 Before the film 's release , executive producer and Apple Inc. co @-@ founder Steve Jobs stated " If Toy Story is a modest hit — say $ 75 million at the box office , we 'll [ Pixar and Disney ] both break even . If it gets $ 100 million , we 'll both make money . But if it 's a real blockbuster and earns $ 200 million or so at the box office , we 'll make good money , and Disney will make a lot of money . " Upon its release on November 22 , 1995 , Toy Story managed to gross more than $ 350 million worldwide . Disney chairman Michael Eisner stated " I don 't think either side thought Toy Story would turn out as well as it has . The technology is brilliant , the casting is inspired , and I think the story will touch a nerve . Believe me , when we first agreed to work together , we never thought their first movie would be our 1995 holiday feature , or that they could go public on the strength of it . " The film 's first five days of domestic release ( on Thanksgiving weekend ) earned it $ 39 @,@ 071 @,@ 176 . The film placed first in the weekend 's box office with $ 29 @,@ 140 @,@ 617 and maintained the No. 1 position at the domestic box office for the next two weekends . Toy Story became the highest @-@ grossing domestic film of 1995 , beating Batman Forever , Apollo 13 ( also starring Tom Hanks ) , Pocahontas , Casper , Waterworld , and GoldenEye . At the time of its release , it was the third highest @-@ grossing animated film of all time , after The Lion King ( 1994 ) and Aladdin ( 1992 ) . When not considering inflation , Toy Story is No. 96 on the list of the highest @-@ grossing domestic films of all time . The film had gross receipts of $ 191 @,@ 796 @,@ 233 in the U.S. and Canada and $ 170 @,@ 162 @,@ 503 in international markets for a total of $ 361 @,@ 958 @,@ 736 worldwide . At the time of its release , the film ranked as 17th highest @-@ grossing film ( unadjusted ) domestically and it was the 21st highest @-@ grossing film worldwide . 
