Toy Story 2

Toy Story 2

Released nationwide Wednesday, November 24th, 1999

Production Companies
Walt Disney Productions and Pixar Animation Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Pictures

News Stories

• Toy Story 2 faring well Internationally
  (from 3/15 LaughingPlace.com, linked 3/15)
  Pixar press release announcing how well Toy Story 2 is doing overseas
• Toy Story 2 becomes #2 animated film of all time
  (from 1/11 LaughingPlace.com, linked 1/11)
  Toy Story 2 passes Aladdin totals to become #2 animated film of all time.
• Q & A with Pixar's Lasseter
  (from 12/27 Los Angeles Times, linked 12/27)
  The December 27th Los Angeles Times has an extensive Question and Answer session with Pixar's vice-president John Lasseter.
• Toy Story 2 Outtakes Coming to Theaters Christmas Day
  (from 12/23 LaughingPlace.com, linked 12/23)
  Outtakes for Toy Story 2 will be added to the theater screenings starting Christmas Day. Two exclusive to the web are already available for viewing.
• Pennsylvania Man Claims Buzz is His Brainchild
  (from 12/23 Pittsburgh Post Gazette, linked 12/23)
  a Pennsylvania man has filed a lawsuit claiming he originated the story of a spaceman and cowboy back in 1965. He notes similarities in characters and dialogue to Disney's Toy Story to the script he submitted in the late 80's.
• Pixar Set to Develop More Features
  (from 12/22 Variety, linked 12/22)
  a view into Pixar Studios, the force behind A Bug's Life, Toy Story and Toy Story 2 through brief interviews with CEO Steve Jobs and John Lasseter, vice president of Creative.
• Bloopers To Be Spliced Into Toy Storry 2
  (from 12/20 Philadelphia Daily News, linked 12/20)
• Randy Newman on Toy Story 2
  (from 12/14 Orlando Sentinel, linked 12/14)
  A short article with Newman's thoughts on Toy Story 2's chances for a Best Picture Oscar and Sarah McLachlan singing the song's ballad.
• Toy Story 2 Inside Jokes
  (from 12/1 Entertainment Weekly, linked 12/13)
  Reports on some of the inside jokes that can be found in Toy Story 2.
• Toy Story 2 and The Green Mile vie for #1 spot
  (from 12/13 Variety, linked 12/13)
  Variety reports on the battle for the weekend's top spot between Toy Story 2 and The Green Mile.
• Toy Story 2 an A+ of from CinemaScore.com
  (from 12/13 LaughingPlace.com, linked 12/13)
  Announcement from CinemaScore.com that is only the second movie of the year to receive an A+ from moviegoers and only the sixth sequel ever.
• Disney Channel Gets Toy Story 2 rights
  (from 12/10 Variety, linked 12/10)
  Variety is reporting the Disney Channel has received the rights to premiere Toy Story 2 on television, probably in Spring, 2000.
• Disney agrees to change video game
  (from 12/9 Los Angeles Times, linked 12/9)
  Disney has agreed to change it's Toy Story 2 video game after protests by Santa Monica High School students over the depiction of one of the characters as as stereotypical Mexican bandit.
• Toy Story 2's Genius Directory
  (from 12/3 Los Angeles Times. linked 12/9)
  A look at the career of Toy Story, A Bug's Life and Toy Story 2 director John Lasseter. The article Includes information on Pixar's relationship with Disney.
• Toy Takes Top Prize in History Test
  (from 11/30 Reuters, linked 11/30)
  Puts the phenomenal opening weekend success of Toy Story 2 in historical perspective against other great openings.
• Toy Story 2 leads Thanksgiving box office charge
  (from 11/28 Reuters, linked 11/29)
  Discusses performance of the Thanksgiving movies, especially the record breaking Toy Story 2 which shattered A Bug's Life Thanksgiving weekend record set last year. A Bug's Life brought in $45 million last year. This year Toy Story 2 brought in over $80 million.
• Richmond's Pixar Pushed For a Theatrical Release
  (from 11/24 SFGate.com, Linked 11/24)
  A look at what it took to Toy Story 2 made as a theatrical release instead of direct-to-video sequel and the importance of having a major female character in the second film. Also Pixar behind-the-scenes.
• Pixar Brings Silicon Valley to Hollywood
  (from 11/23 Montreal Gazette. Linked 11/24)
  An article on how Pixar blends the creative culture of Hollywood with the business culture and technical wizardry of Silicon Vallery.
• Jam! Showbiz
  (from 11/21 Jam! Showbiz. Linked 11/24)
  Behind-the-scenes article Toy Story series including interviews, behind-the-scenes, merchande information.
• Home of the Toys
  (from the 10/18 Time.com, Linked 11/24)
  A look inside the Pixar studios and the geniuses behind the magic. Also has (what was then) a sneak preview of the movie.
• Toy Story 2 to premiere on the Disney Cruise Lines
  (from 11/24 LaughingPlace.com. Linked 11/24)
  Announcement that Disney Wonder and Disney Magic passengers will have their own gala permiere.

Reviews

• Jay Carr, positive (from The Boston Globe, linked 12/10/99)
• Jason Murphy, positive (from Christian Spotlight on Movies, linked 12/10/99)
• Lisa Schwarzbaum, Grade: A (from Entertainment Weekly, linked 12/10/99)
• Jonathan Foreman, positive (from The New York Post, linked 12/10/99)
• Scott Mervis, positive (from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, linked 12/10/99)
• Janelle Brown, positive review (from Salon.com, linked 12/10/99)
• Peter Stack, positive (from The San Francisco Chronicle, linked 12/10/99)
• Wesley Morris, positive (from The San Francisco Examiner, linked 12/10/99)
• Entertainment Reviews for Parents, evaluation (from Screen It!, linked 12/10/99)
• Richard Schickel, positive (from Time Magazine, linked 12/10/99)
• Todd McCarthy, positive review (from Variety, linked 12/10/99)
• Sean Weitner, positive review (from the University of Wisconsin Daily Cardinal, linked 12/1/99)
• Jay Stone, 5 stars (from The Ottawa Citizen, linked 11/29/99)
• Malcolm Ritter, positive review (from The Associated Press, linked 11/24/99)
• Roger Ebert, 3 1/2 out of 4 stars (from The Chicago Sun Times, linked 11/24/99)
• Liz Braun, positive review (from The Toronto Sun via Jam! Showbiz, linked 11/24/99)
• Michael Elliot, 4 stars (from Christian Critic's Movie Parables, linked 11/24/99)
• Louis B Hobson, positive review (from The Calgary Sun via Jam! Showbiz, linked 11/24/99)
• John Powell, positive review (from Jam! Showbiz, linked 11/24/99)
• Kenneth Turan, positive review (from The Los AngelesTimes, linked 11/24/99)
• Henry Sheehan, mixed review (from The Orange County Register, linked 11/24/99)
• Jay Boyar, positive review (from The Orlando Sentinel, linked 11/24/99)
• John Hartl, positive review (from Film.com, linked 11/24/99)
• Robert Horton, positive review (from Film.com, linked 11/24/99)
• Tom Keogh, positive review (from Film.com, linked 11/24/99)
• Darth Siskel, positive review (from Ain't It Cool News, linked 11/22/99)
• Christopher Null, 4 out of 5 stars (from FilmCritic.com, linked 11/22/99)
• David Ansen, positive review (from Newsweek.com, linked 11/22/99)
• Susan Wloszczyna, 4 out of 4 stars (from USA Today, linked 11/22/99)

Box Office Performance

• Thanksgiving weekend (11/24-11/28): $80.8 million, #1
• Second weekend (12/3 - 12/5): $27.8 million, #1. 3 week total: $116.8 million
• Third weekend (12/10 - 12/12): $18.2 million, #1. 4 week total: $140.4 million.
• Fourth weekend (12/17 - 12/19): $12.1 million, #3. 5 week total: $156.3 million.
• Fifth weekend (12/24 - 12/26): $10.4 million, #4. 6 week total $177.5 million.
• Sixth weekend (12/31 - 1/2): $12.3, #4. 7 week total $208.8 million.
• Seventh weekend (1/7 - 1/9): $7.1 million, #6. 8 week total $219.7 million.
• Eighth weekend (1/14 - 1/16): $6.6 million, #9. 9 week total $227.6 million.
• Ninth weekend (1/21 - 1/23): $2.9 million, #11. 10 week total $231.2 million.
• Tenth weekend (1/28 - 1/30): $2.3 million, #10. 11 week total $234.3 million.
• Eleventh weekend (2/4 - 2/6): $2.3 million, #11. 12 week total $237.1 million.
• Twelfth weekend (2/11 - 2/13): $1.1 million, #16. 13 week total $238.6 million.
• Thirteenth weekend (2/18 - 2/20): $942,115, #19. 14 week total $240 million.
• Fourteenth weekend (2/25 - 2/27): $504,392, #21. 15 week total $240.6 million.
• Fifteenth weekend (3/3 - 3/5): $262,753, #26. 16 week total of $241 million.
• Sixteenth weekend (3/10 - 3/12): $275,693, #28. 17 week total of $241.4 million.
• Seventeenth weekend (3/17 - 3/19): $308,602, #29. 18 week total of $241.9 million.
• Eighteenth weekend (3/24 - 3/26): $218,854, #30. 19 week total of $242.2 million.
• Nineteenth weekend (3/31 - 4/2): $256,719, #23. 20 week total of $242.6 million.
• Twentieth weekend (4/7 - 4/9): $226,398, #23. 21 week total of $242.9 million.
• Twenty-first weekend (4/14 - 4/16): $331,858, #21. 22 week total of $243.3 million.
• Twenty-second weekend (4/21 - 4/23): $365,361, #21. 23 week total of $243.9 million.
• Twenty-third weekend (4/28 - 4/30): $256,826, #24. 24 week total of $244.3 million.
• Twenty-fourth weekend (5/5 - 5/7): $162,970, #27. 25 week total of $244.6 million.
• Twenty-fifth weekend (5/12 - 5/14): $154,186, #31. 26 week total of $244.8 million.
• Twenty-sixth weekend (5/19 - 5/21): $180,640, #32. 27 week total of $245 million.
• Twenty-seventh weekend (5/26 - 5/28): $185,008, #41. 28 week total of $245.1 million.
• Twenty-eighth weekend (6/2 - 6/4): $65,280, #51. 29 week total of $245.4 million.
• Twenty-ninth weekend (6/9 - 6/11): $73,131, #43. 30 week total of $245.5 million.
• Thirtieth weekend (6/16 - 6/18): $60,433, #49. 31 week total of $245.6 million.
• Thirty-first weekend (6/23- 6/25): $35,716, #58. 32 week total of $245.7 million.
• Thirty-second weekend (6/30 - 7/2): $31,736, #61. 33 week total of $245.7 million.
• Thirty-third weekend (7/7 - 7/9): $26,982, #65. 34 week total of $245.8 million.
• Thirty-fourth weekend (7/14 - 7/16): $19,909, #66. 35 week total of $245.8 million.

Note: Because Toy Story 2 opened on Wednesday, it's first week of operation is considered to be Wednesday and Thursday. But we've grouped those first two weeks into "Thanksgiving weekend"

McDonald's Tie-ins
McDonald's has three tie-ins with Toy Story 2: (click on a title to go to McDonalds.com with pictures and more information.

• Happy Meals
  McDonald's Happy Meals featuring 20 characters from Toy Story 2.
• Candy Dispensers
  Collect all six: Woody with Bullseye, Rex, Mr. Potato Head, Hamm, Buzz Lightyear, Jesse. $1.99 each with purchase of any large sandwich or meal combination.
• Toy Story 2 Packaging
  Toy Story 2 packaging for certain items.

Merchandise Links
All items can be purchased by clicking the link

Home Releases
On October 17th Disney will release two new Toy Story products.

• Toy Story & Toy Story 2 2 Pack (2 Disc Set).
• Toy Story & Toy Story 2 The Ultimate Toy Box (3 Disc Set).
• Toy Story 2 VHS

Music

• Toy Story 2 soundtrack (from Amazon.com)
  Featuring a Randy Newman score and vocals by Sarah McLachlan, Riders in the Sky and Robert Goulet.

Toys

• Holiday Hero Woody (from Amazon.com)
  For ages 6 and up
• Jesse Fashion Doll (from Amazon.com)
  13" doll by Mattell. Ages 3 - 8
• Toy Story 2 Game by Activision (from Amazon.com)
  For Nintendo 64, Gameboy Color, Playstation
• Toy story 2 Animated Flip Book (from Amazon.com)
  For ages 4 - 8
• Toy Story 2 Mr. Potato Head (from Amazon.com)
  For ages 3 - 6

Misc

• Walt Disney Art Classics Mr. Potato Head (from Disney.com)
• The Toy Story 2 movie poster (from Nostalgia.com)

Other Links

• Toy Story 2 official site
  Includes exclusive interviews with Buzz and Woody and a free poster offer
• Toy Story 2 Snippets
  Tons of background information on the creation of Toy Story 2.
• Toy Story 2 Internet Movie Database Site
  The most complete cast, crew, background and everything else information you'll find.
• Animation Artists Magazine Toy Story 2 Movie Site

-- Last Updated September 7, 2000

 


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