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Toy Story 3 is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated film. It is the third feature-length film in the Toy Story series.[4] The film was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released byWalt Disney Pictures. Lee Unkrich, who edited the previous films, and co-directed the second, took over as director. In his place, Ken Schretzmann is the editor. Toy Story 3 was also the first film to be released theatrically with 7.1 surround sound.
The plot focuses on the adventures of Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and other toys dealing with an uncertain future as their owner prepares to leave for college. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Estelle Harris, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jeff Pidgeon, Jodi Benson, R. Lee Ermey, John Morris, and Laurie Metcalf all reprised their voice-over roles from the previous films. Jim Varney, who played Slinky Dog in the first two films, and Joe Ranft, who portrayed Wheezy and Lenny, both died before production began on the third film. The role of Slinky was taken over by Blake Clark, while Ranft's characters and various others were written out of the story (Wheezy, Etch, and Bo Peep, for example, are mentioned in the beginning as having been sold). New characters include voice-overs by Ned Beatty, Timothy Dalton, Bonnie Hunt, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeff Garlin, and Michael Keaton.
Toy Story 3 was released worldwide from June through October[5] in Disney Digital 3-D, RealDand IMAX 3D. The feature broke Shrek the Third's record as the biggest opening day North American gross for an animated film unadjusted for inflation[6] and a big opening with an unadjusted gross of $110,307,189. It is also the highest-grossing opening weekend for a Pixar film,[7] as well as the highest-grossing opening weekend for a film to have opened in the month of June.[8]
The film is the highest-grossing film of 2010 in the United States and Canada, and the highest-grossing film of 2010 worldwide. In July, it surpassed Finding Nemo to become Pixar's highest ever grossing film at the North American box office. In early August, the film became Pixar'shighest-grossing film worldwide and surpassed Shrek 2 as the highest-grossing animated film of all-time worldwide; in late August, Toy Story 3 became the first ever Pixar film and animated film in history to make over $1 billion worldwide. It is currently the 5th highest-grossing film worldwide of all time
Plot
Andy is now 17 years old and packing for college, and his toys who have not been played with in years feel forgotten and abandoned. Andy takes Woody with him to college and intends to store the other toys in the attic. By accident, Andy's mom throws the other toys away, making them think they are no longer wanted; they escape and decide to climb in a box to be donated to the Sunnyside Daycare. Woody, the only toy who saw what really happened, is forced to follow the others and tries to explain they were thrown out by mistake, but they refuse to listen.
Andy's toys are welcomed by the numerous toys at Sunnyside, and given a tour of the seemingly perfect play-setting by Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear (a.k.a. Lotso), Big Baby and Ken, whoBarbie falls for. All of the toys are quickly enamored with their new home, leaving steadfast Woody alone to attempt to return to Andy. However, Woody is picked up outside the school by the imaginative toddler Bonnie. She takes him home and plays with him along with her other toys, who are well treated, happy, and readily welcome Woody. Woody is elated until he hears about Lotso from Chuckles the sad clown. Lotso, along with Big Baby and Chuckles, were once accidentally lost by their original owner, Daisy. The three found their way back to Daisy's home, but Lotso saw that he had been replaced. Though Chuckles realized the truth, Lotso, embittered, convinced Big Baby that they were abandoned, and used Big Baby's size to take mafia-like control over the toys at Sunnyside. Worried for his friends, Woody hurries back to the daycare and finds that they have been put on task to be played with the rambunctious youngest toddlers. They are also kept under guard at night by Buzz whom Lotso has reverted to demonstration mode restoring his original "Space Ranger" persona and allying with him.
Woody rejoins his friends and they work out an escape plan involving the garbage dumpster. In the process, Buzz is accidentally reset into a Spanish-speaking mode during an attempt to restore him to normal. The toys reach the dumpster, but are headed off by Lotso and his gang. As a garbage truck approaches, Woody explains to Big Baby that Lotso has lied to him and that his owner still loved him, whereupon Big Baby lifts and throws him into the dumpster. Unfortunately, Lotso manages to pull Woody in with him just as the garbage truck makes it. Woody's friends board the truck to rescue him, during which Buzz is hit by a falling television while saving Jessie, finally returning to his old self. The toys find themselves at the local landfill in Tri-County and are soon pulled onto a conveyor belt leading to an incinerator. They help Lotso to reach an emergency-stop button, only to have Lotso betray them and leave them to be burned. Believing they are at their final moments, the toys hold hands, but are rescued in time by the squeeze toy aliens using a giant claw. Realizing that being burned in an incinerator is much worse than Andy's attic, they take back everything they said bad about Andy. The toys initially vow revenge on Lotso but Woody successfully convinces them that Lotso isn't worth it. They return to Andy's home, while Lotso is found by a garbage truck driver and is tied to the front grille of the truck as a decoration.
At Andy's house, Woody climbs back into the box with Andy's college supplies while the other toys resign themselves to the attic. Woody has a last minute inspiration, and leaves a note to Andy on the toys' box. Andy, mistaking it for a note from his mom, takes the box to Bonnie's home, introduces his old toys to Bonnie and gives her the toys to play with. In the end, Bonnie recognizes Woody, laying at the bottom of the box, to Andy's surprise. Andy is initially reluctant to give him to her, but eventually does so and then spends some time playing with her before he departs. Woody and the other toys find themselves wanted and played with again, and learn through notes passed in Bonnie's backpack that Barbie, Ken and Big Baby have improved the life of all the toys at Sunnyside.
[edit]Voice cast
Main article: List of Toy Story characters
[edit]Cast notes
- The character of Slinky appeared to be in limbo after the death of his original voice actor Jim Varney in 2000, shortly after Toy Story 2came out. Stand-up comedian-turned-actor Blake Clark was chosen to replace Varney in the role. After Clark was cast to play Slinky Dog, the producers later discovered that Clark and Varney had coincidentally been close friends since Fast Food, making the transition a lot easier.[14]
[edit]Development
According to the terms of Pixar's revised deal with Disney, all characters created by Pixar for their films were owned by Disney. Furthermore, Disney retains the rights to make sequels to any Pixar film, though Pixar retained the right of first refusal to work on these sequels. But in 2004, when the contentious negotiations between the two companies made a split appear likely, Disney Chairman at the time Michael Eisnerput in motion plans to produce Toy Story 3 at a new Disney studio, Circle 7 Animation. Tim Allen, the voice of Buzz Lightyear, indicated a willingness to return even if Pixar was not on board.[15]
Jim Herzfeld wrote a script for Circle 7's version of the film. It focused on the other toys shipping a malfunctioning Buzz to Taiwan, where he was built, believing that he will be fixed there. While searching on the Internet, they find out that many more Buzz Lightyear toys are malfunctioning around the world and the company has issued a massive recall. Fearing Buzz's destruction, a group of Andy's toys (Woody, Rex, Slinky, Mr. Potato Head, Hamm, Jessie, and Bullseye) venture to rescue Buzz. At the same time Buzz meets other toys from around the world that were once loved but have now been recalled.[15]
In January 2006, Disney bought Pixar in a deal that put Pixar chiefs Edwin Catmull and John Lasseter in charge of all Disney Animation. Shortly thereafter, Circle 7 Animation was shut down and its version of Toy Story 3 was shelved.[15] The character designs went into the Disney archives.[16] The following month, Disney CEO Robert Iger confirmed that Disney was in the process of transferring the production to Pixar.[17] John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, and Lee Unkrich visited the house where they first pitched Toy Story and came up with the story for the film over a weekend. Stanton then wrote a treatment.[18] On February 8, 2007, Catmull announced Toy Story 2's co-director,Lee Unkrich, as the sole director of the film instead of John Lasseter, and Michael Arndt as screenwriter.[19] The release date was moved to 2010.[20] Unkrich said that he felt pressure to avoid creating "the first dud" for Pixar, since as of 2010 all of Pixar's films had been commercial and critical successes.[21]
During the initial development stages of the film, Pixar revisited their work from the original Toy Story and found that although they could open the old computer files for the animated 3D models, error messages prevented them from editing the files. This necessitated recreating the models from scratch.[22] To create the chaotic and complex junkyard scene near the film's end, more than a year and a half was invested on research and development to create the simulation systems required for the sequence.[23]
Instead of sending Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and John Ratzenberger scripts for their consideration in reprising their roles, a complete story reel of the film was shown to the actors in a theater. The reel was made up of moving storyboards with pre-recorded voices, sound effects, and music. At the conclusion of the preview, the actors signed on to the film.[24]
Dolby Laboratories announced that Toy Story 3 would be the first film that will feature theatrical 7.1 surround audio.[25] Thus, even the Blu-rayversion will feature original 7.1 audio, unlike other movies which were remixed into 7.1 for Blu-ray.
[edit]Marketing
The film's first teaser trailer was released with the Disney Digital 3-D version of the film Up on May 29, 2009.[26] On October 2, 2009 Toy Storyand Toy Story 2 were re-released as a double feature in Disney Digital 3-D.[27] The first full-length trailer was attached as an exclusive sneak peek and a first footage to the Toy Story double feature, on October 12, 2009. A second teaser was released on February 10, 2010, followed by a second full-length trailer on February 11 and appeared in 3D showings of Alice in Wonderland and How to Train Your Dragon. On March 23, 2010, Toy Story was released on Blu-ray/DVD combo pack which included a small feature of "The Story of Toy Story 3". Also, Toy Story 2was released on that day in the same format which had a small feature on the "Characters of Toy Story 3". On May 11, 2010, both films had a DVD-only re-release which contained the features.
Mattel, Thinkway Toys, and Lego are among those who produced toys to promote the film. Fisher Price, a Mattel Company, has released Toy Story 3 with 21 3D images for viewing with the View-Master viewer.[28][29] Disney Interactive Studios also produced a video game based on the film, Toy Story 3: The Video Game, which was released on June 15, 2010.[30]
Toy Story 3 was featured in Apple's iPhone OS 4 Event on April 8, 2010, with Steve Jobs demonstrating a Toy Story 3 themed iAd written inHTML5.[31]
Pixar designed a commercial for a toy, Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear, and formatted it to look like it came from an old VCR recording. The recording was altered with distorted sound, noise along the bottom of the screen, and flickering video, all designed to make it look like a converted recording from around 1983.[32] A Japanese version of the commercial was also released online.[33]
On Dancing with the Stars' May 11, 2010 episode, the Gipsy Kings performed a Spanish-language version of the song "You've Got a Friend in Me". It also featured a paso doble dance which was choreographed by Cheryl Burke and Tony Dovolani.[34][35] Both the song and dance are featured in the film.
Sneak peeks of the film were shown on Disney Channel. One sneak peek was shown on Cartoon Network in the United States on June 10, 2010. On June 12, 2010, Disney Channel held "Toy Story Day" in which the first and second films were shown along with more sneak peeks.
[edit]Oscar Campaign
Unlike most recent Oscar campaigns, Toy Story 3's "Not since..." campaign drew a lot of attention during the holiday period, emphasizing on Toy Story 3's uniqueness and universal critical acclaim.[36]
[edit]Home media
Toy Story 3 was released in North America on November 2, 2010 in a standard DVD edition, two-disc Blu-ray and in a four-disc Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack. Behind the scenes are featured including a sneak peek teaser for the upcoming Cars 2, the sequel to the 2006 film, Cars.[37] A 10-disc Toy Story trilogy Blu-ray box set also arrived on store shelves on the same day.[38] No 3D version of the Blu-ray has been announced.
On its first week of release (November 2-7, 2010) it sold 3,859,736 units (equal to $73,096,452) ranking #1 for the week and immediately becoming the best-selling animated film of 2010 in terms of units sold (surpassing How to Train Your Dragon). As of January 9, 2011, it has sold 9,550,601 units ($168,484,726).[39] It has become the 2nd best-selling DVD of 2010 in terms of units sold (behind Avatar) and 3rd in terms of sales revenue (behind the latter and New Moon), although the two movies it trails are 2009 films whose DVD's were released in 2010.[40]
In the UK, it broke the record for the largest first day ever for animated feature both on DVD and Blu-ray in terms of sales revenue. Additionally, on its first day of release on iTunes it immediately became the most downloaded Disney film ever.[41]
[edit]Reception
Toy Story 3 has received universal critical acclaim. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 99% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 248 reviews, with an average score of 8.8/10.[42] The critical consensus is: Deftly blending comedy, adventure, and honest emotion, Toy Story 3 is a rare second sequel that really works.[42] On the all-time Best Of Rotten Tomatoes list it ranks fourth[43]but was the best reviewed film of 2010.[44] Among Rotten Tomatoes' Cream of the Crop, which consists of popular and notable critics from the top newspapers, websites, television, and radio programs,[45] the film holds an overall approval rating of 100% based on 37 reviews.[46]Another review aggregator, Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 92 based on 39 reviews.[47] TIME named Toy Story 3 the best movie of 2010. [48] Quentin Tarantino listed it as the best film of 2010.[49]
A. O. Scott from The New York Times states: "This film—this whole three-part, 15-year epic—about the adventures of a bunch of silly plastic junk turns out also to be a long, melancholy meditation on loss, impermanence and that noble, stubborn, foolish thing called love."[50] Owen Gleiberman from Entertainment Weekly gave the film an A, saying: "Even with the bar raised high, Toy Story 3 enchanted and moved me so deeply I was flabbergasted that a digitally animated comedy about plastic playthings could have this effect."[51] Gleiberman also wrote in the next issue that he, along with many other grown men, cried at the end of the film.[52] Michael Rechtshaffen from The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a positive review, saying: "Woody, Buzz and playmates make a thoroughly engaging, emotionally satisfying return."[53] Mark Kermode of the BBC gave the film, and the series, a glowing review, stating that Toy Story is now "the best movie trilogy of all time".[54]Writing her review for USA Today, Claudia Puig gave the film a complete 4 star rating writing "This installment, the best of the three, is everything a movie should be: hilarious, touching, exciting and clever."[55] Lou Lumenick, film critic of The New York Post, wrote "Toy Story 3(which is pointlessly being shown in 3-D at most locations) may not be a masterpiece, but it still had me in tears at the end."[56] Michael Phillips gave the film 3/4 stars writing that "Compared with the riches of all kinds in recent Pixar masterworks such as Ratatouille, WALL-Eand Up, Toy Story 3 looks and plays like an exceptionally slick and confident product, as opposed to a magical blend of commerce and popular art."[57] Orlando Sentinel film critic Roger Moore who gave the film 3 1/2 out of 4 stars wrote "Dazzling, scary and sentimental, Toy Story 3 is a dark and emotional conclusion to the film series that made Pixar famous."[58]
[edit]Box-office performance
Toy Story 3 earned $415,004,880 in the United States and Canada and $648,157,063 in other countries which totals up to $1,063,161,943 worldwide,[59] more revenue than the previous two films of the series combined. Toy Story 3 is the highest-grossing 2010 film worldwide and the 5th highest-grossing film of all time worldwide.[60] In overseas earnings, it is eighth on the all-time chart, it is second among 2010 releases, it has the third-biggest overseas gross for a Walt Disney Pictures film (after Alice in Wonderland and the second Pirates sequel) and it has the second-largest overseas total for an animated film trailing only Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($690.1 million).[61]
Weekend Date | Rank | Weekend Earnings | Territories | Week Date | Weekly Earnings | Worldwide total after each week | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 18-20 | #1 | $145,277,688 ($153,707,189 with weekday previews) | 28 | June 18-24 | $224,293,207 | $232,722,708 | 1 |
| June 25-27 | #1 | $94,166,643 | 33 | June 25-July 1 | $149,174,580 | $381,897,288 | 2 |
| July 2-4 | #2 | $58,008,905 | 39 | July 2-8 | $117,201,538 | $499,098,826 | 3 |
| July 9-11 | #3 | $53,242,031 | 44 | July 9-15 | $84,610,759 | $583,709,585 | 4 |
| July 16-18 | #4 | $46,755,793 | 47 | July 16-22 | $76,037,855 | $659,747,440 | 5 |
| July 23-25 | #2 | $70,669,111 | 48 | July 23-29 | $122,133,046 | $781,880,486 | 6 |
| July 30-August 1 | #2 | $44,281,005 | 49 | July 30-August 5 | $81,772,288 | $863,652,774 | 7 |
| August 6-8 | #3 | $31,434,568 | 46 | August 6-12 | $51,247,451 | $914,900,225 | 8 |
| August 13-15 | #3 | $25,224,601 | 48 | August 13-19 | $55,645,498 | $970,545,723 | 9 |
On its first weekend, Toy Story 3 topped the worldwide box-office with $145.3 million ($153.7 million with weekday previews), which stands as the third-largest opening weekend worldwide for an animated feature after Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($218.4 million) and The Simpsons Movie ($170.9 million) and the 38th largest overall.[65]
Toy Story 3 surpassed Finding Nemo to become the highest-grossing Disney·Pixar film of all time worldwide on the weekend lasting from August 6–8, 2010.[60] On August 13, 2010 it was announced that Toy Story 3 surpassed Shrek 2 as the highest-grossing animated film of all time worldwide.[66] In terms of estimated attendance, though, it still ranks fourth internationally on the list of modern animated films, behindShrek 2, Finding Nemo and The Lion King.[67] On August 27, 2010, it became the seventh film ever to surpass the $1 billion mark, the second Disney film in 2010 (the first being Alice in Wonderland), the third overall (the other being Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest), and the only animated film ever to achieve this.[68] On the weekend lasting from September 3–5, 2010, it out-grossed Alice in Wonderland to become the highest-grossing film of 2010 worldwide and the second-highest-grossing Disney movie of all time worldwide just behind the first Pirates sequel.
- United States and Canada
Toy Story 3 made a strong debut in the United States and Canada, grossing $41,148,961 on its opening day (Friday, June 18, 2010) at the box office from 4,028 theaters.[9] This was the single-highest opening day gross in the United States and Canada for an animated film on record, beating Shrek the Third's $38 million.[69] Its release in 4028 theaters was a record-high for Pixar, as Toy Story 3 was the studios' first movie to open in more than 4000 theaters[70] and it was also the widest opening for a G-rated film.[71] During its opening weekend, the film grossed $110,307,189 in the United States and Canada, ranking it #1 for the weekend and becoming the highest-grossing opening weekend for a Pixar film, surpassing The Incredibles' $70,467,623. It averaged $27,385 per venue, marking the 16th largest theater average for a weekend, the second-highest for a G-rated movie after Hannah Montana ($45,561 per venue) and the second-highest for an animated feature after Shrek the Third ($29,507). The film had the second-highest opening weekend for an animated film in the U.S. and Canada behind Shrek the Third's $121,629,270 and also had the fourth best opening weekend for a 2010 film in the United States and Canada behind Iron Man 2,Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Alice in Wonderland, which grossed $128,122,480, $125,017,372 and $116,101,023 respectively.[72][73] With this, Toy Story 3 also recorded the highest ever grossing opening weekend in June in the United States and Canada, overtaking Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.[74] Other North American box office achievements by Toy Story 3 include the biggest opening for a G-rated film, the eleventh biggest opening weekend of all-time, and the eighth top summer opening weekend of all-time.[75][76][77]
Due to high mid-week earnings, in its first week (Friday-through-Thursday), Toy Story 3 grossed $167,551,682 marking the sixth largest opening week of all time behind The Dark Knight ($238,615,211), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($196,019,502), The Twilight Saga: New Moon ($188,077,665), Spider-Man 3 ($182,070,572) and Harry Potter 7: Part 1 ($169,969,028).[78] For its second weekend, Toy Story 3 grossed $59,337,669, which is the seventh-largest of all time and a 46.2% reduction from its opening weekend haul, to remain at the #1 spot for two weeks in a row ahead of the new releases Grown Ups and Knight and Day, and averaging $14,731 per venue.[79] In its second Friday-through-Thursday week it ultimately grossed $91,274,487 which stands as the fourth highest-grossing second week ever, only behindAvatar's $146,530,209, The Dark Knight's $112,471,635 and Shrek 2's $111,856,132.[80] In its third week, it earned $59,398,730, being the third largest third week ever behind Avatar's $96,916,087 and The Dark Knight's $64,424,621.
On the weekend lasting from July 9–11, 2010 Toy Story 3 surpassed Alice in Wonderland to become the highest-grossing film of 2010 in the United States and Canada, and then out-grossed Finding Nemo on July 12, 2010 to become Pixar's highest-grossing film in these territories. It is also the first 2010 film to cross the $400 million mark at the American and Canadian box office, and Disney's second film to do so sincePirates 2 which made $423 million.[81][82] Toy Story 3 is also the second highest-grossing animated film at the American and Canadian box office behind Shrek 2[83] and the 9th highest-grossing film of all time in the U.S. and Canada. Adjusted for inflation, though, it ranks eighty-eighth on the all-time list of highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada.[84] It closed in theaters on December 2, 2010, with a $415,004,880 total.
- Europe
In the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta, Toy Story 3 overtook The Twilight Saga: Eclipse to record the biggest opening weekend in 2010. During the fourth busiest weekend of all time in the UK (in terms of total gross), it topped the box-office with a £21,187,264 ($32,688,828) opening becoming the second-biggest opening weekend ever in these territories, behind the £23,882,688 ($33,543,431) opening of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in 2004.[85] In August 2010, with a £50 million ($78 million) gross, Toy Story 3 also became the highest-grossing animated film ever in this region, overtaking Shrek 2.[86] On September 7, 2010 the film surpassed both Titanic and Mamma Mia! to become the second highest-grossing film of all time in the region only behind Avatar. It earned £73,405,113 ($116,625,632) during its box-office run.[87]
In France and the Maghreb region, Toy Story 3 began with $10,590,466 on its opening weekend, which was the fifth-largest of the year behindHarry Potter 7: Part 1 ($20,727,682), Alice ($15,380,327), Eclipse ($13,301,865) and Shrek Forever After ($11,470,044). It reached $40,499,578 finishing in fifth place among 2010 films, after Shrek 4 ($46,616,337), Alice ($45,855,971), Les petits mouchoirs ($44,264,792) and Inception ($43,437,833).[88] In Spain, Toy Story 3 made $5,230,639 in its opening weekend marking the highest one for an animation film and the fifth-largest among 2010 openings. It grossed $33,154,762, surpassing Alice's $28,769,165 to become 2010's highest-grossing film in this territory. It is also the third-largest animated feature in the country behind Up ($37,052,520) and Shrek 2 ($34,952,797), and the ninth-highest-grossing film of all time.[89][90] In Belgium and Luxembourg, it earned $5,475,926 and ranked fifth among 2010 movies, behind Eclipse($6,741,763), Alice ($6,245,391), Inception ($6,150,403) and Deathly Hallows: Part 1 ($5,699,316).[91] In Portugal and Angola, it opened with $654,217 and has currently made $3,456,577, therefore becoming the second highest-grossing film of 2010, after Shrek 4 ($6,317,283) and the eighth-largest animated feature of all time.[92]
In Sweden, it grossed $1,553,489 in its opening weekend, marking the second-largest opening weekend of 2010 behind Harry Potter 7: Part 1's $2,839,146 and earned $5,769,210. It has therefore out-grossed Shrek 4 to become the highest-grossing animated feature of 2010 and the fifth-largest one of all time. In Denmark, it made $1,092,781 during its first weekend and earned $5,301,672.[93] In Norway, Toy Story 3's$870,669 was the fourth-largest first weekend among 2010 films behind Harry Potter 7: Part 1's $2,842,607, Sex and the City 2's $1,080,489 and Alice's $1,025,794 and its overall gross was $3,445,158. In Finland, it opened with $537,450, marking the fifth-highest opening weekend of 2010 behind those of Harry Potter 7: Part 1, Alice, Napapiirin sankarit (Lapland Odyssey) and Sex and the City 2. It made $2,542,922 and has become the sixth highest-grossing animated movie of all time in the region after Ice Age 3 ($4,971,898), The Simpsons Movie($4,505,730), Ratatouille ($2,788,473), Up ($2,773,122) and Shrek 4 ($2,552,982).[94] In Iceland, it made $453,707 becoming the largest animated film of 2010 and the sixth-largest of all time behind Shrek the Third ($507,526) Shrek 2 ($490,321), Madagascar ($475,305), Ice Age 2 ($467,230) and The Incredibles ($460,236).[95]
- Asia
In Japan, Toy Story 3's highest-grossing market after the United States and Canada, the film topped the box-office during the third-busiest weekend of all time in Japan (total weekend gross was $34,093,200), earning $11,156,768. It therefore marked the highest opening weekend for a U.S. animated picture and the fourth-largest opening weekend in 2010 behind Alice in Wonderland's $14,032,610 opening, Harry Potter 7: Part 1's $11,643,390 and Umizaru 3: The Last Message's $11,333,086. By September 26, it earned $126,660,533, currently ranking second among 2010 releases behind Alice ($133,694,649). It is also the highest-grossing Western animated film ever in Japan, overtakingFinding Nemo which grossed $102,441,470 back in 2003, and the 8th highest-grossing film of all time in Japan.[86][96] In Hong Kong, it had the second largest opening weekend ever ($3,239,287) behind Kung Fu Hustle ($4,468,086) and therefore the best for an animated feature, eventually becoming the third highest-grossing film of all time with $11,502,322, behind Avatar ($22,923,033) and Titanic ($15,162,878).[97][98]In Taiwan, it started with $405,820 during its opening weekend and ultimately earned $3,307,916 to become 2010's largest animated film. It also ranks fifth on the all-time animated-movie list after Shrek 2 ($4,001,886), Madagscar ($3,906,162) Kung Fu Panda ($3,851,848) and Ice Age 2 ($3,406,987).[99]
In Malaysia, it opened at $1,078,906 and ended with $2,819,354. It out-grossed Kung Fu Panda ($2,779,067), becoming the highest-grossing animated feature of all time in the territory, but was later out-grossed by Tangled ($2,993,077).[100] In the Philippines, Toy Story 3 began with $1,197,260 in its opening weekend and had earnings that summed up to $3,435,588, marking the highest-grossing animation movie of all time in the territory, eclipsing Shrek 4 ($3,310,904) from the top spot.[101] In Indonesia, it had an opening weekend total of $604,269 and finished its box-office run with $2,433,492, marking the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time also after Kung Fu Panda ($3,211,192).[102]In Singapore, it began with $1,061,297 to reach a cumulative gross of $3,155,072. Again, it was the animated film with the second biggest earnings of all time after Kung Fu Panda ($4,307,978).[103] In Thailand, it grossed $650,142 during its first weekend marking the highest one for an animated feature and it ended with $1,526,259. It therefore became the best animation movie of 2010 and out-grossed Up ($1,499,887) to become the country's largest animated film of all time.[104]
In Israel, it had a weak opening of $390,558, but eventually grossed $4,423,739 ranking second among 2010 animated features behind Shrek 4 ($4,516,709). It is also the second-largest animation film of all time behind the latter.[105]
- Latin America
Toy Story 3 also gathered many records on the all-time charts in a number of Latin American countries. In Mexico, the film finished in first place during the busiest weekend recorded ever in Mexico (in terms of total weekend gross, which was $17,620,896), having a massive record-breaking opening weekend of $15,088,275 that overtook the previous record – Spider-Man's $12,876,315 opening weekend. In this territory, not only did it out-gross Ice Age 3 ($39,389,248) to become the highest-grossing animated film of all time, but it even surpassedAvatar ($44,229,043) to become the highest-grossing film of all time in Mexico, having earned $59,382,044.[106] In Argentina, it grossed $2,526,760 on its opening weekend marking the second-largest one for animated movie after Shrek 4 ($2,866,854). Its total stands at $16,026,307, having surpassed Avatar ($13,468,534) to become the second-highest-grossing film of all time behind Titanic ($23,269,046) and the highest-grossing animated film ever.[107] In Brazil, it opened with $2.8 million, which is the largest first weekend for a Pixar film, and the movie has reached a total of $24,861,206. It is therefore the third-largest animated feature in the country after Ice Age 3 ($45,373,371) andShrek 4 ($40,037,374).[108]
In Chile, it opened with $1,381,076 marking the second largest opening weekend ever, just behind Ice Age 3's $1,381,331, but it eventually out-grossed Ice Age 3 ($7,125,445) becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time with a $8,755,357 total; It ranks second on the all-time chart just behind Avatar ($10,491,936). In Colombia, it earned $1,950,658 on its opening, marking the largest opening weekend of all time in the country. It became the highest-grossing animated movie of all time with $10,637,930 and is second on the all-time chart behindAvatar ($13,620,596). Additionally, in Ecuador, it made $2,463,422 and stands as the second-highest-grossing film of all time, just behindAvatar ($2,688,596). In Bolivia, it is currently the highest-grossing animated film with $1,100,757 and the third highest-grossing film of all time after Avatar ($1,460,086) and Titanic ($1,127,643).[109][110][111] In Peru, it grossed $3,753,051 and is the third highest-grossing animated movie of all time behind Ice Age 3 ($4,812,886) and Shrek 4 ($4,110,620).[112] In Uruguay, it grossed $708,029 and is currently the third-highest-grossing animated movie of all time behind Ice Age 3 ($1,001,818) and Shrek 4 ($708,313).[113] In Venezuela, it made $6,339,322 becoming the largest movie of 2010, the third-highest-grossing animated feature of all time behind Ice Age 3 ($11,644,527) and Up($7,249,646) and the fifth highest-grossing movie of all time.[114]
- Africa
In Egypt, it opened with $46,689 and earned $435,046, becoming the country's largest animated movie of all time.[115]
- Oceania
In Australia, despite having a not-so-impressive opening of $6,477,569, which is the fourth biggest for an animated picture, after the openings of the first two Shrek sequels and The Simpsons Movie, it eventually earned $37,957,715. It therefore became the highest-grossing animated film ever in Australia, overtaking Shrek 2 ($35,456,463), the highest-grossing film released in 2010 and, as of October 24, 2010, the 4th highest-grossing film of all-time in the country, behind Avatar ($105,779,507), The Dark Knight ($39,880,001) and Titanic($38,891,987).[116][117] In New Zealand and Fiji, it had an unimpressive beginning of $508,661 (which is the 11th largest for an animated title), but eventually earned $4,109,690 to become the third-highest-grossing animation movie ever in these territories after the first two Shreksequels, which grossed $6,811,784 and $5,391,262 respectively.[118]
[edit]Awards and nominations
| Award | Category/Recipient(s) | Result | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teen Choice Awards 2010 | Choice Movie: Animated Film | Won | [119] |
| Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2010 | Fave Movie | Nominated | [120] |
| Hollywood Movie Awards 2010 | Hollywood Animation Award (Lee Unkrich) | Won | [121] |
| Digital Spy Movie Awards | Best Movie | Won | [122] |
| 2010 Scream Awards | Best Fantasy Movie | Nominated | [123] |
| Best Screen-Play | Nominated | [124] | |
| Best Fantasy Actor (Tom Hanks) | Nominated | [125] | |
| 3-D Top Three | Nominated | [126] | |
| 37th People's Choice Awards | Favorite Movie | Nominated | [127] |
| Favorite Family Movie | Won | [128] | |
| Satellite Awards 2010 | Motion Picture (Animated or Mixed) | Won | [129] |
| Best Original Screenplay (Michael Ardnt) | Nominated | [130] | |
| 2011 Grammy Awards | Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Pending | [131] |
| 2011 Annie Awards | Best Animated Feature | Pending | [132] |
| Best Directing in a Feature Production (Lee Unkrich) | Pending | [132] | |
| Best Writing in a Feature Production (Michael Arndt) | Pending | [132] | |
| 82nd National Board of Review Awards | Best Animated Film | Won | [133] |
| Top Ten Films | Won | ||
| 9th Washington Area Film Critics Association | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | [134] |
| Best Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Animated Feature | Won | ||
| 16th Annual BFCA Critics Choice Awards | Best Picture | Nominated | [135] |
| Best Adapted Screenplay (Michael Arndt) | Nominated | ||
| Best Animated Feature (Lee Unkrich) | Won | ||
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Sound | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Song "We Belong Together" (Randy Newman) | Nominated | ||
| 2010 Golden Tomato Awards | Best Rating Feature in 2010 (Wide Release) | Won | [136] |
| Best Reviewed Animated Film (Animation) | Won | [137] | |
| 68th Golden Globe Awards | Best Animated Feature Film | Won | [138] |
| 64th BAFTA Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay (Michael Arndt) | Pending | [139] |
| Best Animated Feature | Pending | [140] | |
| Best Visual Effects | Pending | [141] |
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