In the 28 years that Pixar has been around, the animation studio has raked in 27 Oscars and over $8 billion dollars in gross revenues — off of only 14 movies.
That’s more than $500 million per feature.
How does a company reach such insane levels of excellence?
In the new book “Creativity, Inc,” long-time Pixar president Ed Catmull reveals the story behind the pixels, from the origin of the name to its wacky company perks and what really happened with Steve Jobs.
Find the most surprising bits of Pixar’s journey below.
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