Pixar's Release Date for Second Quarter 2005 Earnings: - Thursday, August 4, 2005 -

Pixar's Release Date for Second Quarter 2005 Earnings: - Thursday, August 4, 2005 -

EMERYVILLE, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pixar Animation Studios (NASDAQ:PIXR) today confirmed that management will report second quarter 2005 earnings results on Thursday, August 4, 2005 following market close. Pixar's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Steve Jobs, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Simon Bax, will conduct a teleconference to discuss information relevant to the second quarter results as well as other recent or upcoming developments affecting the company's operations. The teleconference will be held on Thursday, August 4, 2005 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

To participate in the teleconference, please call 877-777-1973 (U.S.) or 651-291-0900 (Int'l) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time. A replay of the call will be provided through Thursday, August 11, 2005 until midnight Eastern Time. To access the replay, please call 800-475-6701 (U.S.) or 320-365-3844 (Int'l) and reference the reservation code: 789073.

Pixar also will provide live audio streaming of its second quarter 2005 results conference call. The webcast will be accessible through Pixar's web site at http://www.pixar.com/investor/index.html.

About Pixar Animation Studios

Pixar Animation Studios combines creative and technical artistry to create original stories in the medium of computer animation. Pixar has created six of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time: Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and The Incredibles. Pixar has won 18 Academy Awards(R) and its six films have grossed more than $3.2 billion at the worldwide box office to date. The Northern California studio will release its next film, Cars, on June 9, 2006.

Source: Pixar Animation Studios

CONTACT: Nils Erdmann, Investor Relations of Pixar Animation Studios, +1-510-752-3374; or John Buckley of Brainerd Communicators, +1-212-986-6667

Web site: http://www.pixar.com/

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