Toy Story is a Disney media franchise that commenced in 1995 with the release of the animated feature film of the same name, produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The franchise is based on the anthropomorphic concept that all toys, unknown to humans, are secretly alive and the films focus on a diverse group of toys that feature a classic cowboy doll named Sheriff Woody and a modern spaceman action figure named Buzz Lightyear, principally voiced by Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. The group unexpectedly embark on adventures that challenge and change them.
The franchise consists mainly of four CGI animated films: Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Toy Story 4 (2019), with a spin-off prequel film, Lightyear (2022), currently in development. The first Toy Story was the first feature-length film to be made entirely using computer-generated imagery. The first two films were directed by John Lasseter, the third Toy Story by Lee Unkrich, who acted as the co-director of the second Toy Story (together with Ash Brannon), the fourth Toy Story by Josh Cooley, and Lightyear by Angus MacLane.
Produced on a total budget of $520 million, the Toy Story films have grossed more than $3 billion worldwide, becoming the 20th-highest-grossing franchise worldwide and the fourth-highest-grossing animated franchise. Each film set box office records, with the third and fourth included in the top 50 all-time worldwide films. All four Toy Story films have received critical acclaim from critics and audiences. The first two Toy Stories were re-released in theaters as a Disney Digital 3-D "double feature" for at least 2 weeks in October 2009 as a promotion for the then-upcoming third Toy Story.
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