Finding Nemo (franchise) "Finding Nemo" is the second highest-grossing film of 2003, behind "". It was the highest-grossing Pixar film, up until 2010 when "Toy Story 3" surpassed it. "Finding Dory" is the third-highest-grossing film of 2016, behind "Civil War" and "Rogue One". Finding Nemo is the 6th highest-grossing animated franchise and holds the highest average box office gross per film among all animated franchises in box office history ($983.8million) . Both films received overwhelmingly positive reviews, with the first film winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. It was a financial blockbuster as it grossed over $921 million worldwide. It is
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage creative officer of Pixar and Disney Animation) in his role as Principal Creative Advisor for Imagineering. On July 15, 2005, two days before the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland, the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage was officially announced at the new Turtle Talk with Crush attraction at Disney California Adventure by then-Walt Disney Parks and Resorts President, Jay Rasulo. For the attraction the Imagineers used more than thirty tons of recycled crushed glass to "paint" the coral and rockwork in the lagoon. Imagineers also created more than forty colors for the lagoon area such as Yamber (a cross between yam and amber),