For their work on the original “Toy Story,” the two stars were paid traditional scale salaries of less than $50,000 each. That film grossed $360 million worldwide and sold 22 million videocassettes in the U.S. alone.
How much did Tom Hanks make for Toy Story? Tom Hanks voices Woody, left, in the "Toy Story" franchise. Hanks' Toy Story salary started off as much less than “infinity and beyond.” He and Tim Allen (who played Buzz Lightyear) each made just $50,000 for the first Pixar film, according to the Los Angeles Times.
However, Tom reportedly received a pretty significant pay bump for reprising his role as Woody in the second and third films, with rumored salaries of $5 million and $15 million, respectively.
Produced on a total budget of $720 million, the Toy Story films have grossed more than $3.3 billion worldwide, becoming the 20th highest-grossing film franchise worldwide and the third highest-grossing animated franchise.
Despite production struggles, Toy Story 2 opened on November 24, 1999, to successful box office numbers, eventually grossing over $511 million and received widespread critical acclaim from critics and audiences, with a 100% rating on the website Rotten Tomatoes, like its predecessor.
An official release date for Toy Story 5 has not been announced so far and its status is 'in development' at Pixar. Judging by the release cycle of the previous films, we might be waiting up to four or five years for Toy Story 5 placing its release window at some time in 2027-2028.
Toy Story 3 earned $415 million in the United States and Canada and $652 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $1.067 billion, becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time (until it was surpassed by Frozen (2013) in 2014) and the highest-grossing film of 2010.
Official records of Hanks' earnings have never been shared but it is thought the star could have walked away with a total earnings of $60 million for his role in the film.
The amount that Morgan Freeman earns per movie varies depending on his role in the project and its budget. For instance, an on-camera role is likely to pay more than a voiceover role. In general, it has been estimated that Freeman makes around $10 million per movie for an on-camera role nowadays.
While a spinoff flick Lightyear was released, with Chris Evans voicing Buzz, it looks like we'll have a return to the original duo of Tim Allen and Tom Hanks.
Finding Dory earned $486.3 million in the United States and Canada and $542.3 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $1.029 billion. It was the third-highest-grossing film of 2016 and the fourth-highest-grossing animated film of all time.
Disney and Pixar did not end up releasing Toy Story 3 until 2010, a whopping 11 years after the previous installment. Evidently, they decided to take their time with the threequel to make sure they got everything right and wouldn't have to rush the animation again.
There's a lot of differing opinions over how old Andy is in each of the Toy Story installments, but it's confirmed that he turns six years old at the start of Toy Story. The movie opens with his birthday party, which is when he receives Buzz Lightyear, and the Toy Story script clearly states he is six.
The late Don Rickles' iconic voice will still make an appearance in Toy Story 4. The legendary comedian, who died in 2017 at the age of 90, will still voice fan-favorite Mr. Potato Head in the upcoming fourth outing of the franchise.
Making this film required four years of effort, from writ- ing the story and script, to illustrated storyboards, through modeling, animation, lighting, rendering, and@lming. This paper examines various processes involved in producing the film.
Is Toy Story 4 Really the Last Movie? According to the producers, yes - at least for Woody. "We see Toy Story 3 as the end of Woody's time with Andy, and we really see this as the completion of Woody's arc and the story of Buzz and Woody," said Toy Story 4 producer Mark Nielsen.
Allen, who has voiced Buzz Lightyear in the past four animated featured films said that the studio has reached out to him and co-star Tom Hanks, who voices Woody, to return. “Bob Iger, head of Disney, said it was on,” Allen said while making an appearance on The Tonight Show Tuesday night.
Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed there would a new Toy Story sequel coming from Pixar during the 2023 year-end earnings call. It will be the sixth feature-length Toy Story movie following 2022's Lightyear and 2019's Toy Story 4.
On February 8, 2023, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that Frozen 3 is in the works, along with Toy Story 5 and Zootopia 2. While news of a third Frozen film was a welcome one, we have yet to hear more details about the movie or see a trailer. Here's everything we know about Frozen 3.
