer for Disney.Avengers: Endgamekicked things off in late April with a staggering $1.2 billion worldwide on opening weekend, while the live-action remake ofAladdinpulled in $113 million in North America.
AfterToy Story 4, Disney is set to make bank with theLion King, which is projected to bow to a $180-$200 million debut over the July 19 weekend, according toBox Officemagazine.
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On Wednesday’s episode ofThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, Hanks revealed that hiscostar Allen warned him about the emotional ending of the film before he went in to record his lines.
TheForrest Gumpactor then described feeling “self-conscious” while recording in front of the producers and writers.
“There’s like five producers, writers, people who are helping you out and they’re all sitting at tables looking at you record like, ‘Hmm, that was pretty good, but what if we try…’ It was making me self-conscious so for the last couple of sessions I turned my back on those punks and did it without them,” Hanks said.
The actor continued: “Also because this is the end of the series and I had gotten some texts from Tim Allen… these texts that say, ‘Have you recorded yet? Have you been in? Have you had a session yet?’”
“I said, ‘No, not yet,’” Hanks said, revealing that Allen told him, “‘Wait until you see those last pages. Tough one, tough one.’”
source: people.com
