Disney/Pixar's "A Bug's Life" Climbs to $358 Million in Worldwide Box Office; Becomes One Of The Top-Grossing Animated Releases of All Time.BURBANK, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 4, 1999-- The blockbuster animated hit, "A Bug's Life," a Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Pictures presentation of a Pixar Animation Studios film, has climbed to $358 million in worldwide box office receipts to become one of the top-grossing animated films of all time, it was announced today by Richard Cook
Richard David Cook (7 February 1957 – 25 August 2007) was a British jazz writer, magazine editor and former record company executive. , chariman of The Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, and Steve Jobs Steve Jobs - Stephen Jobs , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Pixar. With its domestic gross of $163 million, the film has already become the fourth biggest animated feature released in the U.S. (behind "The Lion King," "Aladdin" and "Toy Story"). Internationally, "A Bug's Life" has a gross-to-date of $195 million and has set records in the United Kingdom, Mexico, Colombia, Thailand and Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. . Directed by Pixar's John Lasseter John Alan Lasseter (born January 12, 1957) is an Academy Award-winning American animator and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is also currently the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering. and co-directed by Pixar's Andrew Stanton, the film marked its domestic release on home video and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. on April 20th and continues to be the No. 1 title - sales and rental - in the marketplace. "'A Bugs's Life' has matched the blockbuster success of 'Toy Story' and will soon surpass it in worldwide box office receipts," said Jobs. "The overwhelming success of the film with moviegoers around the world inspires us as we work hard on 'Toy Story 2' for release this November." Cook added, "Moviegoers all over the world have embraced 'A Bug's Life' and made it one of the most popular animated films of all time. John and Andrew have created an outstanding film which is sure to stand the test of time. We are proud of our continuing association with Pixar and are looking forward to future successes together." In addition to becoming the fourth biggest animated feature ever released in the domestic market, "A Bug's Life" ranks as the sixth biggest release of all-time in the U.K. with a gross to date of nearly $47 million. With equally impressive tallies of $18 million in Germany, $16.9 million in France, $14 million in Spain, $12.2 million in Australia and $13.7 million in Japan in just seven weeks, the film continues to be a top draw in the international markets. |
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