Originally released in 2D, Disney and Pixar re-released Monsters, Inc. they help generate their city's power by scaring children. John Goodman and Billy Crystal led the cast as top scarer Sully and his colleague Mike Wazowski as two monsters employed at the energy-producing factory, Monsters, Inc. Merchandise based on the film broke records for retail sales of merchandise based on a Disney-Pixar film, bringing an estimated $10 billion for 5 years after the film's release.
The 16th Pixar film to debut at number one it was, however, the lowest opening tally of the Cars series.Ĭars opened to mostly positive reviews from critics and was nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Animated Feature. Projected to open with a domestic take of around $60 million, it debuted with $53.3 million but that was still enough for Cars 3 to take the top spot at the weekend's box office. It went on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and was nominated for four others, including Michael Giacchino's first Oscar nomination for Best Original Score Ratatouille, directed by Brad Bird, grossed $620.7 million at the box office and received worldwide acclaim. Even though critics liked it, audiences failed to get onboard with the 3D animated adventure. Set on a fictional Earth in which dinosaurs never became extinct, The Good Dinosaur grossed $332 million worldwide, making it Pixar's lowest-grossing film. The release, critical and commercial success of Toy Story changed everything. At the time, Pixar was just a small company with a handful of employees and budgets were tight. This was Pixar's first full-length feature, having previously only turned out shorts. The whole film was turned around in nine months - they usually take two years. Pixar wasn't happy with the film, so director John Lasseter and his team redeveloped the entire plot in one weekend.
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Made in nine months and initially envisioned as a straight-to-video sequel, when story reels went down well, Disney upgraded Toy Story 2 to a full theatrical release.