Disney vs Pixar

Disney+ has finally launched here in the UK, giving us access to Disney’s whole catalogue of animated classics, as well as content from other Disney-owned studios including Pixar.

Between them, Disney Animation Studios and Pixar have been responsible for some of the best animated movies of all time, with imaginative storytelling and cutting edge animation techniques that are equally loved by all generations.

But when we pit the two companies against each other in terms of critical and audience reception, as well as box office success, who comes out on top?

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Overall

To find out which studio reigns supreme, we compared the feature films released by both, ranking them on the following factors:

Rotten Tomatoes
‘Tomatometer’
Score

Rotten Tomatoes
Audience Score

Inflation-Adjusted
Domestic Box
Office Total

Taking an average for each movie by both studios, it was a close contest for all three factors, although ultimately, Pixar was the winner in all three!

With undeniable classics such as the Toy Story series, Finding Nemo, up and Inside Out, Pixar have rarely put a foot wrong, with very few flops in their filmography.

While Disney aren’t far behind, there were a couple of disappointments which counted against them which you’ve probably either forgotten about or never heard of in the first place, such as Home on the Range, Chicken Little and The Black Cauldron.

Top 3 Movies OVERALL

1

Disney

Snow White AND the Seven Dwarfs

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2

Disney

The Lion King

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3

Disney

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

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Disney VS Pixar Movies Overall Rating

All Disney Pixar

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Critic score

With undeniable classics such as the Toy Story series, Finding Nemo, up and Inside Out, Pixar have rarely put a foot wrong, with very few flops in their filmography.

While Disney aren’t far behind, there were a couple of disappointments which counted against them which you’ve probably either forgotten about or never heard of in the first place, such as Home on the Range, Chicken Little and The Black Cauldron.

Top DISNEY & PIXAR MOVIE

Disney

Snow White AND the Seven Dwarfs

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Pixar

FINDING NEMO

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Disney VS Pixar Movies Overall Rating

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Critic score

Critic Score

Looking first at how well each movie was received by the critics, there were just three movies to receive a coveted 100% rating from Rotten Tomatoes, two of which were from Pixar (Toy Story and Toy Story 2) and one from Disney Animation (Pinocchio).

While Disney have had some huge critical successes, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, One Hundred and One Dalmatians and Zootopia (all 98%), they don’t quite have the consistency of Pixar, with a number of critical flops too, such as Chicken Little, Brother Bear (both 37%) and Atlantis: The Lost Empire (49%).

Top 3 Movies Rated By Critic Score

1

Pixar

Toy Story

100%

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2

Pixar

Toy Story 2

100%

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3

Pixar

Pinocchio

100%

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Disney VS Pixar Movies Rated By Critic Score

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Audience Score

However, it’s safe to say that movie fans don’t always agree with the critics, so we also looked at the ratings given to each film by users on Rotten Tomatoes, with audiences apparently preferring the fourth installment in the Toy Story series and fellow Pixar movie Coco (both 94%), followed by Disney’s 1994 classic The Lion King (93%).

Movies which we didn’t love so much include the forgettable Home on the Range (28%), Chicken Little (47%) and Dinosaur (48%).

Top 3 Movies Rated By Audience Score

1

Pixar

Toy Story 4

94%

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2

Pixar

COCO

94%

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3

Pixar

The lion king

93%

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Disney VS Pixar Movies Rated By Audience Score

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Box office

Box Office

Aside from how good a film is, we also need to look at how successful they each were, using inflation adjusted box office revenue.

Disney actually dominate at the top end of the scale, with nine of the top ten highest grossing movies all coming from their own Animation Studio (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs takes top spot with an estimated revenue of over a billion dollars in today’s money).

Again though, they also have their fair share of box office flops, including Winnie the Pooh, which despite being well liked by critics and audiences, struggled at the box office due to being released on the same weekend as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.

Top 3 Movies by Box Office Revenue

1

Disney

Snow White AND the Seven Dwarfs

$1,021,330,000

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2

Disney

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

$936,225,101

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3

Disney

The Lion King

$827,550,405

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All Disney vs Pixar Movies by Box Office Revenue

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