Pixar Animation Studios

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Pixar Animation Studios, an American animation studio headquartered in Emeryville, California, operates as a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios. Originally established in 1979 as the Graphics Group—a computer engineering division of Lucasfilm—the company was spun off as an independent corporation in 1986 under the capitalization of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. In May 2006, the studio was acquired by The Walt Disney Company. With approximately 3,960 employees, Pixar reported $1.3B in revenue as of 2025. Functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer specializing in content rights, the studio operates under the executive and creative leadership of Chief Creative Officer Pete Docter and President Jim Morris. It is known for developing the world's first fully computer-animated feature film in 1995. The studio maintains a multi-billion-dollar intellectual property portfolio, which has been recognized with 23 Academy Awards, 11 Golden Globes, and numerous Grammys. Its catalog features franchises such as Toy Story, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc., Cars, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up, Coco, Soul, and Inside Out 2.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1986

Headcount

3,957

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Entertainment content rights

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On July 10, 2026, Pixar's film "Hoppers" appeared on Nielsen's top 10 streaming charts for the United States, covering the period of June 8 to June 14, 2026. Previously, on July 8, 2026, animated movies claimed $71 million in California film incentives, with specific projects like the *SHREK* spinoff *DONKEY* securing $19.2 million and Disney's *HEXED* collecting $18.5 million. This followed news from July 7, 2026, that California awarded nearly $72 million in tax credits to Disney, Pixar, and DreamWorks to support the in-state production of their upcoming animated films. Earlier, on July 6, 2026, California's expanded Film and Television Tax Credit Program granted credits to 41 new film projects, including a new Pixar feature, DreamWorks Animation's *Donkey*, and Disney's *Hexed*, concluding the first year of Program 4.0 with a projected $6.6 billion statewide economic impact. Also on July 6, 2026, a report commissioned by Disney and Steward Redqueen revealed that the *Toy Story* franchise, a co-creation of Disney and Pixar, has generated $16 billion in revenue since its debut film in 1995.

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