Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ misfires at the box office

The fifth Toy Story franchise installment fails to live up to its predecessors Pixar’s newest release “Lightyear,” a spin-off of their supremely popular “Toy Story” universe, had a ...
IndieWire

As ‘Lightyear’ Sputters at the Box Office, Where Should Pixar Go Next?

This weekend saw the release of Pixar‘s return to theaters with “Toy Story” spinoff “Lightyear,” the origin story for a beloved, uh, toy. Styled as a movie (within a movie franchise? trust us, ...
Polygon

Lightyear exemplifies one of Pixar’s recent running themes: failure

In retrospect, it doesn’t make much sense to compare Lightyear’s finances to the Toy Story series that spawned it. Lightyear positions itself as the “real” movie that made Andy, the main human ...
AOL

Why 'Lightyear' disappointed at the box office for Disney and Pixar

"Solo: A Star Wars Story." "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw." These days, as Hollywood milks its intellectual property for all its worth, many movie franchises have produced that one spinoff ...