Being part of the team required an enormous amount of responsibility, but it was really exciting for me professionally". But when you see the film in IMAX, those shots are actually shot "in IMAX," for lack of a better word [. According to Nielsen Holdings, Lightyear was the 9th most streamed movie across all platforms, during the week of August 29, 2022, to September 4, 2022. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its animation, score, visuals, technical aspects, and entertainment value, but criticism for its screenplay.

Its viewership fell sharply in the second week to 700 million minutes, with the film being positioned tenth overall and third among all streaming films. However, for the film, this is the first Pixar film to use Lego as part of their pipeline than what Lego does.The three most recent Pixar movies – Soul, Luca and Turning Red – have skipped cinemas entirely to debut exclusively on Disney+.

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As a result, Lightyear can't help feeling like a cash grab rather than a necessary expansion of the franchise. Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio Wins Five Trophies Including the Top Prize at the 50th Annie Awards".