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Toy Story 2(1999)
Released
1999 · FILM

Toy Story 2

When Woody is stolen by a toy-collecting villain, Buzz and the rest of Andy's toys embark on a daring rescue mission to save him before Woody is lost forever to a life of nostalgia and forgotten glory.

“The toys are back!”

Directed by
John Lasseter, Ash Brannon
Written by
John Lasseter, Pete Docter
Rated
MPA · G
Runtime
92 min
AdventureAnimationComedy

Synopsis

Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn, discovers Woody and offers a generous trade. This sets off a chain of events that forces Woody to confront his identity and place in Andy's life. Meanwhile, Buzz Lightyear and the remaining toys must work together to rescue Woody before Andy returns.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 800+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Edie IchiokaShot by Sharon CalahanScored by Randy NewmanDesigned by William ConeSound by Doug Andham

Box Office

1999 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.5× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$497.4M

Budget$90.0M
Worldwide gross$497.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $245.9M — 49% of worldwide · International: $251.5M (51%)

Opening weekend: $300K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $23.1M — 9% of its US & Canada run.

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Versions & cuts

  • TV· 82 min

Also known as

  • Toy Story 2: Woody & Buzz alla riscossait
  • (Bulgarian)Играта на играчките 2
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesNov 13, 1999
  • CanadaNov 24, 1999
  • IndonesiaNov 26, 1999

Production & Distribution

Production companies
Walt Disney PicturesPixar Animation Studios
Distributors
Buena Vista Pictures DistributionBuena Vista International MexicoBuena Vista International
Other companiesImageMovers, Alias/Wavefront, Buena Vista Negative Cutting, Cisco Systems, Deluxe Entertainment Services

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