Using Exhibit 1 in the case, calculate the present value of the 17 films on the list.

Use a growth rate of 4.5%

Create a chart that graphically depicts the highest to lowest grossing films.

What elements of the external environment might affect Pixar's strategy?

Analyze the segments of the general environment. Analyze Porter's Five Forces.

What key internal resources does Pixar posses that might help it support its competitive strategy?

Conduct a value chain analysis.

Conduct a resource based analysis of the firm.

Since Pixar launched Toy Story in 1995, it has released 17 pulled the film away from its director as it began to search other films, each of which has debuted at the top of the for new ways to rework the story. Pixar had done this box office charts (see Exhibit 1). Its films have received before, and insists that rethinking an animated film is not critical acclaim, with 10 Academy Award nominations and uncommon, especially when you are working with fresh, eight wins for Best Animated Film. This is far more than untested jdeas. In the end, although The Good Dinosaur any other studio since the category was added in 2001. . worked well as family entertainment, it did not quite meet The only exception to its stellar record was The Good the lofty standards for originality and creativity set by Dinosaur, which was released in late 2015, after Pixar had Pixar's other films. yanked it from release the previous year. The firm had The continued success of its films has put aside doubts about the ability of Pixar to maintain its creativity after being acquired by the Walt Disney Company in * Case prepared by Jamat Shamale, Michigan State University, with the 2006 for the hefty sum of $7.4 billon. The dea! was finalassistanco of Professor Alan B. Elsnec, Pace Univensity. Material has been ized by the late Steve Jobs, the Apple Computer chief Copyright 82017 Jamal Stamaie and Alan B. Elanee. executive, who then served as the head of the computer EXHIBIT 1 All of Plxar's films released to date have cndod up among the top animated films of all