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A Bug's Life Crosses $150 Million Box Office Overseas
Point Richmond, CA - March
9, 1999 - A Bug's Life overseas box office passed $150 million this weekend,
bringing the film's worldwide cume to more than $310 million. Released
in 26 countries, A Bug's Life has set box office records in the United
Kingdom, Germany, Taiwan and Australia.
"A Bug's Life has charmed
people around the world with its universal appeal and some of the most
creative characters ever designed in animation," Mark Zoradi, President
of Buena Vista International, said. "We have not seen such strength
of play from an animated movie since The Lion King."
"We are thrilled that
A Bug's Life, our studio's second feature animated film, is doing so well
internationally," said Pixar CEO Steve Jobs."Disney's marketing
efforts have been superb."
In the United Kingdom, A Bug's
Life set a new record for the highest animated opening, and the eighth
largest opening ever. After five weeks as the number one film, it has
grossed over $40 million. Box office records continue to be set in Germany
($15 million), Italy ($5.5 million), Spain ($10.2 million), Sweden ($3.5
million), and Taiwan ($3),respectively.
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.
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