…1, 2005. For the fourth quarter of 2005, Pixar earned $30.9 million, or $0.25 per fully diluted share, on revenues of $55.6 million. This compares to earnings of $55.2 million,…

…side note, the article mentions that DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg attended the recent Cars screening at ShoWest, where he was seated in a V.I.P. section reserved for Disney’s guests….

o-meon has updated with a report on the sometimes elaborate premieres for Disney movies. Special focus is given to the pending premieres for Cars and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead…

…Samson, Larry, Benny, Nigel, and Ryan from Disney’s The Wild (opening a week from today) have been made available in plush form from Snaptoys. And more Cars plushies as well….

…whisks our bewildered hero away in a time machine and travel forward in time to spend a day with Wilbur’s eccentric family. In a world filled with flying cars and…

…fare internationally, as the World Cup comes into play. Movies in the study include Over the Hedge, Cars, Monster House, The Ant Bully, and Garfield’s A Tale of Two Kitties….

…be presented in all its big top, big screen glory. From June 9 to July 4, Disney/Pixar’s Cars will be screened beginning with a special midnight showing on opening night…

The Sydney Morning Herald reports on the phenomenal computing power that went into the highly detailed production of Pixar’s Cars, with NASA being the only American organization that has more….

…toy companies. Movies mentioned in the composition include the Star Wars saga, The Da Vinci Code, Superman Returns, Cars, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, and Mission: Impossible III….

…and Disney animation studios, and Principal Creative Advisor at Walt Disney Imagineering. Explaining his past, present, and future responsibilities, the article also notices Lasseter’s love of cars, details, and quality….

As the countdown continues to the grand opening of the showroom floor and Cars comes rolling out of the shop, Disney Insider has look in the shop. Bonnie Hunt, the…

…child or adult, depending on how old the viewer is. Animated examples in the piece include Chicken Little, Shrek 2, The Incredibles, The Ant Bully, Cars, and Over the Hedge….

…as well as animated shorts from other companies. The article mentions a short feature directed by John Lasseter to be included on the DVD for Cars (in the same vein…

Dark Horizons interviews the voice behind Mater the tow truck in Disney/Pixar’s Cars, Larry the Cable Guy. The conversation refers to Larry’s winning and working with the role. Likewise, the…

Pixar’s latest short One Man Band, written and directed by Andrew Jimenez and Mark Andrews, makes two debuts today: See it in the theater with Disney/Pixar’s CARS, then download it…

Pixar’s on a roll. Having released CARS to theaters and One Man Band to iTunes yesterday they’ve also just released the teaser trailer for their Summer 2007 Brad Bird-directed release…

According to weekend estimates, Disney/Pixar’s Cars took first place at the weekend box office, bringing in approximately $62,800,000 from 3,985 theaters. On average, the film gathered around $15,759 per theater….

…Movies takes a look at regular Pixar player John Ratzenberger. Telling the interesting connection between Cars’ Mack the truck and Ratzenberger’s father, the piece also delves into why the comedic…

…Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties with $7,200,000, averaging $2,443 over 2,946 theaters (1st week) 10. Over the Hedge with $4,046,000, averaging $1,552 over 2,606 theaters ($138,755,000 total; 5th week)…

…Prada which came in at $27 million. On the animated front, in its fourth week, Disney and Pixar’s Cars fell to fourth with $14 million but didn’t lose any ground…

Greek Geek has collected several pictures from last week’s Cinema Expo, held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Animated movies promoted at the event included The Ant Bully, Cars, Monster House, and…

…4,065 theaters ($141,642,667 total; 2nd week) 5. Cars with $10,734,082, averaging $3,176 over 3,988 theaters ($205,908,484 total; 5th week) 13. Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties with $1,027,020, averaging $797…

…over 3,765 theaters ($164,316,103 total; 3rd week) 6. Cars with $7,840,985, averaging $2,611 over 3,003 theaters ($220,001,446 total; 6th week) 10. A Scanner Darkly with $1,266,427, averaging $5,863 over 216…

…tie-ins to movies appears to be receiving more attention from studios than in past years. Animated films mentioned in the composition include: Over the Hedge, Cars, Monster House, and Barnyard….

…4 – \\Monster House\\, $11,500,000 ($43,872,000 total, 2nd week) 5 – \\The Ant Bully\\, $8,145,000 ($8,145,000 total, 1st week) 14 – \\Cars\\, $2,467,000 ($234,649,000 total, 8th week) 17 – \\A…

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 2 – Barnyard with $15,820,864, averaging $4,778 over 3,311 theaters (1st week) 7 – Monster House with $6,058,649, averaging $2,000 over 3,029 theaters ($57,010,414 total;…

…($63,663,488 total; 4rd week) 14 – The Ant Bully with $1,872,420, averaging $933 over 2,005 theaters ($22,483,177 total; 3rd week) 22 – Cars with $620,976, averaging $1,219 over 509 theaters…

…($67,372,407 total; 5th week) 17 – The Ant Bully with $1,041,357, averaging $1,225 over 850 theaters ($24,616,815 total; 4th week) 24 – Cars with $438,906, averaging $1,236 over 355 theaters…

…Animation-related DVDs noticed include The Little Mermaid and Cars, as well as next year’s Tinker Bell and the Ring of Belief. In the meantime, Ultimate Disney has the cover artwork…

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 10) Barnyard with $5,652,932, averaging $1,882 over 3,003 theaters ($54,930,100 total; 4th week) 16) Monster House with $1,141,933, averaging $1,260 over 906 theaters ($69,368,839 total;…