How Much Lightyear Cost To Make (& How Much For Box Office Success)
Here's how much Lightyear cost to make, and what it needs to earn to be considered a box office success. Three years after releasing Toy Story 4 to widespread acclaim, Pixar's flagship franchise is back with this spinoff. Billed as a blockbuster movie from within the Toy Story universe, Lightyear tells the tale of the «real» Buzz Lightyear as he teams up with fresh Star Command recruits for a daring mission. Chris Evans takes over for Tim Allen as the voice of the titular character, once again channeling his heroic onscreen persona.
Dating back to the original Toy Story in 1995, Pixar has always been a reliable draw at the box office. Their movies routinely turn a hefty profit for Disney, typically parlaying strong word-of-mouth into commercial success. Their latest should be no different, as Lightyearearned positive early reactions from critics (though, the full reviews aren't quite as enthusiastic). As Lightyear makes its way into theaters, Disney and Pixar are banking on it becoming one of the summer's biggest hits, since this film was not cheap to make.
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The reported Lightyear production budget is $200 million, which is identical to how much Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4 cost to make. This figure is more expensive than other recent Pixar titles like Turning Red ($175 million) and Soul ($150 million). cost more than even some of this summer's live-action studio tentpoles. Jurassic World Dominion cost $185 million, and Top Gun: Maverick cost $170 million.
The general rule of thumb is a movie has to earn double its production budget in order to break even. By that metric, Lightyear needs $400 million globally to recoup its costs. Going by Pixar's history,
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