Posts Tagged ‘Pixar’
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Toy Story 3 Opens with Box Office Record for Disney-Pixar
Monday, June 21st, 2010
Toy Story 3’s opening weekend earned worldwide box office sales of $153.8 million, according to estimates issued by The Walt Disney Company.
Box office sales in the United States and Canada accounted for $109 million, a Disney-Pixar Animation opening record . The record was previously held by The Incredibles, which sold $70.5 million in May 2004. Only two other animated films, Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third, have opened to sales of more than $100 million.
Toy Story 3 sales received a boost from 3-D screenings, which has a higher ticket price. It’s estimated that 60 percent of ticket sales were from 3-D screenings.
Tags: Pixar, Shrek, The Incredibles, The Walt Disney Co., Toy Story 3
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This post was written by Christina Edwards
Video: John Lasseter Talks Mr. Potato Head
Monday, June 21st, 2010
Timed with the release of Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3, Disney Consumer Products has released John Lasseter Talks Toys Vol. 7: Mr. Potato Head on its YouTube channel, Disney Living. The video is the latest in a series of profiles on the Toy Story characters. The series was launched last fall, prior to the release of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in 3-D.
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
Disney Greenlights New Monsters Movie, Plus Pirates 4 and The Muppets
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
During a presentation on Thursday by Walt Disney Studios chairman Rich Ross, Disney unveiled its upcoming slate of movies.
Pixar will release a sequel to Monsters, Inc. in November 2012. Monsters, Inc. debuted in theaters in 2001, and has grossed over $525 million worldwide. Ross also announced that Pixar’s Brave has been scheduled for June 15, 2012.
Other upcoming movies include Pirates of the Caribbean 4 and The Muppets in 2011, and Prom in 2012.
Tags: Brave, Disney, Inc., Monsters, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pixar, Prom, Secretariat, The Muppets, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Toy Story 3, Tron: Legacy
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
Meet the 14 New Characters in Toy Story 3
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
Disney-Pixar has revealed the last two characters of the upcoming movie, Toy Story 3. Bookworm and Big Baby will round out the 14 new characters that will star in the movie along with Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jessie, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, and more.
Tags: Big Baby, Bookworm, Disney, Pixar, Toy Story 3
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This post was written by Elizabeth A. Reid
There’s Still Time to Win Ten Years of TOTY Prizes
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Last week, the Toy Industry Foundation celebrated Ten Years of the Toy of the Year Awards, and the organization is giving Toy Story and Pixar fans an opportunity to win the event’s drawing prizes.
Contestants can enter to win a complete Toy Story collection donated by LEGO, or a signed, limited-edition print of concept art from John Lasseter’s short, Luxo, Jr. (1986). Luxo, Jr. was the first film produced by Pixar animation studios after its establishment as an independent film studio. Only 86 framed, hand-numbered editions prints were produced, and the prize comes with a certificated of authenticity and is signed by Lasseter.
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