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Toy Story 2 Becomes Second Highest Domestic Grossing Animated Feature
RICHMOND, Calif. - January 11, 2000 -- Pixar Animation Studios (NASDAQ:
PIXR) announced today that the studio's third animated feature film, Toy
Story 2, released in partnership with Walt Disney Pictures, has become
the second highest grossing animated picture of all time in domestic release.
Toy Story 2 passed the $217 million milestone this past Sunday, less than
seven weeks after its release on November 24.
With the success of Toy Story
2, Pixar has now created half of the six top domestic grossing animated
films of all time:
| FILM |
CREATED BY |
YEAR |
DOMESTIC GROSS |
| 1. The Lion King |
Disney |
1994 |
$312 |
| 2. Toy Story 2 |
Pixar |
1999 |
$220+ (still in release) |
| 3. Aladdin |
Disney |
1993 |
$217 |
| 4. Toy Story |
Pixar |
1995 |
$192 |
| 5. Tarzan |
Disney |
1999 |
$170 |
| 6. A Bug's Life |
Pixar |
1998 |
$163 |
"Pixar has become one of the two major forces in animation today," said
Steve Jobs, CEO of Pixar. "Pixar's unique storytelling combined with its
pioneering 3D computer animation is clearly appealing to audiences of
all ages."
"Toy Story 2 is the result
of an amazing collaborative effort by the incredibly talented group we
have here at Pixar," said John Lasseter, Pixar's Executive Vice President
of Creative and the Director of Toy Story 2. "We are really excited that
everyone loves this film as much as we do."
Created and produced by Pixar
at its studios in the San Francisco Bay Area, Toy Story 2 has been breaking
records since its November 24 release. The film's three-day opening gross
of $57.4 million and five-day opening gross of $80.8 million are the highest
opening grosses of any animated film in history.
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,
released in 1995. Pixar has since released two more animated features:
A Bug's Life, the highest grossing animated film released in 1998; and
Toy Story 2, the highest grossing animated film released in 1999. The
studio is currently in production on its fourth animated feature, Monsters,
Inc., targeted for release in 2001.
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