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EMERYVILLE, CA - (November 11, 2004) Pixar Animation Studios (Nasdaq: PIXR) today announced financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended October 2, 2004. For the quarter, Pixar earned $22.4 million, or $0.38 per diluted share on revenues of $44.5 million. These results compare to earnings of $13.2 million, or $0.23 per diluted share on revenues of $30.2 million, achieved in the year-ago quarter.

Gray Matter, the latest film by Joe Berlinger (Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, Paradise Lost, Brother's Keeper) will screen this Sunday, November 14th at 2:00pm as part of the Margaret Mead Film Festival at the American Museum of Natural History.

The following are key release of November 9. Click on the titles for more information or click here for a full breakdown of releases for the week.

Like Santa Claus himself, writer and director Robert Zemeckis' The Polar Express is an enchanted Christmas fantasy. Based on the children's storybook by Chris Van Allsburg (who also wrote the book Jumanji), Mr. Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away) presents Christmastime with a blend of impressionism and realism.

The intense low budget indepedent film Intoxicating has been held over for a second week at the Edwards University 6 in Irvine after a strong opening weekend. The film which opened on three southern California screens last friday remains at the Loews Beverly Center, AMC Rolling Hills 20 and Edwards University 6 through thursday with Edwards (Regal) holding the film over already. Johnny Depp

Shall We Dance is enjoying a surprising blockbuster run overseas thanks to a huge run in Italy and strong starts everywhere else, especially Australia and Germany. Richard GereJennifer LopezJulianne MooreJohnny DeppJerry Bruckheimer

Beverly Hills , CA—The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has allocated $300,000 to 25 U. S. film festivals for calendar year 2005 programming, Festival Grants Committee Chair Gale Anne Hurd announced today.

The Incredibles lived up to its title and to its more marvelous Pixar pedigree, kicking off the 2004 holiday season in super fashion. Jude LawHugh GrantJack NicholsonJamie Foxx

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH, CINE-SPACE AT 8PM Clint Eastwood

ACADEMY TO LAUNCH ANNUAL DOCUMENTARY FILM PROGRAM

Pixar's exciting The Incredibles, though stained by bad ideas, is fun. Writer and director Brad Bird, who directed and co-wrote the classically animated and surprisingly powerful children's story The Iron Giant, delivers an action-packed fable with distinct characters. In today's bankrupt culture, it's an achievement. Those accustomed to random jokes and a stream of vulgarities may be downright bewildered.

Beverly Hills, CA—Eleven films are eligible to compete for the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar in the 2004 Academy Awards® competition.

You saw behind the scenes of a band in crisis in Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's outrageous Metallica: Some Kind of Monster -- now read about it in Director Joe Berlinger's uncensored account of making the "behind the scenes" in his new book:

<DIV align=center>WARNER BROS. PICTURES ANNOUNCES SNEAK PREVIEWS OF 'THE POLAR EXPRESS' ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6</DIV> Tom HanksRobert ZemeckisAlan Silvestri

The following are key release of November 2. Click on the titles for more information.

Local productions dominated the international marketplace last weekend, but thanks to a wider release Shark Tale again grabbed first place. Johnny DeppKate WinsletTom CruiseRichard GereJennifer LopezWoody Allen

<CENTER>QUENTIN TARANTINO PRESENTSQuentin TarantinoJet LiYimou ZhangChristopher DoyleDun TanZiyi Zhang

<DIV align=center>WARNER BROS. PICTURES, CASTLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT & SHANGRI-LA ENTERTAINMENT HOST THE PREMIERE OFTom HanksRobert ZemeckisAlan Silvestri

Hollywood's top businesswoman, Sherry Lansing, will depart Paramount Pictures when her contract expires at the end of next year, the studio confirmed to Box Office Mojo. Earlier today, the Los Angeles Times, quoting an anonymous source, reported Lansing's decision. Lansing, who runs Paramount's motion picture division, has not divulged her career goals.