13% of its staff, let go.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\tPixar cuts are numbered to be in the high single percentile of its 1,100 staff, which translates to around or under 100 pink-slips. Cuts are across production and operations. No word of notable EVPs or SVPs being let go yet. In May 2024, Pixar shed 14% of its employees, about 175, as it scaled back its direct-to-consumer series.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Pixar layoffs come at a time when the studio is back in form on the feature side with original Hoppers <\/em>and Toy Story 5 <\/em>grossing close to $1.4 billion worldwide (compare this to Lucasfilm, which misfired this summer with Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu <\/em>tanking with $344M, the lowest-grossing Star Wars <\/em>film ever).<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cOver the past several months, we have looked at ways in which we can streamline our operations in various parts of the company to ensure we deliver the world-class creativity and innovation our fans value and expect from Disney,\u201d D\u2019Amaro wrote in the April memo to staff. \u201cGiven the fast-moving pace of our industries, this requires us to constantly assess how to foster a more agile and technologically-enabled workforce to meet tomorrow\u2019s needs.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tD\u2019Amaro succeeded Bob Iger as CEO earlier this year. Disney has more employees than many of its media rivals, mainly due to its theme park and experiences operations, which rely on seasonal and temporary workers. As of the end of fiscal 2025, the company had 231,000 employees \u2013 roughly 172,000 in the U.S. and 59,000 elsewhere.<\/p>\n
\n\tAnthony D\u2019Alessandro contributed to this article. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/a>
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