26. The Oscar Nods
Forty one nominations, twenty three wins. From eleven films. Enough said.
27. The Quotes:
"Roz, my tender, oozing blossom, youre looking fabulous today. Is that a new haircut? Tell me its a new haircut. Its got to be a new haircut. New makeup? You had a lift? You had a tuck? You had something? Something has been inserted in in you that makes you look Listen, I need a favor".
Mike Wazowski, Monster's Inc
28. The Merchandise
Even aside from the $8 billion made from
Cars merchandise alone, Pixar is a behemoth in the merchandising market, with a lucrative sub-market opened on the back of almost every film released, though Disney chief exec
Robert A Iger has been quoted as saying the company is primarily committed to making "great films", rather than adopting a blind adherence to commercial pressures in order to make money.
"If a great film gives birth to a franchise, we are the first company to leverage such success... A check-the-boxes approach to creativity is more likely to result in blandness and failure."
Even
Wall-E, an atypically marketable property, enjoyed good sales, due to an impressive targeted range and clever toys that took advantage the idiosyncratic design of the little yellow robot.
29. The Coolest Place To Work
Remember those two scenes in
Big where
Tom Hanks creates both the perfect apartment (complete with arcades and a trampoline) and more appropriately for this point, the perfect work environment. That's exactly the feeling I get when I learn bits and pieces about the Pixar studio workplace (if it's even appropriate to call it that). And here, through the eyes and mouth of CNN, is why... http://youtu.be/5SoQRwe3QAE