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Once again, the fincancial district is affraid of Pixar’s next project, as reported by the New York Times<\/a>. Apparently this is due to their irrational fear of originality.<\/p>\n

It seems to happen every single year. Will Pixar fail now? How about now? It’s like people want Pixar to flop. Isn’t their track record enough to calm people down about their more ambitious productions and get them hyped up for the movie itself? I mean, they’ve had 9 HUGE<\/span> hits in a row that are loved by critics and general audiences alike. Not only that, but they make big bucks and live on forever as instant classics. Wall Street doesn’t seem to see that, I guess they don’t like good film making.<\/p>\n

To make the assumptions that Up<\/em> will fail even more ridiculous is the fact that Pixar’s 10th film has gotten amazing reviews already<\/em>, from the first 45 minutes. This is no surprise because the folks at Pixar make movies for themselves (they are the audience after all) and don’t forget John Lasseter’s famous quote "Quality is the best business plan". So, shouldn’t this be enough to prove to the guys back at Wall Street that this film will be a hit. What type of hit, we don’t know yet, but judging from the evidence above, it seems Up<\/em> won’t dissapoint. <\/p>\n

Box office asside, the other worry comes from toy makers who don’t see merchandise potential in Up. As previously reported, they won’t be making much and retailers like Wal-Mart won’t be stocking much either. It’s not like Pixar expects every one of their films to become a line of random merchandise a la Cars<\/em>. But from what I’ve heard, kids and adults of all ages are already in love with Carl, Russell and Dug. The fact that Carl is old shouldn’t be a factor, we all love our grandparents, right? And it’s an adventure in the jungle, involving planes, a flying house and some pretty amazing creatures. That begs the question, where isn’t<\/em> there marketing potential.<\/p>\n

We’ll see the suits proven wrong for the 10th time in a row in just under two months, cant wait! Let’s hope Toy Story 3<\/em> doesn’t cause another unnecessary hassle in Wall Street.<\/p>\n

Production budget:<\/strong> At just under $5 million from WALL<\/span>•E’s cost, Up’s budget is reported <\/a>to be $175 million dollars,<\/u> <\/strong>not including marketing. Money well spent considering Pixar films usually make over $500 million at the worldwide box office.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> Thank you Brooks Barnes, Disney and The New York Times<\/a> for mentioning Upcoming Pixar\/Pixar Planet in the article.<\/p>\n

Hmmm… I’m not sure being worried about such trivial matters is worth it, considering Pixar’s track record. Help me out and tell me what you think in the comments section.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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