Pixar Animation Studios has never released a movie that was not a commercial and creative triumph, and its 10th feature, “Up,” is looking to be no exception , at least artistically.
To the extreme irritation of the Walt Disney Company, however, two important business camps , Wall Street and toy retailers , are notably down on “Up.”
Some industry watchers, a few of them still griping about the hefty $9 billion that Disney paid for Pixar in 2006, are fretting about the film’s commercial potential, particularly when it comes to benefiting other Disney businesses.
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