When did this happen? Yeah, we liked “Toy Story 3” but not as much as most critics who practically creamed themselves over the film with early shouts of Best Picture being thrown around (sorry, it’s not that good). But even as the hype (sort of) died down, who knew that the film was still packing ’em in? We certainly didn’t but “Toy Story 3” will at some point later today cross the $1 billion mark for Disney.
The film will mark the second billion success this year for the studio with the first being Tim Burton’s godawful “Alice In Wonderland” proving that taste and quality are non-factors in box office success. While it was reported earlier this year that this was the last installment of the franchise, one billion dollars is a pretty convincing argument to keep things going so don’t be surprised if “Toy Story 4” is already being planned. There’s already a short film being made that will play in front of “Cars 2” next year.
So yeah, “Toy Story 3” is still in theaters and it’s pretty awful weekend for movies so if you haven’t seen it, its definitely worth checking out though “Avatar” might be hogging some of the 3D screens.