Despite all claims to the contrary, moviegoing is alive and well in the world. The secret is giving audiences what they want. In this case, families were more than willing to pony up for Pixar’s Inside Out 2, propelling the long-awaited sequel to a joyous $155 million stateside debut or the second-best animated opening of … Read more
Inside Out 2 should post Pixar’s best opening in awhile, but will it reinvigorate the box office as much as everyone hopes? The weekend sees the release of Pixar’s Inside Out 2. Given the company’s dire track record as of late, many expect it to be the movie that puts the company back on top … Read more
Pixar’s Soul, Turning Red, and Luca, which made their debut on Disney+, will be coming to theaters for the first time next year. We saw more than a few movies make their debut on streaming services during the pandemic, including three Pixar movies which will finally get their chance to experience the big screen. Pixar … Read more
One of the most depressing movie industry stories of the pandemic was the way Pixar, long the most beloved and acclaimed animation studio in the business, saw its movies go from theatrical events to straight-to-streaming content on Disney+. Now, it was not a bad thing that people could watch these movies at home, especially during a pandemic. … Read more
When Pixar’s latest feature, Elemental, opened in theaters, it only got so-so reviews from critics and had one of the worst opening weekends at the box office in the studio’s history. (It made roughly the same amount of money the very first Toy Story made in its opening weekend — nearly 30 years ago.) But then a funny … Read more
Disney defends Elemental’s box office after misleading reports paint the animated film as another flop for Pixar. There appear to be some misconceptions about the box office returns for Disney and Pixar‘s Elemental. The emotional animated feature is entering its seventh week in theaters, and according to Disney, it’s a significant success for the studio. The … Read more
After a slow start to 2023, Disney’s theatrical slate is set to quickly kick into high gear in the next couple of months. The big screen is about to be hit with projects from Disney, Lucasfilm, Marvel, and, of course, Pixar. elemental is the contribution from the latter to Disney’s packed summer slate and will … Read more
Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red trailer introduces Mei Lee (voice of Rosalie Chiang), a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother’s dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Her protective, if not slightly overbearing mother, Ming (voice of Sandra Oh), is never far from her daughter-an unfortunate reality for the teenager. And as if … Read more