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Pixar is a CGI production company based in Emeryville, California, United States. The studio has earned numerous awards for their feature films and other work, including twenty-six Academy Awards, five Golden Globes and three Grammys. Pixar is best known for these CGI-animated features created with PhotoRealistic RenderMan, its own implementation of the industry-standard Renderman image-rendering API used to generate high-quality images.
As of June 2012, Pixar has released 13 CGI films, all released under the Walt Disney Pictures banner. The company produced its first feature-length film, Toy Story, in 1995. The film won an Academy Award and was nominated for three others. It set a benchmark in terms of animation to which other film companies have since aspired. The success of the film led Pixar to release a sequel, Toy Story 2, in 1999, following their second CGI production, A Bug's Life in 1998. Monsters, Inc. was the next project to be released in 2001, and the following six features Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, WALL-E, and Up were highly successful. The eleventh film, Toy Story 3, has become the highest-grossing animated film of all time worldwide. Their twelfth film is Cars 2 which is a sequel to Cars, the second film to have a sequel. Both Toy Story 3 and Cars 2 are the most expensive Pixar movies to ever be produced, at an estimated budget of $200 million each. Their thirteenth film is Brave which got an estimated budget of $185 million.
Films
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toy Story | year | Director | Original Story: Writer Screenplay: Writers | Producer | Composer |
| A Bug's Life | 1998 | Original Story: John Lasseter & Andrew Stanton & Joe Ranft Screenplay: Andrew Stanton & Donald McEnery & Bob Shaw | Darla K. Anderson Kevin Reher | ||
| Toy Story 2 | 1999 | Original Story: John Lasseter & Pete Docter & Ash Brannon & Andrew Stanton Screenplay: Andrew Stanton & Rita Hsiao & Doug Chamberlin & Chris Webb | Helene Plotkin Karen Robert Jackson | ||
| Monsters, Inc. | 2001 | Pete Docter | Original Story: Pete Docter & Jill Culton & Jeff Pidgeon & Ralph Eggleston Screenplay: Andrew Stanton & Daniel Gerson | Darla K. Anderson | |
| Finding Nemo | 2003 | Andrew Stanton | Original Story: Andrew Stanton Screenplay: Andrew Stanton & Bob Peterson & David Reynolds | Graham Walters | Thomas Newman |
| The Incredibles | 2004 | Brad Bird | John Walker | Michael Giacchino | |
| Cars | 2006 | John Lasseter Joe Ranft | Original Story: John Lasseter & Joe Ranft & Jorgen Klubien Screenplay: Dan Fogelman & John Lasseter & Joe Ranft & Kiel Murray & Phil Lorin & Jorgen Klubien | Darla K. Anderson | Randy Newman |
| Ratatouille | 2007 | Brad Bird | Screenwriter: Brad Bird Original Story: Jan Pinkava & Jim Capobianco & Brad Bird | Brad Lewis | Michael Giacchino |
| WALL-E | 2008 | Andrew Stanton | Original Story: Andrew Stanton & Pete Docter Screenplay: Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon | Jim Morris | Thomas Newman |
| Up | 2009 | Pete Docter Bob Peterson | Story: Pete Docter & Bob Peterson & Tom McCarthy Screenplay: Bob Peterson & Pete Docter | Jonas Rivera | Michael Giacchino |
| Toy Story 3 | 2010 | Lee Unkrich | Story: John Lasseter & Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich Screenplay: Michael Arndt | Darla K. Anderson | Randy Newman |
| Cars 2 | 2011 | John Lasseter Brad Lewis | Original Story: John Lasseter & Brad Lewis & Dan Fogelman Screenplay: Ben Queen | Denise Ream | Michael Giacchino |
| Brave | 2012 | Mark Andrews Brenda Chapman | Story: Brenda Chapman Screenplay: Mark Andrews & Steve Purcell and Brenda Chapman & Irene Mecchi | Katherine Sarafian | Patrick Doyle |
In production
| Title | Release date | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monsters University [1] | June 21, 2013 | Dan Scanlon | Pete Docter and Andrew Stanton | Kori Rae |
| The Good Dinosaur [2][3][4] | May 30, 2014 | Bob Peterson Co-Director: Peter Sohn |
Bob Peterson [5] | John Walker |
| The Untitled Pixar Movie that Takes You Inside the Mind [4][6][7] | June 19, 2015 | Pete Docter Co-Director: Ronnie del Carmen |
Michael Arndt | Jonas Rivera |
| Untitled film [8] | November 25, 2015 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Finding Nemo 2 [9] | 2016 | Andrew Stanton [10] | Victoria Strouse [9] | TBA |
|
The Untitled Pixar Movie About Día de los Muertos [4] |
TBA | Lee Unkrich | TBA | Darla K. Anderson |
Reception
Critical reception
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes Overall | Rotten Tomatoes Top Critics | Metacritic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toy Story | 100%[11] | 100%[11] | 92/100[12] |
| A Bug's Life | 92%[13] | 95%[13] | 77/100[14] |
| Toy Story 2 | 100%[15] | 100%[15] | 88/100[16] |
| Monsters, Inc. | 95%[17] | 88%[17] | 78/100[18] |
| Finding Nemo | 99%[19] | 100%[19] | 89/100[20] |
| The Incredibles | 97%[21] | 95%[21] | 90/100[22] |
| Cars | 74%[23] | 73%[23] | 73/100[24] |
| Ratatouille | 96%[25] | 98%[25] | 96/100[26] |
| WALL-E | 96%[27] | 98%[27] | 94/100[28] |
| Up | 98%[29] | 95%[29] | 88/100[30] |
| Toy Story 3 | 99%[31] | 100%[31] | 92/100[32] |
| Cars 2 | 38%[33] | 46%[33] | 57/100[34] |
| Brave | 78%[35] | 70%[35] | 69/100[36] |
| Average Ratings | 89% | 83/100 | |
Box office performance
| Film | Release date | Opening | Budget | Domestic | Worldwide | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toy Story | November 22, 1995 | $29,140,617 | $30,000,000 | $191,796,233 | $361,958,736 | [37] |
| A Bug's Life | November 25, 1998 | $33,258,052 | $60,000,000 | $162,798,565 | $363,398,565 | [38] |
| Toy Story 2 | November 24, 1999 | $57,388,839 | $90,000,000 | $245,852,179 | $485,015,179 | [39] |
| Monsters, Inc. | November 2, 2001 | $62,577,067 | $115,000,000 | $255,873,250 | $525,366,597 | [40] |
| Finding Nemo | May 30, 2003 | $70,251,710 | $94,000,000 | $380,231,184 | $921,131,184 | [41] |
| The Incredibles | November 5, 2004 | $70,467,623 | $92,000,000 | $261,441,092 | $631,442,092 | [42] |
| Cars | June 9, 2006 | $60,119,509 | $120,000,000 | $244,082,982 | $461,983,149 | [43] |
| Ratatouille | June 29, 2007 | $47,027,395 | $150,000,000 | $206,445,654 | $623,722,818 | [44] |
| WALL-E | June 27, 2008 | $63,087,526 | $180,000,000 | $223,808,164 | $521,311,860 | [45] |
| Up | May 29, 2009 | $68,108,790 | $175,000,000 | $293,004,164 | $731,342,744 | [46] |
| Toy Story 3 | June 18, 2010 | $110,307,189 | $200,000,000 | $415,004,880 | $1,063,171,911 | [47] |
| Cars 2 | June 24, 2011 | $66,135,507 | $200,000,000 | $191,452,396 | $559,852,396 | [48] |
| Brave | June 22, 2012 | $66,323,594 | $185,000,000 | $235,973,527 | $534,073,527 | [49] |
| Total Grosses | $1,691,000,000 | $3307764270 | $7783770758 | [50] | ||
| Average Grosses | $61,861,032 | $254,402,176 | $598,587,291 | [50] | ||
Awards and nominations