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TOY STORY 2 CARS WALL-E UP November 23, 2009 A 77 Year released: 1999 Domestic gross: $246 million Worldwide gross: $486 million Milestone: At $90 million, the budget was three times that of the original Toy Story. ILLUSTRATION BY SEAN MCCABE Year released: 2007 Domestic gross: $206 million Worldwide gross: $624 million Milestone: Won Oscar for best animated feature but had worst domestic take of any Pixar film this decade. COLLECTION; DISNEY/PIX AR—PHOTOFESTTRANSCRIPT
The Jobs Effect
COMPUTING MOVIES MUSIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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Character BuildersUSING MASSIVE COMPUTING POWER TO SPIN UNFORGETTABLE STORIES, PIXAR WON SIX OSCARS, GROSSED BILLIONS, AND CUED A GOLDEN AGE OF ANIMATION.
CARS Year released: 2006Domestic gross: $244 millionWorldwide gross: $462 millionMilestone: The mer chan dise king of Pixar movies, Cars sold more than $5 billion in related products.
TOY STORY 2 Year released: 1999Domestic gross: $246 millionWorldwide gross: $486 millionMilestone: At $90 million, the budget was three times that of the original Toy Story.
R ATATOUILLEYear released: 2007Domestic gross: $206 millionWorldwide gross: $624 millionMilestone: Won Oscar for best animated feature but had worst domestic take of any Pixar film this decade.
MONSTERS INC. Year released: 2001Domestic gross: $256 millionWorldwide gross: $529 millionMilestone: Pixar’s first best animated feature Oscar nominee, it lost to Shrek, but won best song.
WALL-E Year released: 2008Domestic gross: $224 millionWorldwide gross: $533 millionMilestone: Pixar’s costliest film, at $180 million, it required 2,400 separate sound files.
FINDING NEMOYear released: 2003Domestic gross: $340 millionWorldwide gross: $867 millionMilestone: The highestgrossing Pixar movie to date. Won the Oscar for best animated feature.
UPYear released: 2009Domestic gross: $293 millionWorldwide gross: $617 millionMilestone: The tale of a man who ties balloons to his house, it was Pixar’s first 3D release.
THE INCREDIBLES Year released: 2004Domestic gross: $261 millionWorldwide gross: $636 millionMilestone: First Pixar film with all human cast; special software made characters glow subtly from within.
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ILLUSTRATION BY SEAN MCCABE
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