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{{Short description|1999 Pixar film}}
{{About|the 1999 film|the video game based on the film|Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue{{!}}''Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue''|the soundtrack|Toy Story 2 (soundtrack){{!}}''Toy Story 2'' (soundtrack)|the [[Game Boy Color]] set|
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[John Lasseter]]
| producer = {{plainlist|▼
* Helene Plotkin▼
* Karen Robert Jackson▼
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| screenplay = {{plainlist|
* [[Andrew Stanton]]
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* [[Ash Brannon]]
* Andrew Stanton
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▲| producer = {{plainlist|
▲* Helene Plotkin
▲* Karen Robert Jackson
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| starring = <!-- No billing block in official release poster. These two cast members are the only top-billed actors in the end credits and are also the only ones named in the poster. -->
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* [[Tim Allen]]
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| music = [[Randy Newman]]▼
| cinematography = [[Sharon Calahan]]
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* [[Lee Unkrich]]
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▲| music = [[Randy Newman]]
| production_companies = [[Pixar Animation Studios]]<!-- Credited as "Pixar Animation Studios" --><!-- Syndicated for Barbie -->
| distributor = [[Buena Vista Pictures Distribution]]{{efn|name=Disney|Distributed by [[Buena Vista Pictures Distribution]] through the [[Walt Disney Pictures]] banner.}}
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Disney initially envisioned ''Toy Story 2'' as a [[direct-to-video]] sequel. The film began production in a building separated from Pixar, on a small scale, as most of the main Pixar staff were busy working on ''[[A Bug's Life]]'' (1998). When story reels proved promising, Disney upgraded the film to a theatrical release, but Pixar was unhappy with the film's quality. Lasseter and the story team redeveloped the entire plot in one weekend. Although most Pixar features take years to develop, the established release date could not be moved and the production schedule for ''Toy Story 2'' was compressed into nine months.<ref name="PixarTouch07" /><ref name="iwerks" />
Despite production struggles, ''Toy Story 2'' debuted on November 24, 1999, to a successful box office run, eventually grossing over $511 million. It received widespread
== Plot ==
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Woody and Buzz Lightyear have become the co-leaders of Andy's toys. Andy plans to take Woody to Cowboy Camp, but accidentally rips his arm. Andy's mother places Woody on a shelf, and Woody begins to fear that Andy will throw him away. The day after Andy leaves, Woody finds Wheezy, a penguin toy with a broken squeaker who has also been shelved. After saving Wheezy from being sold at
At Al's apartment, Woody discovers that he was designed after the protagonist of ''Woody's Roundup'', a popular children's [[Western (genre)|Western]] series from the 1950s, and meets his co-star character dolls
Meanwhile, Buzz's group reaches Al's Toy Barn and searches for Woody. Buzz encounters a Utility Belt Buzz toy; assuming he is a real space ranger, Utility Belt Buzz imprisons Andy's Buzz as an imposter. Utility Belt Buzz later meets Andy's other toys and, assuming they are on a mission to defeat his arch-nemesis Emperor Zurg, accompanies them to Al's apartment. Andy's Buzz escapes and follows the gang, inadvertently releasing a toy Zurg from its box. Zurg follows Buzz with the intention of destroying him.
Both Buzzes and the search party arrive at Al's apartment, but Woody initially refuses to go home with them. Shortly after Andy's other toys leave, Woody reconsiders and invites the ''Woody's Roundup'' toys to go with him and become Andy's toys. While a hesitant Jessie and an enthusiastic Bullseye accept Woody's offer, Pete refuses and blocks the others from leaving; having never been played with, he is adamant about going to the museum.
Al returns to the apartment and takes the ''Woody's Roundup'' collection to the airport. While Utility Belt Buzz fights and reconciles with Zurg, Andy's Buzz and the other toys pursue Al's suitcases into the airport. After a prolonged pursuit through the airport's [[Baggage carousel|baggage sorting system]]
Andy returns from Cowboy Camp, plays with Jessie and Bullseye, and repairs Woody and Wheezy. Al mourns the loss of the lucrative deal with the toy museum on television. Woody tells Buzz that he no longer fears Andy losing interest in him, for even if it does happen, he and Buzz will be friends "for infinity and beyond".
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| footer = [[Tom Hanks]] (''Woody'') and [[Tim Allen]] (''Buzz Lightyear'') are amongst the many cast members who reprise their roles from ''[[Toy Story]]'' for ''Toy Story 2''.
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{{See also|List of Toy Story characters|l1=List of ''Toy Story'' characters}}
* [[Tom Hanks]] as [[Woody (Toy Story)|Woody]], a cowboy doll and the leader of Andy's toys. He is stolen by greedy toy store owner Al McWhiggin, who plans to sell him to a toy museum abroad. While trapped in Al's penthouse, Woody meets the other members of the Roundup Gang (Jessie, Bullseye, and Stinky Pete).
* [[Tim Allen]] as [[Buzz Lightyear]], a space ranger toy and Woody's best friend, he leads a group of Andy's toys on a mission to save Woody. Allen also voices [[List of Toy Story characters|Utility Belt Buzz Lightyear]], a next generation Buzz Lightyear toy who at the end reconciles with his father Zurg.
* [[Joan Cusack]] as [[Jessie (Toy Story)|Jessie]], a cowgirl doll and member of The Roundup Gang. She has a sad life after being abandoned by her owner Emily. [[Mary Kay Bergman]]
* [[Kelsey Grammer]] as [[Stinky Pete]], an elderly [[Prospecting|prospector]] doll and member of The Roundup Gang. When Woody meets him, he is still in his original box. He is eager to be sold to the museum and tries to stop Woody from going back to Andy.
* [[Don Rickles]] as [[Mr. Potato Head (Toy Story)|Mr. Potato Head]], a grouchy and grumpy [[Mr. Potato Head]] who is married to Mrs. Potato Head. He joins Buzz on the mission to rescue Woody.
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In November 1997, Roth and head of [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]] [[Peter Schneider (film executive)|Peter Schneider]] viewed the film's story reels, with some finished animation, in a screening room at Pixar. They were impressed with the quality of work and became interested in releasing ''Toy Story 2'' in theaters.<ref name="PixarTouch05"/> In addition to the unexpected artistic caliber, there were other reasons that made the case for a theatrical release more compelling. The economics of a direct-to-video Pixar release were lackluster due to the higher salaries of the crew. After negotiations, Jobs and Roth agreed that the split of costs and profits for ''Toy Story 2'' would follow the model of a newly created five-film deal — but ''Toy Story 2'' would not count as one of the five films. Disney had bargained in the contract for five original features, not sequels, thus assuring five sets of new characters for its theme parks and merchandise. Jobs gathered the crew and announced the change in plans for the film on February 5, 1998.<ref name="PixarTouch06">{{harvnb|Price|2008|page=179}}</ref>
The work done on the film to date was nearly lost in 1998 when one of the animators, while routinely clearing some files, accidentally entered the deletion command code <code>/bin/[[rm (Unix)|rm]] -r -f *</code> on the [[Root directory|root folder]] of the ''Toy Story 2'' assets on Pixar's internal servers.<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/lightyear-producer-credited-saving-toy-story-2-after-deletion-1680072 ''Lightyear'' Producer Credited With Saving 'Toy Story 2' After Deletion] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218031008/https://www.newsweek.com/lightyear-producer-credited-saving-toy-story-2-after-deletion-1680072 |date=February 18, 2022 }} ''Newsweek'', TAYLOR MCCLOUD, February 16, 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.slashgear.com/how-pixars-toy-story-2-was-deleted-twice-21229124 How Pixar's Toy Story 2 Was Deleted... Twice] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218031445/https://www.slashgear.com/how-pixars-toy-story-2-was-deleted-twice-21229124 |date=February 18, 2022 }} SHANE MCGLAUN, ''Slashgear'', May 30, 2012</ref> Associate technical director Oren Jacob was one of the first to notice as character models disappeared from their works in progress. They shut down the file servers but had already lost 90% of the last two years of work, and it was also found that the backups had not been working for about a month. The film was saved when technical director Galyn Susman, who had been [[remote work]]ing to take care of her newborn child, revealed she had a backup copy of the film on her home computer. The Pixar team was able to recover nearly all of the lost assets except for a few recent days of work, allowing the film to proceed.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news||url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/pixars-billiondollar-delete-button-nearly-lost-toy-story-2-animation-7758083.html |title=Pixar's billion-dollar delete button nearly lost Toy Story 2 animation |first=Gilliar |last=Orr |work=[[The Independent]] |date=May 17, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119174902/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/pixars-billion-dollar-delete-button-nearly-lost-toy-story-2-animation-7758083.html | archive-date=November 19, 2018 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite news||url=https://thenextweb.com/media/2012/05/21/how-pixars-toy-story-2-was-deleted-twice-once-by-technology-and-again-for-its-own-good/ |title=How ''Toy Story 2'' Got Deleted Twice, Once on Accident and Again for Its Own Good |date=May 21, 2014 |publisher=The Next Web |access-date=September 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121130635/https://thenextweb.com/media/2012/05/21/how-pixars-toy-story-2-was-deleted-twice-once-by-technology-and-again-for-its-own-good/|archive-date=November 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
Many of the creative staff at Pixar were not happy with how the sequel was turning out. Upon returning from the European promotion tour of ''A Bug's Life'', Lasseter watched the development reels and agreed that it was not working. Pixar met with Disney, telling them that the film would have to be redone. Disney disagreed, and noted that Pixar did not have enough time to remake the film before its established release date. Pixar decided that they simply could not allow the film to be released in its existing state, and asked Lasseter to take over the production. Lasseter agreed, recruiting the first film's creative team, including Stanton and Docter, to redevelop the story and taking over as director from Brannon, who would remain on the project as co-director alongside [[Lee Unkrich]], who was also fresh from ''A Bug's Life'', having served as supervising editor.<ref name="PixarTouch06" /> To meet Disney's deadline, Pixar had to complete the entire film in nine months.<ref name="iwerks">{{Cite video |people=Iwerks, Leslie |title=[[The Pixar Story]] |medium=Documentary |publisher=Leslie Iwerks Productions |year=2007}}</ref> Unkrich, concerned with the dwindling amount of time remaining, asked Jobs whether the release date could be pushed back. Jobs explained that there was no choice, presumably in reference to the film's licensees and marketing partners, who were getting toys and promotions ready.<ref name="PixarTouch07" />
Brannon focused on development, story and animation, Lasseter was in charge of art, modeling and lighting, and Unkrich oversaw editorial, [[cinematography]], and layout. The three met daily to discuss their progress with each other (they wanted to ensure they were all progressing in the same direction), which caused the boundaries of their responsibilities to overlap.<ref name="PixarTouch06" /><ref name="AWN">{{#invoke:cite news||url=http://www.awn.com/articles/reviews/toy-story-2-not-your-typical-hollywood-sequel |title=''Toy Story 2'' Is Not Your Typical Hollywood Sequel |author=Karl Cohen |date=December 1, 1999 |publisher=[[Animation World Network]] |access-date=January 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502230857/http://www.awn.com/articles/reviews/toy-story-2-not-your-typical-hollywood-sequel|archive-date=May 2, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> As was common with Pixar features, the production became difficult as delivery dates loomed and hours inevitably became longer. Still, ''Toy Story 2'', with its highly compressed production schedule, was especially trying.<ref name="PixarTouch10">{{harvnb|Price|2008|page=183}}</ref> While hard work and long hours were common to the team by that
==Music==
{{Main|Toy Story 2 (soundtrack)|l1=''Toy Story 2'' (soundtrack)}}
[[Randy Newman]], who composed and conducted music for the original ''[[Toy Story]]'' film, returned to score the sequel.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||date=January 1, 1999 |title=Toy Story 2 (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack) |url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/toy-story-2-an-original-walt-disney-records-soundtrack/156087468 |access-date=April 12, 2018 |website=[[iTunes]]}}</ref> He wrote two original songs – "[[When She Loved Me]]", performed by [[Sarah McLachlan]], and "Woody's Roundup", performed by [[Riders in the Sky (band)|Riders in the Sky]] – besides composing the score. The song from ''Toy Story'', "[[You've Got a Friend in Me]]" was also reused. It was sung at two different points during the film by [[Tom Hanks]] as Woody and Robert Goulet, the singing voice of Wheezy.<ref name="PixarTouch10" /> The score released by [[Walt Disney Records]] on November 9, 1999.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||last=Phares |first=Heather |date=November 9, 1999 |title=Randy Newman – Toy Story 2 |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/toy-story-2-mw0000244319 |access-date=April 8, 2018 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><ref name=":18">{{#invoke:cite web||last=Green |first=Brad |date=2000 |title=Toy Story 2: Soundtrack |url=http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=3209&s=Soundtracks |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410072225/http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=3209&s=Soundtracks |archive-date=April 10, 2018 |access-date=April 9, 2018 |website=Urban Cinefile}}</ref> The track "When She Loved Me", which was considered to be among the saddest sequences in both Disney and Pixar films, and the saddest film songs ever written, received acclaim for McLachlan's singing and Newman's compositions. The song was nominated at the [[72nd Academy
== Release ==
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=== Re-releases ===
In 2009, both ''Toy Story'' and ''Toy Story 2'' were converted to [[3D film|
Translating the films into 3-D involved revisiting the original computer data and virtually placing a second camera into each scene, creating left-eye and right-eye views needed to achieve the perception of depth. Unique to computer animation, Lasseter referred to this process as "digital archaeology". The lead [[stereographer]] Bob Whitehill oversaw this process and sought to achieve an effect that impacted the film's emotional storytelling. It took four months to resurrect the old data and get it in working order. Then, adding 3-D to each of the films took six months per film.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news||first=Mekado |last=Murphy |title=Buzz and Woody Add a Dimension |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/movies/04murp.html |date=October 1, 2009 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=October 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129012757/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/movies/04murp.html|archive-date=January 29, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
The double feature opened in 1,745 theaters on October 2, 2009, and made $12.5 million in its opening weekend, finishing in third place at the box office behind ''[[Zombieland]]'' and ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2009/10/05/daily1.html|title='Zombieland' takes top spot at box office}}</ref> The features closed on November 5, 2009, with a worldwide gross of $32.3 million.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||title=Toy Story / Toy Story 2 (3D) |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=toystory3d.htm |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=September 23, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731112642/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=toystory3d.htm|archive-date=July 31, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Unlike other countries, the UK and Argentina received the films in 3-D as separate releases. ''Toy Story 2'' was released January 22, 2010, in the UK, and February 18, 2010, in Argentina.<ref name="Toy Story 3D Review">{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/movies/reviews/article.aspx?cp-documentid=149974281 |title=Toy Story in 3D: MSN Review |access-date=October 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002133147/http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/movies/reviews/article.aspx?cp-documentid=149974281 |archive-date=October 2, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== Home media ===
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A brief controversy involving the Ultimate Toy Box edition took place in which around 1,000 copies of the box set that were shipped to [[Costco]] stores had a pressing error which caused a scene from the 2000 R-rated film ''[[High Fidelity (film)|High Fidelity]]'' to play in the middle of the film. The scene in question, which featured the use of the word "[[fuck]]" multiple times, prompted a number of complaints from consumers, causing Costco to eventually recall the defective units from shelves and later go on to replace them. The defect was caused by a "content mix" error according to [[Technicolor]], which manufactured the discs, and only affected the U.T.B. Box set copies of ''Toy Story 2'' which were included with the two-pack were not affected by the manufacturing error. According to [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]], less than 1% of the discs shipped were printed with the glitch.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=114164&page=1 |title=Profane Toy Story 2 Recalled |date=October 21, 2000 |publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |access-date=January 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131031555/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=114164&page=1 |archive-date=January 31, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Eileen |title='Ultimate Toy Box' Defect Corrected After Recall; DVD Rental Site Launches |date=November 4, 2000 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=61 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uRAEAAAAMBAJ&q=Billboard+toy+story+vhs&pg=PA61 |access-date=January 7, 2018 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420093847/https://books.google.com/books?id=uRAEAAAAMBAJ&q=Billboard+toy+story+vhs&pg=PA61 |url-status=live}}</ref>
''Toy Story 2'' was available for the first time on [[Blu-ray|Blu-ray Disc]] in a Special Edition Combo Pack released on March 23, 2010, along with the first film.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||last1=McCutcheon |first1=David |title=Toy Story's Special Edition |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/01/29/toy-storys-special-edition |website=IGN |access-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102061203/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/01/29/toy-storys-special-edition |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |language=en |date=January 29, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> On November 1, 2011, the first three ''Toy Story'' films were re-released, each as a DVD/Blu-ray/Blu-ray 3D/Digital Copy combo pack (four discs each for the first two films, and five for the third film).<ref>{{cite press release |last1=DeMott |first1=Rick |title=Toy Story Trilogy Comes to Blu-ray 3-D |url=https://www.awn.com/news/toy-story-trilogy-comes-blu-ray-3-d |publisher=Animation World Network |access-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222180403/https://www.awn.com/news/toy-story-trilogy-comes-blu-ray-3-d |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |date=November 1, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] on June 4, 2019.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:cite news||url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/disney-toy-story-2-casting-couch-joke-blooper-reel-1203259038/ |title=Disney Cuts 'Toy Story 2' Casting Couch Joke From Blooper Reel |last=Nissen |first=Dano |date=July 3, 2019 |work=Variety |access-date=July 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703234124/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/disney-toy-story-2-casting-couch-joke-blooper-reel-1203259038/ |archive-date=July 3, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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== Reception ==
=== Box office ===
''Toy Story 2'' was as successful as the first ''Toy Story'' film commercially. It became 1999's highest-grossing animated film, earning $245.9 million in the United States and Canada and $511.3 million worldwide — beating both Pixar's previous releases by a significant margin.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||title=Toy Story 2 (1999) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Toy-Story-2#tab=summary |website=The Numbers}}</ref><ref name="Boxofficemojo" /> It became the third-highest-grossing animated film of all time (behind ''[[The Lion King]]'' and ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'').<ref name="PixarTouch12" />
''Toy Story 2'' was as successful as the first ''Toy Story'' film commercially. It became 1999's highest-grossing animated film, earning $245.9 million in the United States and Canada and $511.3 million worldwide — beating both Pixar's previous releases by a significant margin.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||title=Toy Story 2 (1999) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Toy-Story-2#tab=summary |website=The Numbers}}</ref><ref name="Boxofficemojo" /> It became the third-highest-grossing animated film of all time (behind ''[[The Lion King]]'' and ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'').<ref name="PixarTouch12" /> ''Toy Story 2'' opened over the [[Thanksgiving]] Day weekend at number 1 ahead of ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]'', ''[[End of Days (film)|End of Days]]'' and ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'', collecting a three-day tally of $57.4 million from 3,236 theaters, averaging $17,734 per theater over three days, as well as making $80.1 million since its Wednesday launch and staying at No. 1 for the next two weekends.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1999&wknd=48&p=.htm |title=Weekend Box Office Results for November 26-28, 1999 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143431/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1999&wknd=48&p=.htm |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the time of the film's release, it had the third-highest opening weekend of all time, behind ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]''.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||last=Gray |first=Brandon |date=November 28, 1999 |title=Weekend Box Office |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed2792621060/ |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515003721/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed2792621060/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It also broke the studio record for having the best single-day gross, surpassing ''[[The Waterboy]]''.<ref>{{#invoke:cite news||title=Toy Story 2' dominates U.S. box office |url=https://www.upi.com/amp/Archives/1999/11/28/Toy-Story-2-dominates-US-box-office/7906943765200/ |access-date=February 22, 2022 |work=[[United Press International]] |date=November 28, 1999 |archive-date=February 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222022213/https://www.upi.com/amp/Archives/1999/11/28/Toy-Story-2-dominates-US-box-office/7906943765200/ |url-status=live }}</ref> When the film opened, ''Toy Story 2'' earned $9.5 million during its first day, breaking ''[[Back to the Future Part II]]''{{'}}s record to have the highest Thanksgiving opening day.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||last=Gray |first=Brandon |date=November 24, 1999 |title='Toy Story 2' Breaks Thanksgiving Records |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed2809398276/ |access-date=September 14, 2023 |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-date=September 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914020845/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed2809398276/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On its third day of release, the film made $22.6 million, becoming the highest Friday gross at that time, beating ''The Lost World: Jurassic Park''.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||last=Hayes |first=Dade |title=The 'Toy' that ate history |url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/the-toy-that-ate-history-1117758449/ |website=Variety |access-date=May 8, 2022 |date=November 29, 1999 |archive-date=May 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508222555/https://variety.com/1999/film/news/the-toy-that-ate-history-1117758449/|url-status=live}}</ref> For two years, it would hold this record until May 2001 when ''[[The Mummy Returns]]'' opened with $23.4 million.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Susman|first=Gary|title=''Mummy Returns'' rakes in $70.1 million|url=https://ew.com/article/2001/05/09/mummy-returns-rakes-701-million/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=May 8, 2022|date=May 9, 2001|archive-date=November 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128162717/https://ew.com/article/2001/05/09/mummy-returns-rakes-701-million/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film also had the largest opening weekend for an animated film before being surpassed by ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' that year.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.brainerddispatch.com/newsmd/monsters-inc-mashes-its-competition-with-record-opening|title='Monsters, Inc.' mashes its competition with record opening|date=November 8, 2001 }}</ref> Moreover, ''Toy Story 2'' was ranked as the third-highest five-day Wednesday gross of any film, trailing only behind ''The Phantom Menace'' and ''[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]''. The film even had the highest five-day Thanksgiving opening weekend, beating out ''[[A Bug's Life]]''.<ref name="Stampede">{{#invoke:cite news||last=Lyman |first=Rick |title=Those Toys Are Leaders In Box-Office Stampede |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/29/movies/those-toys-are-leaders-in-box-office-stampede.html |access-date=March 25, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=November 29, 1999 |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319232310/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/29/movies/those-toys-are-leaders-in-box-office-stampede.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, ''[[The Hunger Games: Catching Fire]]'' and ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'' both surpassed ''Toy Story 2'' to have the largest Thanksgiving weekend debut.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-xpm-2013-dec-01-la-et-st-frozen-does-not-chill-at-the-box-office-20131127-story.html|title='Frozen,' 'Catching Fire' set Thanksgiving-weekend records| website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 2013 }}</ref> For its second weekend, the film had earned $27.7 million, making it the fourth-highest December weekend gross, after ''[[Scream 2]]''{{'}}s opening weekend gross and ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]''{{'}}s opening weekend and second weekend grosses respectively.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||last=Gray |first=Brandon |date=December 5, 1999 |title=Weekend Box Office |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed2759066628/ |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515003017/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed2759066628/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By [[New Year's Day]], it had made more than $200 million in the U.S. alone, and it eventually became 1999's third highest-grossing film and far surpassing the original.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1999&wknd=54&p=.htm |title=Weekend Box Office Results for January 7-9, 2000 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=October 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141716/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1999&wknd=54&p=.htm |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Box Office Mojo]] estimates that the film sold over 47.8 million tickets in the United States and Canada.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||access-date=July 13, 2016 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=toystory2.htm&adjust_yr=1&p=.htm |title=Toy Story 2 (1999) |website=Box Office Mojo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143642/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=toystory2.htm&adjust_yr=1&p=.htm|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>▼
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The film set a three-day weekend record in the United Kingdom, grossing £7.7 million and beating ''The Phantom Menace''.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.screendaily.com/toy-story-2-propels-uk-to-all-time-high/401384.article|title=Toy Story 2 propels UK to all-time high
=== Critical response ===
Reviewers judged
{{blockquote|''Toy Story 2'' does what few sequels ever do. Instead of essentially remaking an earlier film and deeming it a sequel, the creative team, led by director [[John Lasseter]], delves deeper into their characters while retaining the fun spirit of [[Toy Story|the original film]].<ref name="PixarTouch12" />}}
On [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has [[List of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes|an approval rating of {{RT data|score}}]] based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's critical consensus reads, "The rare sequel that arguably improves on its predecessor, ''Toy Story 2'' uses inventive storytelling, gorgeous animation, and a talented cast to deliver another rich moviegoing experience for all ages."<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/toy_story_2|title=Toy Story 2 (1999)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401081500/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/toy_story_2/|archive-date=April 1, 2019|url-status=live}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> As of March 2024, it is the highest rated animated film on the site and the second best rated film overall, after ''[[Leave No Trace (film)|Leave No Trace]]''.<ref name="top100RT">{{cite web | url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/movies-100-percent-score-rotten-tomatoes/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117235141/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/movies-100-percent-score-rotten-tomatoes/ | archive-date=January 17, 2024 | title=The 100% Club: Movies with a 100% Tomatometer Score on Rotten Tomatoes }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a score of 88 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/toy-story-2 |title=''Toy Story 2'' reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=July 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126053748/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/toy-story-2|archive-date=November 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[CinemaScore]] reported that audiences had given the film a rare average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale, making it the first ever computer-animated film to receive this grade.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||first=Pamela |last=McClintock |title=Why CinemaScore Matters for Box Office |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/why-cinemascore-matters-box-office-225563/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=August 19, 2011 |access-date=July 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719145918/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/why-cinemascore-matters-box-office-225563/ |archive-date=July 19, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Chuck Jones2 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Animator [[Chuck Jones]] wrote a letter to Lasseter after seeing the film, heavily praising it.]]
[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film three and a half stars out of four and said in his print review "I forgot something about toys a long time ago, and ''Toy Story 2'' reminded me".<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||last=Ebert |first=Roger |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/toy-story-2-1999 |title=Toy Story 2 Review |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |access-date=October 15, 2011 |date=January 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050505220729/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19991124%2FREVIEWS%2F911240304%2F1023|archive-date=May 5, 2005|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said "''Toy Story 2'' may not have the most original title, but everything else about it is, well, mint in the box".<ref>{{#invoke:cite news||last=Turan |first=Kenneth |title=Seeking the Meaning of (Shelf) Life |url=https://articles.latimes.com/1999/nov/19/entertainment/ca-35106 |access-date=September 23, 2012 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=November 19, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328084414/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/nov/19/entertainment/ca-35106|archive-date=March 28, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Todd McCarthy]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said "In the realm of sequels, ''Toy Story 2'' is to ''Toy Story'' what ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' was to its predecessor, a richer, more satisfying film in every respect".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/toy-story-2-2-1117759786/|title=Review: 'Toy Story 2'|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=1999-11-17|access-date=2024-09-21|archive-date=2024-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921024118/https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/toy-story-2-2-1117759786/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Lisa Schwarzbaum]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' said "It's a great, IQ-flattering entertainment both wonderful and wise".<ref>{{#invoke:cite news||last=Schwarzbaum |first=Lisa |title=Toy Story 2 Review |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20609141_271947,00.html |access-date=September 23, 2012 |newspaper=Entertainment Weekly |date=July 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522085100/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20609141_271947,00.html|archive-date=May 22, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
Upon seeing the film, animator [[Chuck Jones]] (director of the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' shorts) wrote a letter to Lasseter, calling the film "wonderful" and "beautifully animated", and telling Lasseter he was "advancing the cause of classic animation in a new and effective way." Lasseter, a personal admirer of Jones, has the letter framed in his house.<ref>{{Citation |last=filxy_art |title=Chuck Jones at 100 (with John Lasseter) |date=September 27, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZVQaLIQef8 |access-date=August 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405011613/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZVQaLIQef8|archive-date=April 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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== Sequel ==
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The sequel, titled ''Toy Story 3'', was released on June 18, 2010.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Rottenberg|first=Josh|title='Toy Story 3' gets IMAX 3-D release date|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/12/18/toy-story-3-gets-imax-3-d-release-date/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=December 18, 2009|access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref> In the film, Andy's toys are accidentally donated to a day-care center as he prepares to leave for college.<ref>{{cite news|last=Natcharian|first=Lisa|title=Trapped in the wrong classroom|url=https://www.masslive.com/real_learning/2010/06/trapped_in_the_wrong_classroom.html|work=[[The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)|The Republican]]|date=June 22, 2010|access-date=July 26, 2024}}</ref>
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