With their beloved Andy preparing to leave for college, Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, and the rest of the toys find themselves headed for the attic but mistakenly wind up on the curb with the trash. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college, his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice. The toys are back! [86][87], During its opening weekend, the film topped the box office with $110.3 million, setting an opening-weekend record among Pixar films[88] (surpassed by Finding Dory),[89] films released in June[90] (surpassed by Man of Steel and later Jurassic World),[91][92] and G-rated films. [4] Thus, even the Blu-ray version would feature original 7.1 audio, unlike other films which were remixed into 7.1 for Blu-ray. The reel was made up of moving storyboards with pre-recorded voices, sound effects, and music. [22], The final version of the Circle 7 script was written by Meet the Parents screenwriter Jim Herzfeld. The returning cast is joined by Ned Beatty, Michael Keaton, Whoopi Goldberg, Timothy Dalton, Kristen Schaal, Bonnie Hunt, and Jeff Garlin who voice the new characters introduced in this film. Dolby Laboratories announced that Toy Story 3 would be the first film to feature theatrical 7.1 surround sound. Andy is 17 years old and preparing to leave for college. [51] A Japanese version of the commercial was also released online, with the name "Lots-O'-Huggin Bear" replaced with "Little Hug-Hug Bear" (Japanese:ハグハグベアちゃん/Hagu Hagu Beya-Chan). He has not played with his toys for years, and most have gone, except for Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, Bullseye, Rex, Slinky, Hamm, Mr. and Mrs. [42] A second teaser was released on February 10, 2010, followed by a second full-length trailer on February 11, and appeared in 3D showings of Alice in Wonderland and How to Train Your Dragon. As their owner Andy begins preparing for college, Woody, Buzz and their friends feel like they need to move on as well. Now, all of the toys must band together in one final, crazy scheme to escape their confines and return home to Andy. [36] In the United States, it premiered on June 13, 2010, at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. Woody, Buzz and the whole gang are back. But Buzz is thinking about Woody when he never leaving him with Bo in the carnival. [18]:1 The following month, Disney CEO Robert Iger confirmed that Disney was in the process of transferring the production to Pixar. "[133] Lou Lumenick of the New York Post wrote "Toy Story 3 (which is pointlessly being shown in 3-D at most locations) may not be a masterpiece, but it still had me in tears at the end. The site's critical consensus reads, "Deftly blending comedy, adventure, and honest emotion, Toy Story 3 is a rare second sequel that really works. The rest of Andy's toys jump after him, just as the truck arrives, and all fall inside. [69] Toy Story 3 was released on 4K UHD Blu-ray on June 4, 2019. [78] On August 27, 2010 – its seventy-first day of release, it surpassed the $1 billion mark, becoming the third Disney film, the second Disney-distributed film in 2010 (after Alice in Wonderland), the first animated film,[9] and the seventh film in cinematic history to do so. Toy Story 3 is an earlyCircle 7 Animationscreenplay version of the Disney/Pixar film Toy Story 3. Everyone ends up in the Dumpster. The film was released in theaters June 18, 2010, and played worldwide from June through October[3] in the Disney Digital 3-D, RealD, and IMAX 3D formats. [30] To create the chaotic and complex junkyard scene near the film's end, more than a year and a half was invested on research and development to create the simulation systems required for the sequence. "But when Andrew [Stanton], Pete [Docter], Lee [Unkrich] and I came up with this new idea, I just could not stop thinking about it. The toys (except Woody) are delighted to learn that Sunnyside never runs out of children, and Barbie is enamored with a Ken doll. After Clark was cast to play Slinky Dog, the producers realized that Clark and Varney had coincidentally been close friends since they appeared in the 1989 film Fast Food, making the transition a lot easier. Toy Story 3 Plot holes Minor Plot hole: All the Toys at SunnySide are filmed 24/7 and modern camera systems record everything on tape. Lots and lots of feelings. [50] Pixar designed a commercial for the toy Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear and formatted it to appear as if it came from an old VCR recording. Toy Story 3, the third film in the franchise, was released on June 18, 2010, nearly 11 years after Toy Story 2. Embittered, he lied to Big Baby, saying Daisy had replaced all of them. [66] It became the bestselling DVD of 2010 in units sold, but it lacked in sales revenue and therefore ranked second behind Avatar on that list. The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home. [93] The film also achieved the second-largest opening weekend among animated films[94] and the fourth-largest opening weekend among 2010 films. [164] In January 2012, Intrada released the Toy Story 3 soundtrack on CD.[165]. Andy's toys subdue Buzz, but they accidentally reset him to his Spanish mode. As a garbage truck approaches, the toys try to leave, but Lotso pulls Woody into the dumpster. Woody reveals Lotso's deception to Big Baby, who throws Lotso into the dumpster. "[128] Owen Gleiberman from Entertainment Weekly gave the film an "A" saying "Even with the bar raised high, Toy Story 3 enchanted and moved me so deeply I was flabbergasted that a digitally animated comedy about plastic playthings could have this effect. [137] Toy Story 3 also became the first-ever Pixar film—and the first animated feature film since Shrek—to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay,[138] though six of Pixar's previous films were nominated for the Best Original Screenplay: Toy Story,[139] Finding Nemo,[139] The Incredibles,[139] Ratatouille,[139] WALL-E,[139] and Up. Sheriff Woody [180], This article is about the film. The sequel, titled Toy Story 4, was released on June 21, 2019,[174] with most of the main cast returning for the film. The toy soldiers parachute into Sunnyside, and they are welcomed in by Ken and Barbie. Just th… The film begins with scenes of Buzz Lightyear on an adventure, which turns out to be a video game that Rex is playing. Lightyear is the story of the man who inspired Buzz Lightyear and helped create the toy many fans love. Along with meeting the recalled toys, Buzz also meet a new Star Command action figure that was going to be the replacement of Buzz, Daxx Blastar, along with his accessory pet cat named Comet. Toy Story 3 Plot Mountain Falling Action The toys escape daycare. [72] It is the 34th-highest-grossing film,[73] the highest-grossing film of 2010,[74] the seventh-highest-grossing animated film (behind 2019 CGI version of The Lion King, Frozen II, Frozen, Incredibles 2, Minions and Toy Story 4),[9] the second highest-grossing film in the Toy Story series (behind Toy Story 4),[75] the third-highest-grossing Pixar film (behind Incredibles 2 and Toy Story 4),[76] and the 18th-highest-grossing film distributed by Disney. 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