Pixar began in 1979 as the Graphics Group, part of the computer division of Lucasfilm before its spin-out as a corporation in 1986 with funding by Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, who became its majority shareholder. The Walt Disney Company bought Pixar in 2006 at a valuation of $7.4 billion, a transaction that resulted in Jobs becoming Disney's largest single shareholder at the time.
Pixar has produced 15 feature films, its first being Toy Story (1995) and the most recent being Inside Out (2015).
Most of the films have received both critical and financial success with a notable exception being Cars 2 (2011), which, while commercially successful, received substantially less praise than Pixar's other productions. Finding Nemo (2003) and Toy Story 3 (2010) are among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, and 13 of Pixar's films are among the 50 highest-grossing animated films. Toy Story 3 is the third all-time highest, behind Walt Disney Animation Studios' Frozen, which grossed $1.27 billion in its initial release, and Illumination Entertainment's Minions, which has grossed $1.080 billion as of 2015, in comparison to Toy Story 3 's $1.064 billion.
The studio has earned 15 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, and 11 Grammy Awards.
Seven have won, including Finding Nemo and Toy Story 3, as well as The Incredibles (2004), Ratatouille (2007), WALL-E (2008), Up (2009), and Brave (2012). Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Cars (2006) are the only films that were nominated for the award, but did not win it. Up and Toy Story 3 were also the second and third animated films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (the first being Disney's Beauty and the Beast).
Seven have won, including Finding Nemo and Toy Story 3, as well as The Incredibles (2004), Ratatouille (2007), WALL-E (2008), Up (2009), and Brave (2012). Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Cars (2006) are the only films that were nominated for the award, but did not win it. Up and Toy Story 3 were also the second and third animated films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (the first being Disney's Beauty and the Beast).
Upcoming projects
The Good Dinosaur
The Good Dinosaur will be released on November 25, 2015. It was originally going to be co-directed by Bob Peterson and Peter Sohn.
Finding Dory
On April 2, 2013, a sequel to Finding Nemo was announced. The film, titled Finding Dory, will star Ellen DeGeneres reprising her role as Dory, and will be directed by Finding Nemo director, Andrew Stanton. It is scheduled to be released on June 17, 2016.
Coco
In April 2012, Pixar announced their intention to create a film centered on the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos which is to be directed by Lee Unkrich. Coco was revealed as the film's title on August 14, 2015. It will be released on November 22, 2017.
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