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Now that Pixar has broken with Disney, studios are getting in line to propose marriage to Steve Jobs. All he's done is bring in $2.5 billion in box office and sell 150 million videos and DVDs since it all began with Toy Story. "There's nothing closer to a sure thing," one studio executive tells the L.A. Times. It's a long way from the garage where Jobs and the Woz started Apple Computer. LAT, NYT, Variety, Hollywood Reporter.
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Given Pixar's ability to deliver very sucessful childrens' films that don't set a parents' teeth on edge, I'm sure quite a few.
It's the difference between "Finding Nemo" and just about all of its competition last year...
If you don't have kids, this may not make much sense to you, but if you've faced the slumberfests that many "G-Rated" movies can be, it will...
That's the great thing about having grandparents nearby; they can take the kids to the stuff you'd have to be paid to see, and you get to take them to the stuff (like Pixar's) that toss in enough to keep the adults entertained as well.
Posted by: Brad Smith at January 30, 2004 04:37 PMAlso, we have to remember that future negotiations between Pixar and studios have an advantage the Disney negotiation didn't have: Jobs can't ask those studios to give up their rights and profits from the first 5 Pixar movies since they don't have any. I think that was probably the biggest sticking point for Disney. Jobs didn't just want a new deal going forward; He wanted to totally rewrite their past deal, too.
Posted by: Mr. Ricey at January 31, 2004 08:43 PMJobs is New Hollywood. Eisner is Old Hollywood. Put your money on Jobs.
Posted by: Bob at July 18, 2004 09:28 AM
of LA Observed
Does anyone really think the fat head of Steve Jobs isn't behind the seperation between Disney and Pixar? The guy's a giant ego. How many studios will b willing to put up with Jobs ego?
Posted by: John Krill at January 30, 2004 01:58 PM