Lightyear’s trailer has already notched some impressive numbers in a short amount of time. Deadline reports that the Chris Evans movie managed to snare 83 million views in the first 24 hours of being online Wednesday. Other Pixar movies haven’t managed that feat, except for Incredibles 2 which managed 114 million. But, Lightyear’s wild performance dwarfs Luca at 28 million, Soul at 32 million, and even its cousin Toy Story 4 at 62 million. All of this is impressive without even mentioning that the Space Ranger managed more views than Eternals, which had 77 million in its first online trailer. From these early indications, Pixar has a massive hit on its hands. A lot of social media jeering during the title’s unveiling has given way to a genuine interest in a nice comedic action movie with jaw-dropping animation. (It doesn’t hurt that the finished product is infinitely meme-able.)
