Finding Nemo (franchise)

Finding Nemo is a CGI animated film series and Disney media franchise that began with the 2003 film of the same name, produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The original film was followed by a sequel, Finding Dory, released in 2016. Both films are directed by Andrew Stanton and co-directed by Lee Unkrich.

Finding Nemo (2003)
Main article: Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo is the fifth Pixar film. The film tells the story of a clownfish named Nemo (voiced by Alexander Gould) who gets abducted, his over-protective father Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks) who, along with a regal tang named Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres), searches for him all the way to Sydney Harbour. Along the way, Marlin learns to take risks and let little Nemo take care of himself.

Finding Dory (2016)
Main article: Finding Dory

Finding Dory is the seventeenth Pixar film. The film focuses on the amnesiac character Dory, (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres) who travels to California to find her long-lost parents, Jenny and Charlie, as well as exploring the idea of her being reunited with her family.[1] It takes place one year after Finding Nemo and is set off the coast of Morro Bay, California.

Exploring the Reef (2003)
Main article: Exploring the Reef

Exploring the Reef is a short documentary film. It features Jean-Michel Cousteau, exploring the Great Barrier Reef, but Marlin, Dory, and Nemo keep interrupting him. The short film is included on the second disc of the Finding Nemo DVD.[5]

Marine Life Interviews (2016)
Marine Life Interviews focuses on some of the supporting characters within Finding Dory as they give brief interviews and thoughts on Dory herself. The short is included on the DVD and Blu-Ray release of Finding Dory. This is similar to Aardman's Creature Comforts.

Box office performance
Finding Nemo earned $380,843,261 in North America, and $559,492,275 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $940,335,536.[6] It is the second highest-grossing film of 2003, behind The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.[7] It was the highest-grossing Pixar film, up until 2010 when Toy Story 3 surpassed it.[8] 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) .[9]