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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Buzz Lightyear and Wood of Toy Story 2. A blend of the new and old has equated victory. Buzz and Woody work together in Toy Story 2 to get Woody home after being kidnapped. Since 1989, Pixar and Disney have worked together to achieve mega financial and critical success and to blow the competition away...

Author: By Vivian Song, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cinemanic: Pixar | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

...Story rocked the movie industry. Under the terms of the relationship, Disney took over the finance side; Disney financed the movie and took charge of distribution, marketing, and distribution and took nearly 90% of the profits. With some 50 years of experience under its belt, Disney achieved financial success with Toy Story which grossed $360 million at the box office, making it the third highest grossing animated film of all time, behind Disney films The Lion King and Aladdin. Working with companies such as Burger King Disney made sure that Buzz, Woody, and all their friends were everywhere. It wasn...

Author: By Vivian Song, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cinemanic: Pixar | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

...With the success of their first venture, Pixar and Disney's friendship formalized in 1997 with a five-picture deal. The first picture, A Bug's Life, was released in 1998. Again, the friendship achieved critical and financial success. A Bug's Life broke the 1996 record for biggest Thanksgiving opening and critics dubbed it the winner of the bug movie war with rival movie Antz. And in 1999, Pixar and Disney released Toy Story 2. And again, Toy Story 2 is achieving critical and financial success. It didn't merely break the previous Thanksgiving record, it blew it away...

Author: By Vivian Song, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cinemanic: Pixar | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

...likely to let go either. Not only to three pictures remain in their contract, Disney still needs Pixar. Not only does Disney rely on Pixar for the latest developments in animation technology, their joint efforts have been the Disney's last few animated films, although financial and critical successful, still have not been able to match the success of such films like The Lion King and Aladdin. Although it has only been a few weeks since its release, Toy Story 2 is already expected to do better than Disney's latest efforts such as Mulan and Tarzan...

Author: By Vivian Song, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cinemanic: Pixar | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

What's the next adventure for the dynamic duo? To repeat their previous success with Monsters, Inc., slated for release in 2000. Clearly, Pixar and Disney will continue to dominate the industry. The blend of incredible animation, writing and song make them near unstoppable. A comparison between Toy Story and its sequel reveals the great strides in technology; the humans and clothes in Toy Story 2 have become markedly more realistic. Pixar and Disney's look "To infinity and beyond...

Author: By Vivian Song, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cinemanic: Pixar | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

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