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Pixar’s President Explains Why The Studio’s Films Cost So Much – And It’s Not For The Reason You Think

Pixar’s president offers some good reasons for why ‘Elemental’ cost $200 million to produce.

Around 75 employees have been let go from the venerable Northern California studio.

Making matters worse for Disney was that Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ was also one of 2022’s biggest box office bombs.

Just three distributors/producers are responsible for nearly half of the contenders.

Lightbox Expo 2022 runs October 14-16 at the Pasadena Convention Center, with the 2022 Concept Art Awards closing out the festivities.

If the Academy wants to shed its reputation for being dismissive towards animation, these are some key questions it should consider.

‘One Piece Film: Red,’ coming to North American cinemas this fall, posted the second-best two-day opening in Japanese history.

The scene also includes what was meant to have been Buzz and Izzy’s first meeting.

The film’s long-term prospects are bright, with little competition in the kids and family space over the next five weeks.

Lightyear, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Lost Ollie, and Luck lead a packed August streaming calendar.

Lightyear will end its theatrical run as one of Pixar’s worst-ever flops. But might it be a hit for Disney+?

Paramount’s kung-fu comedy whiffed at the box office, while Minions: The Rise of Gru has now grossed more than $500 million worldwide.

With a $128 million launch, Minions signals the return of big box office animated features.

Lightyear’s box office performance went from bad to worse during its second weekend.

The theater promised to fast-forward a same-sex kiss in Pixar’s Lightyear, but it’s unclear if they ever did.

Working from home, the studio developed a new IMAX pipeline for its first theatrical release in more than two years.

Lightyear was supposed to be the film that marked Pixar’s triumphant return to the bigscreen. But its weak box office tells a different story.

See how critics rate Lightyear against other features from Pixar’s legendary animation franchise.

Lightyear has been banned in Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, among other countries.

Pixar is touting this as the “definitive origin story” of Buzz Lightyear, the hero who inspired the toy in the “Toy Story” films.

Buzz Lightyear is a real person. That’s the set-up for “Lightyear,” the 26th feature-length effort from Pixar.