Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3
Many toys all close together, with Buzz Lighyear and Woody the Cowboy holding the top of a big number 3.
Theatrical poster
Directed by Lee Unkrich
Produced by Darla K. Anderson
John Lasseter (Executive)
Nicole Paradis Grindle (Associate)
Screenplay by Michael Arndt
Story by John Lasseter
Andrew Stanton
Lee Unkrich
Starring Tom Hanks
Tim Allen
Joan Cusack
Ned Beatty
Don Rickles
Michael Keaton
Wallace Shawn
John Ratzenberger
Estelle Harris
John Morris
Jodi Benson
Laurie Metcalf
Blake Clark
Whoopi Goldberg
Music by Randy Newman
Editing by Ken Schretzmann
Studio Pixar Animation Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures
Release date(s) June 12, 2010 (2010-06-12) (Taormina)
June 18, 2010 (2010-06-18) (United States)
Running time 108 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $200 million[2]
Gross revenue $1,031,200,331[2]
Preceded by Toy Story 2

Toy Story 3 is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated film. It is the third and final film in the Toy Story series.[3] The film is produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.

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 were mentioned in the beginning). 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 in June, July and August. The feature broke the record of Shrek the Third as the biggest single day North American gross for an animated film unadjusted for inflation and a big opening with an unadjusted gross of $110,307,189.[4][5] It is also the highest-grossing opening weekend for a Pixar film, as well as the highest-grossing opening weekend for a film to have opened in the month of June. Toy Story 3 is currently 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, and in early August, the film became Pixar's highest-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 $1 billion worldwide.[2][6][7]

Contents

Plot

Andy is 17 years old and has outgrown his old toys, some have been either sold or given away. The others have been stored in a box and are being stored away whilst Andy is at college. He decides to take Woody with him and packs the other toys in a garbage bag, intending to store them in the attic, but Mrs. Davis mistakenly puts the bag out on the roadside as garbage. Believing that Andy no longer wants them, the toys sneak into a box to be donated to Sunnyside Daycare. Woody, who saw what really happened, tries to clear up the misunderstanding, but the others refuse to listen.

The toys are driven to Sunnyside where they receive a warm welcome from the daycare toys, led by Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear (a.k.a. Lotso). Woody tries to convince the others to return to Andy, but they feel that they would be happier at Sunnyside, so they let him leave without them. The others soon discover the children Lotso assigned them with are too young, and they are innocently abused and tortured. Meanwhile, Molly's Barbie, who was also donated begins to fall for Ken, who is Lotso's right hand man and is also falling for Barbie. Buzz goes to ask Lotso to transfer them to the older children, but is instead caught by some of the Sunnyside toys and reset to his original, deluded space ranger self.

During his escape from Sunnyside, Woody is found and taken in by a girl from the daycare named Bonnie. One of Bonnie's toys named Chuckles reveals to Woody the truth about Lotso and Sunnyside: Lotso, Chuckles and Lotso's chief enforcer Big Baby, had once been owned by a little girl named Daisy, but Lotso snapped after his owner lost and replaced him, so he took over Sunnyside and turned it into a prison. At the daycare, the others discover that Andy is looking for them when Mrs. Potato Head sees him through her missing eye, which was lost in Andy's room. The toys try to leave but are imprisoned by Lotso and his henchmen, including Buzz in his demo mode.

Woody returns to Sunnyside to help his friends break out. Barbie helps them do so by tricking Ken into letting her out. The toys accidentally reset Buzz to his Spanish mode during the escape, after which he joins their side (believing they know where his spaceship is) and impresses Jessie. The toys use a garbage chute to reach a dumpster outside the daycare, but Lotso and his henchmen catch them. Ken protects Andy's toys, saying that being in love with Barbie has changed him, and that he has turned against Lotso. Woody explains to Lotso's henchmen about his past, and when Lotso finally goes too far, Big Baby throws Lotso in the dumpster. Lotso pulls Woody into the dumpster just before a garbage truck arrives, forcing the others to rescue him. In the chaos of falling garbage, Buzz rescues Jessie from being crushed, which results in a broken TV falling on him, resetting him to normal, with no memory of his other modes.

The toys arrive at a waste plant where they are pushed onto a conveyor belt. The toys use the ceiling (a magnet) to escape a shredder, but find Lotso stuck under a golf bag calling for help. Woody and Buzz manage to rescue him just in time. Soon the toys discover that the conveyor belt is taking them to an incinerator. Lotso discovers an emergency stop button and gets Woody to help him up the ladder toward it. But when he reaches the button, he betrays his rescuers and refuses to push it, causing them to fall into the chute of the incinerator. They hold hands when they realize in horror there is no way out. But at the last minute, they are rescued by a claw crane operated by the squeeze toy aliens. Later, Lotso is found by a garbage man who ties him to the front of a truck.

The toys return to Andy's house on a garbage truck and prepare to be stored in the attic. Woody decides he and his friends would better serve their purpose elsewhere. He writes a message on a post-it note and sticks it on the box with all the toys inside. After reading the message, Andy takes the toys to Bonnie. He introduces each toy individually and is surprised to find Woody included, but decides to let Bonnie have him. Then together with Bonnie, Andy plays with his toys one more time before he leaves for college. As Andy drives off, Woody sadly waves goodbye to his former owner as he says "So long, partner". He is immediately comforted by Buzz and then introduces his old friends to his new friends.

As the credits role, the conditions for new arrivals has vastly improved. It is revealed that Barbie and Ken are now in charge of Sunnyside and are making it a nice place for toys. The toys now take turns putting up with the younger children rather than forcing a certain group to put up with all of it. The toys at Bonnie's house keep in touch with those at Sunnyside by slipping notes through Bonnie's backpack.

Voice cast

  • Tom Hanks as Woody
  • Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear
  • Joan Cusack as Jessie
  • Ned Beatty as Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear
  • Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head
  • Michael Keaton as Ken
  • Wallace Shawn as Rex
  • John Ratzenberger as Hamm
  • Estelle Harris as Mrs. Potato Head
  • John Morris as Andy
  • Jodi Benson as Barbie
  • Emily Hahn as Bonnie
  • Laurie Metcalf as Mrs. Davis
  • Blake Clark as Slinky Dog
  • Teddy Newton as Chatter Telephone
  • Bud Luckey as Chuckles
  • Beatrice Miller as Molly
  • Javier Fernandez-Peña as Spanish Buzz
  • Timothy Dalton as Mr. Pricklepants
  • Lori Alan as Bonnie's Mom
  • Kristen Schaal as Trixie
  • Jeff Garlin as Buttercup
  • Bonnie Hunt as Dolly
  • John Cygan as Twitch
  • Jeff Pidgeon as Squeeze Toy Aliens
  • Whoopi Goldberg as Stretch
  • Jack Angel as Chunk
  • R. Lee Ermey as Sarge
  • Jan Rabson as Sparks
  • Richard Kind as Bookworm
  • Erik von Detten as Sid (cameo)
  • Charlie Bright as Peaty, Young Andy
  • Amber Kroner as Peatrice
  • Brianna Maiwand as Peanelope
  • Jack Willis as Frog
  • Lee Unkrich as Jack-in-the-box (uncredited cameo)

Several other characters, most notably Bo Peep were written out of the story by being either sold or thrown away after Toy Story 2 (they returned in this film only in archive footage as background characters).

The character of Slinky Dog appeared to be in limbo after the death of his voice actor Jim Varney in 2000, shortly after Toy Story 2 came out. Veteran actor Blake Clark was chosen for the part. After Clark was cast to play Slinky Dog, the producers later discovered that Clark and Varney had coincidentally been close friends, making the transition a lot easier.[8]

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 Eisner put 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.[9]

Promotional art for Circle 7's Toy Story 3, displaying the storyline of the Buzz Lightyears being recalled; this story was later shelved.

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.[9]

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.[9] The following month, Disney CEO Robert Iger confirmed that Disney was in the process of transferring the production to Pixar.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] The release date was moved to 2010.[13]

When the people behind the film sat down to look at their work from the original Toy Story during the early development stages, they found they could open the old files, but they could not edit the 3D models and had to recreate everything from scratch.[14] To be able to create all the chaos and complexity at the junkyard near the end, more than a year and a half was invested on research and development to create all of the different simulation systems required for the sequence[15].

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.[16]

Dolby Laboratories announced that Toy Story 3 would be the first film that will feature theatrical 7.1 surround audio.[17]

Marketing

The film's first teaser trailer was released with the Disney Digital 3-D version of the film Up on May 29, 2009.[18] On October 2, 2009 Toy Story and Toy Story 2 were re-released as a double feature in Disney Digital 3-D.[19] 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. 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 2 was 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 will make 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.[20][21] Disney Interactive Studios has also produced a video game, Toy Story 3: The Video Game, based on the film which was released on June 15, 2010.[22]

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 in HTML5.[23]

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.[24] A Japanese version of the commercial was also released online.[25]

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.[26][27] 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.

Home media

Toy Story 3 will arrive 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 will be featured including a sneak peek teaser for the upcoming Cars 2, the sequel to the 2006 film, Cars.[28] It was also announced that a big 10-disc Toy Story trilogy Blu-ray box set will arrive on store shelves November 2, 2010, the same day Toy Story 3 arrives.[29]

Possible sequel

While there are no explicit plans for a Toy Story 4, a short film featuring the characters will be placed in front of Cars 2,[30] and in July 2010, it was reported that Tim Allen had agreed to a future Toy Story film in his studio contract.[31]

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 237 reviews, with an average score of 8.8/10.[32] The critical consensus is: Deftly blending comedy, adventure, and honest emotion, Toy Story 3 is a rare second sequel that really works.[32] Among Rotten Tomatoes' Cream of the Crop, which consists of popular and notable critics from the top newspapers, websites, television, and radio programs,[33] the film holds an overall approval rating of 100% based on 37 reviews.[34] 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.[35]

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."[36] 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."[37] Gleiberman also wrote in the next issue that he, along with many other grown men, cried at the end of the film.[38] 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."[39] 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".[40] Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert, while praising the film with 3 out of 4 stars, wrote that it is "a jolly, slapstick comedy, lacking the almost eerie humanity that infused the earlier Toy Story sagas, and happier with action and jokes than with characters and emotions".[41] 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."[42] 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."[43] 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-E and 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."[44] 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."[45]

Box office

As of September 8, 2010 (2010 -09-08), Toy Story 3 has grossed $409,000,331 in the United States and Canada and an estimated $622,200,000 in other countries which totals up to $1,031,200,331 worldwide,[46] more revenue than the previous two films of the series combined. Toy Story 3 is the highest-grossing 2010 film worldwide, the 5th highest-grossing film of all time worldwide and the 9th highest-grossing film of all time in the U.S. and Canada.[47] Adjusted for inflation, though, it ranks eighty-ninth in the all-time list of highest-grossing films in the United States and Canada.[48]

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.[47] On August 13, 2010 it was announced that Toy Story 3 surpassed Shrek 2 as the highest-grossing animated film of all time worldwide.[49] In terms of estimated attendance, though, it still ranks fourth internationally on the list of modern animated films, behind Shrek 2, Finding Nemo and The Lion King.[50]

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.[51] 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 of the Caribbean 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 at the box office from 4,028 theaters.[2] 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.[52] During its opening weekend, the film grossed $110,307,189 in the United States and Canada, averaging $27,385 per venue, ranking it #1 and becoming the highest-grossing opening weekend for a Pixar film, surpassing The Incredibles' $70,467,623. The film had the second-highest opening weekend for an animated film in the United States and Canada behind Shrek the Third's $121,629,270 and also had the third best opening weekend for a 2010 film in the United States and Canada behind Iron Man 2 and Alice in Wonderland, which grossed $128,122,480 and $116,101,023 respectively.[53] 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.[54] Other North American box office achievements by Toy Story 3 include the biggest opening for a G-rated film, the tenth biggest opening weekend of all-time, and the eighth top summer opening weekend of all-time.[55][56][57]

Due to high mid-week earnings, in its first week (Friday-through-Thursday), Toy Story 3 grossed $167,551,682 marking the fifth 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) and Spider-Man 3 ($182,070,572).[58] For its second weekend, Toy Story 3 grossed $59,337,669 –the seventh-largest of all time–, 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.[59] In its second 7-day week it ultmiately grossed $91,274,487 which stands as the fourth highest-grossing second week ever, only behind Avatar's $146,530,209, The Dark Knight's $112,471,635 and Shrek 2's $111,856,132.[60] In its thrid 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 since Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest which made $423 million.[61][62] The film is also the second highest-grossing animated film at the American and Canadian box office behind Shrek 2.[63]

Europe

In the United Kingdom, Toy Story 3 overtook The Twilight Saga: Eclipse to record the biggest opening weekend in 2010. With a £21 million ($33 million) opening it became the second biggest opening weekend ever in UK, behind the £23.9 million ($37.5 million) opening in 2004 of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.[64] In August 2010, with a £50 million ($78 million) gross, Toy Story 3 became the highest-grossing animated film ever in the UK, overtaking Shrek 2.[65] On September 7, 2010 the film surpassed Mamma Mia! and Titanic, with a £70,131,106 gross ($108,013,689), to become the 2nd highest-grossing film of all time in the country behind Avatar.[66]

In France and the Maghreb region, Toy Story 3 began with $10,590,466 on its opening weekend, which was the fourth largest of the year behind Alice ($15,380,327), Eclipse ($13,301,865) and Shrek 4 ($11,470,044). It has currently reached $40,499,578 -third place among 2010 films- and is trailing Shrek 4 ($46,616,337) and Alice ($45,855,971).[67] In Belgium and Luxembourg, it has earned $4,858,996 and is currently third among 2010 movies, behind Eclipse ($6,367,281) and Alice ($6,245,391).[68]

In Spain, Toy Story 3 made $5,230,639 in its opening weekend ranking fourth among 2010 releases and has currenlty grossed $28,749,725 which represents the second highest total for a 2010 movie after Alice's $28,769,165.[69][70]

In Sweden, it grossed $1,553,489 in its opening weekend, surpassing Alice's $1,400,636 for the largest opening weekend of 2010 and has currently earned $2,690,014. In Finland, it opened with $537,450 marking the third-highest opening weekend of 2010 behind Alice's $768,522 and Sex and the City 2's $551,880. In Norway, Toy Story 3's $870,669 was also the third largest first weekend among 2010 films behind Sex and the City 2's $1,080,489 and Alice's $1,025,794 and its current gross is $1,535,455.

Asia

In Japan, Toy Story 3's highest-grossing market after the United States and Canada, the film grossed $11,156,768 in its opening weekend, currently the second largest opening weekend in 2010 behind Alice's $14,032,610. By September 5, it earned $122,733,959, currently ranking 2nd among 2010 releases behind Alice ($133,694,649). It is also the highest-grossing animated film ever in Japan, overtaking Finding Nemo which grossed $102,441,470 back in 2003, and the 8th highest-grossing film of all time in Japan.[71][72]

In Hong Kong, it had the second largest opening weekend ever ($3,239,287) behind Kung Fu Hustle ($4,468,086), and eventually became the thrid highest-grossing film of all time with $11,400,586, behind Avatar ($22,923,033) and Titanic ($15,162,878).[73][74]

Latin America

In Mexico, the film had 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 surpassed Avatar ($44,229,043) to become the highest-grossing film of all time in Mexico, currently having earned $59,345,446.[75]

Toy Story 3 also gathered many records on the all-time charts in a number of other Latin American countries. In Brazil, the movie has grossed a total of $23,993,936. In Argentina, its total stands at $15,909,087, 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.

In Chile, it surpassed Ice Age 3 ($7,125,445) and is therefore the highest-grossing animated film of all time with a $8,086,592 total; It ranks second on the all-time chart just behind Avatar's $10,491,936 gross. In Colombia, it has become the highest-grossing animated movie of all time with $10,515,160 and is second on the all-time chart behind Avatar ($13,620,596). Additionally, in Ecuador, it has made $2,463,422 and stands as the second-highest-grossing film of all time, just behind Avatar ($2,688,596), and, finally, in Bolivia, it is currently the highest-grossing animated film with $1,100,757.[76][77][78]

Australia

In Australia, despite having a weak opening of $6,477,569, it eventually earned over $37,727,531. It therefore became the highest-grossing animated film ever in Australia, overtaking Shrek 2 ($35,456,463). Also it topped the chart of 2010 releases and, as of August 8, 2010, it ranks fourth on the all-time chart behind Avatar ($95,494,319), The Dark Knight ($39,880,001) and Titanic ($38,891,987).[79][80]

Awards and nominations

Award Category/Recipient(s) Result Reference
Teen Choice Awards 2010 Choice Movie: Animated Film Won [81]

Music

Toy Story 3
Soundtrack by Randy Newman
Released June 15, 2010
Genre Film score
Length 56:18
Label Walt Disney Records
Pixar film soundtrack chronology
Up
(2009)		 Toy Story 3
(2010)		 Cars 2
(2011)

All songs written and composed by Randy Newman. 

No. Title Length
1. "We Belong Together"   4:03
2. "You've Got a Friend in Me (para Buzz Español)" (featuring The Gipsy Kings) 2:15
3. "Cowboy!"   4:11
4. "Garbage?"   2:41
5. "Sunnyside"   2:20
6. "Woody Bails"   4:40
7. "Come to Papa"   2:06
8. "Go See Lotso"   3:37
9. "Bad Buzz"   2:22
10. "You Got Lucky"   5:59
11. "Spanish Buzz"   3:31
12. "What About Daisy?"   2:07
13. "To The Dump"   3:51
14. "The Claw"   3:57
15. "Going Home"   3:22
16. "So Long"   4:55
17. "Zu-Zu (Ken's Theme)"   0:35
Total length:
 56:18

In addition to the tracks included in the soundtrack album, the film also uses "Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright, "Le Freak" by Chic, and Randy Newman's original version of "You've Got a Friend in Me".

Also, tracks "Cowboy!" and "Come to Papa" included material from Newman's rejected score to Air Force One.[82]

The Judas Priest song "Electric Eye" was used in the temp score for the opening scene of Toy Story 3[83]. The aliens are cranking the tune in their sports car. But the song was ultimately replaced by another piece of music.

Pixar motifs

Attached short film

The theatrical release of Toy Story 3 includes the short film Day & Night, which focuses on what happens when an animated personification of daytime (Day) meets his opposite, nighttime (Night) and the resulting growth for both.[84][85]

References to other Pixar films

References

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