Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3 is a 2010 computer-animated comedy-drama film directed by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the third film in the Toy Story franchise and the sequel to Toy Story 2. (1999). It was directed by Lee Unkrich, the editor of the first two films and co-director of Toy Story 2, which was written by Michael Arndt, and Unkrich co-wrote the story with John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton, the directors, and co-writers of the first two films, respectively.
Andy Davis, now 17, is leaving for college in the film. Andy's mother unintentionally donates Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and the other toys to a daycare center, and the toys must decide where their loyalty lies. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Estelle Harris, Jeff Pidgeon, Jodi Benson, John Morris, Laurie Metcalf, and R. Lee Ermey (in his final voice role as Sarge before his death on April 15, 2018) reprise their roles from previous films in the film's ensemble voice cast. Ned Beatty, Michael Keaton, Whoopi Goldberg, Timothy Dalton, Kristen Schaal, Bonnie Hunt, and Jeff Garlin join the returning ensemble to voice the new characters introduced in this film.
On June 18, 2010, the film was released in the United States. Toy Story 3 was the first theatrical release to feature Dolby Surround 7.1 sound. Toy Story 3 gained critical acclaim at its release, as did its predecessors, with critics complimenting the vocal performances, storyline, emotional depth, animation, and Randy Newman's musical score.
It is the third film produced by Walt Disney Pictures to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. The film was nominated for four more Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound Editing, Best Animated Feature, and Best Original Song, of which it won the latter two. During its theatrical run, Toy Story 3 made $1.067 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of 2010. It is one of the most expensive animated movies ever made, as well as Pixar's highest-grossing film at the time of its release.
Budget: $260 million
Earnings: $1.067 billion
