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Pixar

Founded in 1979, Pixar Animation Studios (Pixar) was spun-off in 1986 with funding from Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple. Walt Disney Co bought Pixar in 2006 in a transaction valuing the company at US$7.4 billion. Pixar has produced thirteen feature films, beginning with Toy Story (1995). Pixar has produced a string of critical and commercial successes: Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Finding Nemo (2003), The Incredibles (2004), Cars (2006), Ratatouille (2007), WALL-E (2008), Up (2009), Toy Story 3 (2010), Cars 2 (2011), and Brave (2012).

Chairman / President

Jim Morris

CEO / Managing Director

Pete Docter

CFO / Finance Director

John Lasseter (CCO)

Industry

Computer animation
Motion pictures

Website

pixar.com

Headquarters address

1200 Park Avenue, Emeryville, CA 94608, United States

Year founded

1986

Guests walk past Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Florida on April 2, 2025. Photo: TNS

TV shows and streaming video

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American cinema

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(From left) Bullseye, Jessie and Lilypad in a still from Toy Story 5 (category I), starring the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack and Greta Lee. Andrew Stanton and Kenna Harris co-direct. Photo: Disney/Pixar

American cinema

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American cinema

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Piper Curda, who plays the animal-loving student Mabel Tanaka in Disney-Pixar’s Hoppers, attends the film’s premiere at El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on February 23, 2026. Photo: Reuters

American cinema

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Bob Iger celebrates the 90th anniversary of Mickey Mouse’s creation in Los Angeles in 2018. The 74-year-old Disney CEO will soon step down for the second time after his successor, Bob Chapek, did not work out. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

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Hong Kong economy

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American cinema

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China’s film industry

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Children pose for photos on Sunday in front of a poster at the Singapore premiere of the Chinese animated film “Ne Zha 2”, which saw its global box office haul top US$2 billion on Monday. Photo: Xinhua

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China’s film industry

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Shopping centres get in on the action by offering tickets to showings of record-breaking fantasy.

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