Pixar’s tenth film decimated its opening weekend box office at $68.2 Million, placing a gap of $43 million between it and the second-ranking box office hit. While box office numbers may be skewed by the regular admission for the standard show and the anti-single-mom-with-low-paying-job-recessionista price (I paid $11 for an adult ticket at a fair-to-do Regal Cinemas) for the 3-D show, three weeks later–after school let the kids out–Pixar’s Up is still mezmerizing adults and children alike. Pixar’s animations have been long-deserving of their four Academy Awards for Best Animated Featured Film of the Year and its countless other awards and nominations.This year, Pixar delivers yet another masterpiece.
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