7. Summary
Carl Fredrickson, a 78-year-old
curmudgeonly balloon salesman, is
not your average hero. When he
ties thousands of balloons to his
house and flies away to the wilds of
South America, he finally fulfills his
lifelong dream of adventure. But
after Carl discovers an 8-year-old
stowaway named Russell, this
unlikely duo soon find themselves
on a hilarious journey in a lost
world filled with danger and
surprises.
16. Box Office
Budget
$175,000,000 (estimated)
Up earned $293,004,164 in the
United States and Canada, and
$438,338,580 in other territories,
for a worldwide total of
$731,342,744.
Worldwide, it is the sixth highest-
grossing film of 2009
19. Sound and Music
The theme music is scored
by Michael Giacchino,
He ploted, from "Muntz's
Theme," which opens the
film with the heroic strains
of a 1930s newsreel,
to "Ellie's Theme," a simple
piano motif that grows
dramatically over the film.
It is the first score for a Pixar
film to win the Oscar
20. Awards and Nominations
3D Society
Winner of the Stereoscopic 3D Lumiere Award for
Animated 3D Feature
Academy Awards
Winner for Animated Feature Film: Pete Docter
Winner for Music (Original Score): Michael Giacchino
Nominated for Best Picture: Jonas Rivera
Nominated for Writing (Original Screenplay):
Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter. Story by Pete
Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy