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Disney/Pixar's "A Bug's Life" Captures Top Box Office Spot For Second Weekend In A Row
Point Richmond, CA -- December
8, 1998 -- In its second weekend of wide release (12/4-6), "A Bug's
Life," the extraordinary computer-animated feature film from Disney/Pixar,
once again captured the top spot at the nation's box office with a sensational
3-day gross of $17.33 million at 2,701 theaters. This follows the film's
record-setting Thanksgiving weekend opening, in which it grossed an nprecedented
$45,729,516 over the 5-day holiday period. In just 12 days of release
the film's cumulative gross stands at $68.9 million. A Walt Disney Pictures
presentation of a Pixar Animation Studios film, "A Bug's Life"
was directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Andrew Stanton.
"We are
thrilled with the continued success of "A Bug's Life", said
Steve Jobs, Chairman and CEO of Pixar Animation Studios. "Disney's
marketing has been extraordinary and audiences of all ages are enjoying
the film." Richard Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Motion Pictures
Group commented, "The success of 'A Bug's Life' underscores the great
partnership of the Disney organization and the talented filmmakers at
Pixar. They have created a film that is a joy to watch and provides great
entertainment on many different levels. With a fantastic sequel to "Toy
Story" well into production for release next Thanksgiving and many
other exciting feature projects in the works, we look forward to a long
and prosperous association with Pixar."
Pixar Animation Studios combines
creative and technical artistry to create original characters and stories
in the new medium of computer animation. Pixar created and produced the
first computer-animated feature film, the Academy Award winning "Toy
Story", and in 1997 entered into an equal partnership with The Walt
Disney Company to finance, produce, and distribute five computer-animated
feature films and related products. Pixar's stock is traded on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol PIXR.
Contacts:
Katherine Singson
Director of Marketing
Pixar Animation Studios
(510) 620-6276 |
Bryn Richardson
Investor Relations Manager
Pixar Animation Studios
(510) 620-3577 |
David Libby
Niehaus Ryan Wong Public Relations
(650) 827-7084
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