Few, if any, movie studios have had the success Pixar has at the box office over the past two decades. But just how much money has the computer animation film studio made?
In honor of Pixar's 13th feature film "Brave," out June 22, let's check out just how much money the studio's insanely profitable films have earned.
Note: The following numbers only tally the production budget and total gross in North America. It does not factor in international grosses, merchandising, DVD sales, distribution and marketing costs, or inflation (numbers are taken from BoxOfficeMojo).
#12 — "Cars 2" (2011)
Budget: $200 million
Domestic Gross: $191 million
Profit: -$9 million
The studio's first critical miss was a blatant cash grab to renew "Cars" merchandising sales. This movie may not have earned back it's budget domestically, but it's far from a loss for the studio once everything else is factored in.
#11 — "A Bug's Life" (1998)
Budget: $120 million
Domestic Gross: 163 million
Profit: $43 million
"Bug's Life" have been more successful, had the similarly-themed computer animated film "Antz" not come out a month prior.
#10 — "WALL-E" (2008)
Budget: $180 million
Domestic Gross: $224 million
Profit: $44 million
"WALL-E" once again proved that Pixar could do no wrong, as the first third of the film contains no dialogue.
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