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New research released today analyses the box office revenues, and audience and critic ratings of Disney and Pixar films, to reveal the animation studio we love the most.
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Pixar’s Toy Story franchise dominated the highest rated films by critics and audiences, with Toy Story and Toy Story 2 receiving 100% ratings from critics, and Toy Story 4 being the most loved film by audiences with a rating of 94%
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Pixar films were more highly rated than Disney films by both audiences and critics, but Disney films were revealed to make more at the box office, with nine of the top ten highest grossing movies all coming from Disney’s own animation studio
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The most successful film is revealed as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, released in 1937 by Disney, with an overall score of 91.77 out of 100, having generated $1,021,330,000 in inflation adjusted box office revenue
We love Pixar films MORE than Disney movies.
With an average critics score of 89% and an audience rating of 82%, Pixar films are rated higher than Disney films by both family audiences and film fanatics alike.
The top ten most successful Disney and Pixar films:
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Rank
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Film name
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Year of release
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Studio
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Critics score
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Audience score
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Box office revenue
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Overall score
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1
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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1937
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Disney
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98%
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78%
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$1,021,330,000
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91.77
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2
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The Lion King
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1994
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Disney
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93%
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93%
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$827,550,405
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90.34
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3
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians
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1961
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Disney
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98%
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76%
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$936,225,101
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88.29
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4
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Fantasia
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1940
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Disney
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94%
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83%
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$778,117,595
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84.78
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5
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Finding Nemo
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2003
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Pixar
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99%
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86%
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$559,944,647
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81.92
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6
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Beauty and the Beast
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1991
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Disney
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94%
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92%
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$511,880,606
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80.81
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7
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Toy Story 4
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2019
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Pixar
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97%
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94%
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$434,038,008
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80.79
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8
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Toy Story 3
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2010
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Pixar
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98%
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89%
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$479,175,469
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80.36
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9
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Toy Story
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1995
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Pixar
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100%
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92%
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$400,288,462
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80.28
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10
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Aladdin
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1992
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Disney
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95%
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92%
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$477,620,310
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80.24
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The research also looked at the films with the highest audience and critics ratings (on Rotten Tomatoes), as well as the highest grossing Disney and Pixar films.
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