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138-445: Finding Dory is a 2016 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures . It was directed by Andrew Stanton , co-directed by Angus MacLane , produced by Lindsey Collins, and written by Stanton and Victoria Strouse. The second installment to the Finding Nemo franchise , the film is a both a sequel and spin-off following
276-409: A beluga whale , and her childhood friend Destiny, a nearsighted whale shark , who used to communicate with Dory through the pipes as kids. She finally remembers how she was separated from her parents: she was accidentally pulled away by an undertow current into the pipes and out into the ocean. Meanwhile, Marlin and Nemo attempt to rescue Dory. With the help of a pair of California sea lions and
414-451: A common loon named Becky, they get into the institute and find her. Other blue tangs tell them that Dory's parents escaped years ago to search for her and never came back, leading Dory to believe that they are dead. Hank unintentionally drops Dory into the drain, flushing her out to the ocean. She comes across a trail of shells; remembering that her parents would set out similar shell trails to help her find her way back home, she follows it to
552-597: A giant squid that almost devours Nemo. Worried, she leaves to look for help and is captured by staff members from the Marine Life Institute. Dory is placed in quarantine and tagged. She meets a brusque but well-meaning seven-legged octopus named Hank. Dory's tag marks her for transfer to an aquarium in Cleveland, Ohio . Hank, who fears being released back into the ocean, agrees to help her find her parents in exchange for her tag. In one exhibit, Dory encounters Bailey,
690-570: A marine mammal buried beneath the fields of rural Vermont. The remains were found to be preserved in the sediments of the Champlain Sea , an extension of the Atlantic Ocean within the continent resulting from the rise in sea level at the end of the ice ages some 12,000 years ago. Today, the Charlotte whale is the official Vermont State Fossil (making Vermont the only state whose official fossil
828-417: A beluga to "talk" by using these sounds to identify three different objects, offering hope that humans may one day be able to communicate effectively with sea mammals. A similar observation has been made by Canadian researchers, where a beluga which died in 2007 "talked" when he was still a subadult. Another example is NOC , a beluga whale that could mimic the rhythm and tone of human language. Beluga whales in
966-431: A beluga's life expectancy was rarely more than 30 years. The method used to calculate the age of a beluga is based on counting the layers of dentine and dental cement in a specimen's teeth, which were originally thought to be deposited once or twice a year. The layers can be readily identified as one layer consists of opaque dense material and the other is transparent and less dense. It is therefore possible to estimate
1104-421: A calf or if they are pregnant. After giving birth, dominant females will return the calf back to their mother. Additionally, male calves will temporarily leave their mothers to interact with an adult male who can serve as a role model for the calf, before they return to their mothers. Male calves are also frequently seen interacting with each other. Belugas are slower swimmers than the other toothed whales, such as
1242-401: A calf. Experts consider this interaction with the objects to be a substitute behavior . In captivity, mothering behavior among belugas depends on the individual. Some mothers are extremely attentive while other mothers are so blasé, that they have actually lost their calves. In aquaria, there have been cases where dominant females have stolen calves from mothers, particularly if they have lost
1380-652: A comedy drama, this hybrid genre often deals with real life situations, grounded characters, and believable situations. The ratio between the drama and comedy can vary, but most of the time there is an equal measure of both, with neither side dominating. Abreu also adds that dramedies often deal with relatable and serious topics such as divorce, illness, hardship, and heartache. Examples of comedy dramas in American film include: Examples of American television comedy dramas include: Beluga whale The beluga whale ( / b ɪ ˈ l uː ɡ ə / ; Delphinapterus leucas )
1518-605: A discontinuous circumpolar distribution in Arctic and sub-Arctic waters. During the summer, they can mainly be found in deep waters ranging from 76°N to 80°N , particularly along the coasts of Alaska , northern Canada, western Greenland and northern Russia. The southernmost extent of their range includes isolated populations in the St. Lawrence River in the Atlantic, and the Amur River delta,
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#17328555184491656-436: A dive, these animals will reduce their heart rate from 100 beats a minute to between 12 and 20. Blood flow is diverted away from certain tissues and organs and towards the brain , heart and lungs , which require a constant oxygen supply. The amount of oxygen dissolved in the blood is 5.5%, which is greater than that found in land-based mammals and is similar to that of Weddell seals (a diving marine mammal). One study found
1794-541: A female beluga had 16.5 L of oxygen dissolved in her blood. Lastly, the beluga's muscles contain high levels of the protein myoglobin , which stores oxygen in muscle. Myoglobin concentrations in belugas are several times greater than for terrestrial mammals, which help prevent oxygen deficiency during dives. Beluga whales often accompany bowhead whales , for curiosity and to secure polynya feasibility to breathe as bowheads are capable of breaking through ice from underwater by headbutting. Belugas play an important role in
1932-400: A few centimetres behind their eyes; each hole communicates with an external auditory conduit and an eardrum . It is not known if these organs are functional or simply vestigial . Belugas are able to see within and outside of water, but their vision is relatively poor when compared to dolphins. Their eyes are especially adapted to seeing under water, although when they come into contact with
2070-426: A few days be hundreds of miles away from that pod. Beluga whale pods can be grouped into three categories, nurseries (which consist of mother and calves), bachelors (which consist of all males) and mixed groups. Mixed groups contain animals of both sexes. Many hundreds and even thousands of individuals can be present when the pods join in river estuaries during the summer. This can represent a significant proportion of
2208-410: A few hours after birth; thereafter, they feed at intervals around an hour. Studies of captive females have indicated their milk composition varies between individuals and with the stage of lactation; it has an average content of 28% fat, 11% protein, 60.3% water, and less than 1% residual solids. The milk contains about 92 cal per ounce . The calves remain dependent on their mothers for nursing for
2346-455: A few short films himself. In August 2015, at Disney's D23 Expo , it was announced that Hayden Rolence would voice Nemo, replacing Alexander Gould from the first film, whose voice had deepened since reaching adulthood (Gould voiced a minor character in the sequel instead). At the D23 expo they also announced that Ed O'Neill would be the voice of Hank. To make the light more realistic, RenderMan
2484-462: A humorous tenor. In television, modern scripted comedy dramas tend to have more humour integrated into the story than the comic relief common in drama series but usually contain a lower joke rate than sitcoms . In the very influential Greek theatre , plays were considered comedies or tragedies. This concept even influenced Roman theatre and theatre of the Hellenistic period . Theatre of that era
2622-450: A large frontal prominence. Another distinctive characteristic it possesses is the melon is malleable; its shape is changed during the emission of sounds. The beluga is able to change the shape of its head by blowing air around its sinuses to focus the emitted sounds. This organ contains fatty acids , mainly isovaleric acid (60.1%) and long-chain branched acids (16.9%), a very different composition from its body fat, and which could play
2760-412: A long, long, long, long, long, long time. I'm not mad it took this long. I know the people at Pixar were busy creating Toy Story 16 . But the time they took was worth it. The script is fantastic. And it has everything I loved about the first one: It's got a lot of heart, it's really funny, and the best part is—it's got a lot more Dory. In a July 2013 interview with Los Angeles Times , Stanton spoke of
2898-486: A maximum frequency of 100 to 120 kHz when transferred to Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii . The difference in frequencies is thought to be a response to the difference in environmental noise in the two areas. In special circumstances, beluga whale sounds have been reported to resemble human speech. These animals communicate using sounds of high frequency; their calls can sound like bird songs, so belugas were nicknamed "canaries of
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#17328555184493036-403: A mechanism for regulating body temperature , as the arteries feeding the fin's muscles are surrounded by veins that dilate or contract to gain or lose heat. The tailfin is flat with two oar-like lobes, it does not have any bones, and is made up of hard, dense, fibrous connective tissue. The tailfin has a distinctive curvature along the lower edge. The longitudinal muscles of the back provide
3174-404: A narrative that people can follow. When a main character can't self-reflect and can't tell a story, that character is very difficult to design because she can't really lead. To get her to be able to lead and to get an audience to be able to trust her was the hardest thing to do." The fictional Marine Life Institute depicted extensively in the film is based on the production team's research trips to
3312-525: A period up to 475 days (15.8 months). During the mating season, the testes of belugas double in weight. Testosterone levels increase, but seems to be independent of copulation. Copulation typically takes place between 3 and 4 AM. Calves are born over a protracted period that varies by location. In the Canadian Arctic, calves are born between March and September, while in Hudson Bay , the peak calving period
3450-491: A reaction to Carter not doing well, but only in its timing, but not in its conceit." In February 2013, it was confirmed by the press that Albert Brooks would reprise the role of Marlin in the sequel. In April 2013, Disney announced the sequel, Finding Dory , confirming that DeGeneres and Brooks would be reprising their roles as Dory and Marlin, respectively. Following a long campaign for a sequel on The Ellen DeGeneres Show , DeGeneres stated: I have waited for this day for
3588-509: A rise in film and television works that could be described as comedy-dramas. The term is a translation from the French "comédie dramatique". The portmanteau "dramedy" came to be in the 1980s. In January 2022, Rafael Abreu, writing for the StudioBinder filmmaking blog, defined this genre as follows: A dramedy is a movie or program that balances the elements of a drama and a comedy. Also known as
3726-466: A role in its echolocation system. Unlike many dolphins and whales, the seven vertebrae in the neck are not fused together, allowing the animal to turn its head laterally without needing to rotate its body. This gives the head a lateral manoeuvrability that allows an improved field of view and movement and helps in catching prey and evading predators in deep water. The rostrum has about eight to ten small, blunt and slightly curved teeth on each side of
3864-568: A scientific paper showing that imports of blue tangs to the US did not increase after release of the film, but internet searches for the species did increase. Discussions of a sequel began in June 2016, as Stanton announced his intent to have approaches to worldbuilding across sequels similar to the Toy Story franchise , given the introduction of new characters. In May 2024, Pixar CCO Pete Docter suggested that
4002-400: A sequel to Finding Nemo since 2005, tasking its new studio Circle Seven Animation after disagreements with Pixar. Though it never went into production, a script was uploaded to the official Raindance Film Festival website that includes elements of the unmade script. Disney's acquisition of Pixar in early 2006 led to the cancellation of Circle Seven's version of the film. A Pixar-made sequel
4140-407: A tire, where she reunites with her parents. They tell her they stayed close to home and spent years laying down the shell trails for her in the hopes that she would eventually find them again. Marlin, Nemo, and Hank end up in a truck taking various aquatic creatures to Cleveland. Destiny and Bailey escape from their exhibit to help Dory rescue them. On board the truck, Dory persuades Hank to return to
4278-500: A variety of fish species including saffron cod, rainbow smelt , walleye pollock, Pacific salmon , Pacific herring and several species of flounder and sculpin. The primary invertebrate consumed is shrimp. The primary prey item in regard to fish species for belugas in Bristol Bay appears to be the five species of salmon, with sockeye being the most prevalent. Smelt is also another common fish family eaten by belugas in this region. Shrimp
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4416-405: A way of preserving heat. The crest is hard and, along with the head, can be used to open holes in ice up to 8 cm (3.1 in) thick. The beluga has a very specialised sense of hearing and its auditory cortex is highly developed. It can hear sounds within the range of 1.2 to 120 kHz , with the greatest sensitivity between 10 and 75 kHz, where the average hearing range for humans
4554-472: A weighted average, assigned Finding Dory a score of 77 out of 100 based on 48 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, and PostTrak reported a 91% overall positive score and an 81% "definite recommend" among kids. Mike Ryan of Uproxx wrote, "I never thought I wanted a sequel to Finding Nemo , but here we are and I'm pretty happy it exists. And, for me, it
4692-420: A wide range of movement while they are searching for food on the ocean floor. Some animals have been observed to suck up water and then forcefully expel it to uncover their prey hidden in the silt on the seabed. As their teeth are neither large nor sharp, belugas must use suction to bring their prey into their mouths; it also means their prey has to be consumed whole, which in turn means it cannot be too large or
4830-403: A worldwide total of $ 1.029 billion. It was the third-highest-grossing film of 2016 and the fourth-highest-grossing animated film of all time . It had a worldwide opening of $ 185.7 million, which is the sixth-biggest of all time for an animated film, and an IMAX global opening of $ 6.4 million. On August 16, it earned $ 900 million in ticket sales, and on October 9, it passed
4968-401: A year. To their dismay, they are picked up by staff members from the Marine Life Institute. Prior to work on Finding Dory , Disney had planned to make a Finding Nemo sequel without Pixar's involvement, through Circle Seven Animation , a studio Disney announced in 2005 with the intention to make sequels to Pixar properties. However, due to the 2006 acquisition of Pixar by Disney, Circle Seven
5106-508: Is Coho salmon ( Oncorhynchus kisutch ). In general, the diets of these cetaceans consist mainly of fish; apart from those previously mentioned, other fish they feed on include capelin ( Mallotus villosus ), smelt , sole , flounder , herring , sculpin and other types of salmon . They also consume a great quantity of invertebrates, such as shrimp , squid , crabs , clams , octopus , sea snails , bristle worms and other deep-sea species. Belugas feed mainly in winter as their blubber
5244-429: Is debate as to whether cetacean vocalizations can constitute a language. A study conducted in 2015 determined that European beluga signals share physical features comparable to vowels. These sounds were found to be stable throughout time, but varied among different geographical locations. The further away the populations were from each other, the more varied the sounds were in relation to one another. The beluga inhabits
5382-404: Is 0.02 to 20 kHz. The majority of sounds are most probably received by the lower jaw and transmitted towards the middle ear . In the toothed whales, the lower jawbone is broad with a cavity at its base, which projects towards the place where it joins the cranium . A fatty deposit inside this small cavity connects to the middle ear. Toothed whales also possess a small external auditory hole
5520-463: Is a member of the family Monodontidae , which is in turn part of the parvorder Odontoceti (toothed whales). The Irrawaddy dolphin was once placed in the same family, though recent genetic evidence suggests these dolphins belong to the family Delphinidae . The narwhal is the only other species within the Monodontidae. A skull has been discovered with intermediate characteristics supporting
5658-511: Is a slight difference on the sexual maturation period between males and females. The male beluga whales take seven to nine years to become sexually mature, while the females take four to seven years. Female belugas typically give birth to one calf every three years. Most mating occurs from February to May, but some occurs at other times of year. The beluga may have delayed implantation . Gestation has been estimated to last 12.0 to 14.5 months, but information derived from captive females suggests
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5796-404: Is also seen in other mammals, may be present in belugas in the wild. Hybrids have been documented between the beluga and the narwhal (specifically offspring conceived by a beluga father and a narwhal mother), as one, perhaps even as many as three, such hybrids were killed and harvested during a sustenance hunt. Whether or not these hybrids could breed remains unknown. The unusual dentition seen in
5934-418: Is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean . It is one of two members of the family Monodontidae , along with the narwhal , and the only member of the genus Delphinapterus . It is also known as the white whale , as it is the only cetacean to regularly occur with this colour; the sea canary , due to its high-pitched calls; and the melonhead , though that more commonly refers to the melon-headed whale , which
6072-429: Is an oceanic dolphin . The beluga is adapted to life in the Arctic, with anatomical and physiological characteristics that differentiate it from other cetaceans. Amongst these are its all-white colour and the absence of a dorsal fin , which allows it to swim under ice with ease. It possesses a distinctive protuberance at the front of its head which houses an echolocation organ called the melon , which in this species
6210-504: Is in late June, and in Cumberland Sound , most calves are born from late July to early August. Births usually take place in bays or estuaries where the water is between 10 and 15 °C. Newborns are about 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) long, weigh about 80 kg (180 lb), and are grey in colour. They are able to swim alongside their mothers immediately after birth. The newborn calves nurse under water and initiate lactation
6348-530: Is large and deformable. The beluga's body size is between that of a dolphin and a true whale, with males growing up to 5.5 m (18 ft) long and weighing up to 1,600 kg (3,530 lb). This whale has a stocky body. Like many cetaceans, a large percentage of its weight is blubber (subcutaneous fat). Its sense of hearing is highly developed and its echolocation allows it to move about and find breathing holes under sheet ice. Belugas are gregarious and form groups of 10 animals on average, although during
6486-486: Is not a legally bound babysitter, Finding Dory offers nothing that will please a taste for finer humor, freer fun, or genuinely expressive filmmaking." Conservationists warned that, very much like Finding Nemo , the film could lead to uninformed customers buying regal blue tang fish, Dory's species, for home aquariums. Blue tangs cannot be bred in captivity and have to be caught in the wild. They are related to surgeonfish and exhibit razor-sharp spines on both sides of
6624-631: Is now the highest-grossing Disney animated or Pixar film in Australia (where it is also the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time behind Shrek 2 ), Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, India, Indonesia, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, and Trinidad. It also became the second-highest-grossing Pixar release of all time in South Korea behind Inside Out . Elsewhere, the film's top international markets were Japan ($ 66 million), followed by
6762-399: Is rarely mistaken for any other species, because it is completely white or whitish-grey in colour. Calves are usually born grey, and by the time they are a month old, have turned dark grey or blue grey. They then start to progressively lose their pigmentation until they attain their distinctive white colouration, at the age of seven years in females and nine in males. The white colouration of
6900-608: Is stocky and fusiform (cone-shaped with the point facing backwards), and they frequently have folds of fat, particularly along the ventral surface. Between 40% and 50% of their body weight is fat, which is a higher proportion than for cetaceans that do not inhabit the Arctic, where fat only represents 30% of body weight. The fat forms a layer that covers all of the body except the head, and it can be up to 15 cm (5.9 in) thick. It acts as insulation in waters with temperatures between 0 and 18 °C, as well as being an important reserve during periods without food. The adult beluga
7038-432: Is that of a still extant animal). Its body is round, particularly when well fed, and tapers less smoothly to the head than the tail. The sudden tapering to the base of its neck gives it the appearance of shoulders, unique among cetaceans. The tail-fin grows and becomes increasingly and ornately curved as the animal ages. The flippers are broad and short—making them almost square-shaped. Preliminary investigations suggested
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#17328555184497176-617: Is the most prevalent invertebrate prey item. The most common prey items for belugas in Cook Inlet appear to be salmon, cod and smelt. Animals in captivity eat 2.5% to 3.0% of their body weight per day, which equates to 18.2 to 27.2 kg (40 to 60 lb). Like their wild counterparts, captive belugas were found to eat less in the fall. Foraging on the seabed typically takes place at depths between 20 and 40 m (66 and 131 ft), although they can dive to depths of 700 m (2,300 ft) in search of food. Their flexible necks provide
7314-556: Is thickest in later winter and early spring, and thinnest in the fall. Inuit observation has led scientists to believe that belugas do not hunt during migration, at least in Hudson Bay. The diet of Alaskan belugas is quite diverse and varies depending on season and migratory behavior. Belugas in the Beaufort Sea mainly feed on staghorn and shorthorn sculpin, walleye pollock , Arctic cod , saffron cod and Pacific sand lance . Shrimp are
7452-523: Is thought to have long-lasting influence, even in modern narrative works. Even today, works are often classified into two broad buckets, dramas and comedies. For instance, many awards that recognize achievements in film and television today, such as the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards segregate several award categories into these two classifications. The 20th century saw
7590-492: Is thought to number around 200,000. They are migratory and the majority of groups spend the winter around the Arctic ice cap ; when the sea ice melts in summer, they move to warmer river estuaries and coastal areas. Some populations are sedentary and do not migrate over great distances during the year. The native peoples of North America and Russia have hunted belugas for many centuries. They were also hunted by non-natives during
7728-456: Is unclear as to whether belugas receive a different number of layers per year depending on the age of the animal (for example young belugas may only receive an additional one layer per year), or simply just one layer per year or every other year. The species presents a moderate degree of sexual dimorphism , as the males are 25% longer than the females and are sturdier. Adult male belugas can range from 3.5 to 5.5 m (11 to 18 ft), while
7866-587: The Monterey Bay Aquarium , the Marine Mammal Center and the Vancouver Aquarium . The film's ending was revised after Pixar executives viewed Blackfish , a 2013 documentary film which focuses on the dangers of keeping orca whales in captivity. Initially, some of the characters were to end up in a SeaWorld -like marine park, but the revision gave them an option to leave. Angus MacLane
8004-466: The biggest opening for an animated film in North America and the highest-grossing animated film in North America . The film received a win at the 2017 Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Animated Movie. Dory, the regal blue tang , gets separated from her parents, Jenny and Charlie, as a child. As she grows up, she gradually forgets them due to her short-term memory loss. She eventually meets and joins
8142-524: The clownfish Marlin, looking for his son, Nemo. One year after meeting Marlin and Nemo, Dory lives with them in their reef as their next door neighbor. One day, she remembers her parents and that they lived at the "Jewel of Morro Bay, California ". She embarks on a journey to find them again and Marlin and Nemo accompany her. With the help of Crush, their sea turtle friend, they ride the California Current to California. Dory accidentally awakens
8280-691: The $ 1 billion threshold. Deadline Hollywood calculated the film's net profit as $ 296.6 million, accounting for production budgets, marketing, talent participations, and other costs; box office grosses and home media revenues placed it fourth on their list of 2016's "Most Valuable Blockbusters". The film was released with Central Intelligence on June 17, 2016, in 4,305 theaters: 3,200 in 3D, approximately 100 in IMAX, and 425 in premium large format. Finding Dory earned $ 55 million on its first day, including $ 9.2 million from Thursday night previews—a record for both Pixar and any animated film. It
8418-642: The $ 450 million mark. As with its predecessor Finding Nemo , the studio expanded the theater count for the film during Labor Day Weekend from 345 to 2,075. Worldwide, Finding Dory received a staggered release in a span of four months from June to September, with Germany being the last country. This was done in order to take advantage of key holidays and competitive dates around the world. It made an estimated $ 50.7 million in its opening weekend in 29 countries. In its second weekend, it added $ 38.7 million from 37 markets, falling in third place behind Independence Day: Resurgence and Now You See Me 2 . In
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#17328555184498556-939: The 19th century and part of the 20th century. Hunting of belugas is not controlled by the International Whaling Commission , and each country has developed its own regulations in different years. Currently, some Inuit in Canada and Greenland, Alaska Native groups and Russians are allowed to hunt belugas for consumption as well as for sale, as aboriginal whaling is excluded from the International Whaling Commission 1986 moratorium on hunting. The numbers have dropped substantially in Russia and Greenland, but not in Alaska and Canada. Other threats include natural predators ( polar bears and killer whales ), contamination of rivers (as with polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) which bioaccumulate up
8694-496: The Marine Life Institute about their encounters with Dory. The film made a revenue of $ 91.5 million from home media sales with 5.5 million units sold, making it the second best-selling title of 2016 behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens . Finding Dory was released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on September 10, 2019. Finding Dory earned $ 486.3 million in the United States and Canada and $ 542.3 million in other countries, for
8832-478: The St. Lawrence River are listed as endangered. Belugas are one of the most commonly kept cetaceans in captivity and are housed in aquariums, dolphinariums and wildlife parks in North America, Europe and Asia. They are considered charismatic because of their docile demeanour and characteristic smile, communicative nature, and supple, graceful movement. The beluga was first described in 1776 by Peter Simon Pallas . It
8970-554: The UK ($ 56.3 million), China ($ 38.1 million), Australia ($ 36.3 million), and Brazil ($ 34.5 million). On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , Finding Dory holds an approval rating of 94% based on 339 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10. Its critical consensus reads, "Funny, poignant, and thought-provoking, Finding Dory delivers a beautifully animated adventure that adds another entertaining chapter to its predecessor's classic story." Metacritic , which uses
9108-616: The UK and Ireland, the film recorded the second-biggest animated opening of the year with £8.1 million ($ 10.7 million) from 580 theaters, behind only The Secret Life of Pets . However, if previews are excluded, Finding Dory is ahead. Moreover, it also posted the second-biggest Disney/Pixar opening, behind only Toy Story 3 (fourth-biggest if previews are included), and the seventh-biggest animated opening of all time overall based on pure Friday-to-Sunday gross alone. It added an additional 43 theaters in its second weekend, after which it added another £3.98 million ($ 5.1 million) at
9246-423: The age of the individual by extrapolating the number of layers identified and the estimated frequency with which the deposits are laid down. A 2006 study using radiocarbon dating of the dentin layers showed the deposit of this material occurs with a lesser frequency (once per year) than was previously thought. The study therefore estimated belugas can live for 70 or 80 years. However, recent studies suggest that it
9384-440: The air, the crystalline lens and the cornea adjust to overcome the associated myopia (the range of vision under water is short). A beluga's retina has cones and rods , which also suggests they can see in low light. The presence of cone cells indicates they can see colours, although this suggestion has not been confirmed. Glands located in the medial corner of their eyes secrete an oily, gelatinous substance that lubricates
9522-486: The ascending and descending movement of the tailfin, which has a similar thermoregulation mechanism to the pectoral fins. Belugas have a dorsal ridge, rather than a dorsal fin . The absence of the dorsal fin is reflected in the genus name of the species— apterus the Greek word for "wingless". The evolutionary preference for a dorsal ridge rather than a fin is believed to be an adaptation to under-ice conditions, or possibly as
9660-411: The barn. So I kept it very quiet until I knew I had a story that I thought would hold, and that was in early 2012. So I pitched it to John Lasseter and he was all into it. Then I got a writer, and once we had a treatment that we kind of liked, I felt comfortable calling Ellen." Stanton selected Victoria Strouse to write the screenplay. She later said, "It was always collaborative with Andrew, but really
9798-494: The beam of sound. They use this ability when moving around thick Arctic ice sheets, to find areas of unfrozen water for breathing, or air pockets trapped under the ice. Some evidence indicates that belugas are highly sensitive to noise produced by humans. In one study, the maximum frequencies produced by an individual located in San Diego Bay , California , were between 40 and 60 kHz. The same individual produced sounds with
9936-416: The beluga's mammalian ancestors, and are firmly bound together by connective tissue . The fins are small in relation to the size of the body, rounded and oar-shaped and slightly curled at the tips. These versatile extremities are mainly used as a rudder to control direction, to work in synchrony with the tailfin and for agile movement in shallow waters up to 3 m (9.8 ft) deep. The fins also contain
10074-540: The beluga's range varied with that of the polar ice packs expanding during ice ages and contracting when the ice retreated. Counter-evidence to this theory comes from the finding in 1849 of fossilised beluga bones in Vermont in the United States, 240 km (150 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean. The bones were discovered during construction of the first railroad between Rutland and Burlington in Vermont, when workers unearthed
10212-440: The belugas run the risk of it getting stuck in their throats. They also join into coordinated groups of five or more to feed on shoals of fish by steering the fish into shallow water, where the belugas then attack them. For example, in the estuary of the Amur River , where they mainly feed on salmon, groups of six or eight individuals join to surround a shoal of fish and prevent their escape. Individuals then take turns feeding on
10350-446: The best Monday in June for an animated film. However, among all animated films, it is ranked second—behind 2004's Shrek 2 , which made $ 23.4 million on its first Monday, and it is also the biggest Tuesday for an animated film with $ 23.2 million, besting Minions ' $ 16.8 million. It jumped 18.5% over its Monday gross, a rare achievement for a film. It crossed the $ 200 million mark in its first seven days, becoming
10488-460: The biggest Pixar film there with $ 38.1 million. It opened in Germany—its last market—on September 29, where the film delivered a robust opening of $ 8.4 million, the biggest for any film of 2016 in the country. The film continued to benefit from German Unity Day on October 3. It went on to top the box office there for three straight weekends, tying with Inferno in its third weekend. It
10626-456: The biggest animated opening of the year with $ 5.8 million. In China, where Pixar films have been struggling to find broad audiences and accrue lucrative revenues, the film was projected to make around $ 30 million in its opening weekend. The film ended up grossing $ 17.7 million—the biggest Pixar opening in the country's history—debuting in second place behind Warcraft . It surpassed Monsters University in just seven days to become
10764-538: The biggest of all time for a Disney animated or Pixar film in Australia ($ 7.7 million), the Philippines ($ 2.1 million), Singapore ($ 1.3 million), India ($ 1 million), Indonesia, Peru and Central America, and in Russia it opened with $ 3.2 million, and the second-biggest in the United Kingdom and Ireland ($ 10.7 million), Mexico ($ 9.4 million) and Argentina ($ 3.5 million), and Colombia ($ 2.1 million), behind Monsters University . In
10902-422: The biggest opening for a Pixar film with $ 7.1 million, which is also the second-biggest for a Disney animated film, behind Frozen . In Japan, the film had a two-day weekend opening of $ 7 million on Saturday and Sunday from 511 screens on 571,000 admissions. For the entire three-day holiday weekend, including Marine Day on Monday July 18, the film earned $ 11 million on 922,000 admissions. This made it
11040-406: The bones of a mysterious animal in Charlotte . Buried nearly 10 ft (3.0 m) below the surface in a thick blue clay , these bones were unlike those of any animal previously discovered in Vermont. Experts identified the bones as those of a beluga. Because Charlotte is over 150 mi (240 km) from the nearest ocean, early naturalists were at a loss to explain the presence of the bones of
11178-543: The director of a Finding Nemo sequel, with Victoria Strouse writing the script. That same month, Stanton examined the veracity of the news involving the potential sequel. That August, Ellen DeGeneres had entered negotiations to reprise her role of Dory, and in September, the film was confirmed by Stanton, saying: "What was immediately on the list was writing a second Carter movie. When that went away, everything slid up. I know I'll be accused by more sarcastic people that it's
11316-477: The early Pliocene (3–5 million years ago). Fossil evidence from Baja California and Virginia indicate the family once inhabited warmer waters. A fossil of the monodontid Casatia thermophila , from five million years ago, provides the strongest evidence that monodontids once inhabited warmer waters, as the fossil was found alongside fossils of tropical species such as bull and tiger sharks. The fossil record also indicates that, in comparatively recent times,
11454-461: The events of Finding Nemo (2003). Ellen DeGeneres and Albert Brooks reprise their roles from the first film, with Hayden Rolence (replacing Alexander Gould ), Ed O'Neill , Kaitlin Olson , Ty Burrell , Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy joining the cast. The film focuses on the amnesiac fish Dory (DeGeneres), who journeys to be reunited with her parents (Keaton and Levy). Disney planned to make
11592-465: The eye and helps flush out foreign bodies. This substance forms a film that protects the cornea and the conjunctiva from pathogenic organisms. Studies on captive animals show they seek frequent physical contact with other belugas. Areas in the mouth have been found that could act as chemoreceptors for different tastes, and they can detect the presence of blood in water, which causes them to react immediately by displaying typical alarm behaviour. Like
11730-429: The females measure 3 to 4.1 m (9.8 to 13.5 ft). Males weigh between 1,100 and 1,600 kg (2,430 and 3,530 lb), and occasionally up to 1,900 kg (4,190 lb) while females weigh between 700 and 1,200 kg (1,540 and 2,650 lb). They rank as mid-sized species among toothed whales. Individuals of both sexes reach their maximum size by the time they are 10 years old. The beluga's body shape
11868-467: The fifth animated film, the ninth film for the studio, and the twenty-fourth film overall to pass the milestone. On the following day (July 8), it became the highest-grossing film of the year in the United States and Canada. It dropped out of the top ten in its eighth week. Although the film was finally overtaken by The Secret Life of Pets (and The Legend of Tarzan in second place) in its fourth weekend, it nevertheless passed The Lion King to become
12006-455: The film three-and-a-half stars out of four and said that the film "brims with humor, heart and animation miracles", despite lacking "the fresh surprise of its predecessor". Wendy Ide of The Observer wrote that the film "reprises the central motif of Finding Nemo : that of the enduring parent-child bond, and the special embrace of family, in all its permutations", but added: "it is approached with such charm and warmth that it hardly matters that
12144-516: The film. All music is composed by Thomas Newman , except where noted Finding Dory premiered on June 8, 2016, at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. The film was initially scheduled for release on November 25, 2015, but was later pushed back to June 17, 2016, with The Good Dinosaur taking its slot. In theaters, Finding Dory was accompanied by a short film, Piper (2016). The film
12282-497: The first (and fastest) animated film to pass this milestone in just a week. It fell only 46% in its second weekend earning $ 73 million to record the biggest second weekend for an animated film (breaking Shrek 2 ' s $ 72.2 million previous record), the biggest for Disney and 2016 (surpassing Captain America: Civil War ' s $ 72.6 million), and the eighth-biggest second weekend gross of all time overall. This
12420-494: The first year, when their teeth appear. After this, they start to supplement their diets with shrimp and small fish. The majority of the calves continue nursing until they are 20 months old, although occasionally lactation can continue for more than two years, and lactational anoestrus may not occur. Alloparenting (care by females different from the mother) has been observed in captive belugas, including spontaneous and long-term milk production. This suggests this behaviour, which
12558-510: The fish. Estimations of the age of sexual maturity for beluga whales vary considerably; the majority of authors estimate males reach sexual maturity when they are between nine and fifteen years old, and females reach maturity between eight and fourteen years old. The average age at which females first give birth is 8.5 years and fertility begins to decrease when they are 25, eventually undergoing menopause, and ceasing reproductive potential with no births recorded for females older than 41. There
12696-570: The food chain), climate change and infectious diseases . The beluga was placed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature 's Red List in 2008 as being "near threatened"; the subpopulation from the Cook Inlet in Alaska is considered critically endangered and is under the protection of the United States' Endangered Species Act . Of all seven extant Canadian beluga populations, those inhabiting eastern Hudson Bay , Ungava Bay , and
12834-555: The former is now more popular. The English name comes from the Russian белу́га, which derives from the word белый ( bélyj ), meaning "white". Nowadays the word белу́га in Russian refers to the beluga sturgeon , while the whale is called almost similarly - белу́ха ("belúha"). The whale is also colloquially known as the "sea canary" on account of its high-pitched squeaks, squeals, clucks, and whistles. A Japanese researcher claimed that he taught
12972-451: The genome of a beluga whale was sequenced, comprising 2.327 Gbp of assembled genomic sequence that encoded 29,581 predicted genes. The authors estimated that the genome-wide sequence similarity between beluga whales and killer whales is 97.87%. The beluga's earliest known distinctive ancestors include the prehistoric Denebola brachycephala from the late Miocene epoch (9–10 million years ago), and Bohaskaia monodontoides , from
13110-407: The highest-grossing Disney animated film of all time in the same weekend, surpassing the latter which held the record for 15 non-consecutive years. In just 30 days, it overtook Shrek 2 ($ 441.2 million) to become the highest-grossing animated film of all time, breaking the latter's record of 12 years. Four days later, on July 20, it became the first-ever animated film in cinematic history to cross
13248-463: The hypothesis that hybridisation is possible between these two species. The name of the genus , Delphinapterus , means "dolphin without fin" (from the Greek δελφίν ( delphin ), dolphin and απτερος ( apteros ), without fin) and the species name leucas means "white" (from the Greek λευκας ( leukas ), white). The Red List of Threatened Species gives both beluga and white whale as common names, though
13386-412: The jaw and a total of 36 to 40 teeth. Belugas do not use their teeth to chew, but for catching hold of their prey; they then tear them up and swallow them nearly whole. Belugas only have a single spiracle , which is located on the top of the head behind the melon, and has a muscular covering, allowing it to be completely sealed. Under normal conditions, the spiracle is closed and an animal must contract
13524-410: The killer whale and the common bottlenose dolphin , because they are less hydrodynamic and have limited movement of their tail-fins, which produce the greatest thrust. They frequently swim at speeds between 3 and 9 km/h (1.9 and 5.6 mph), although they are able to maintain a speed of 22 km/h for up to 15 min. Unlike most cetaceans, they are capable of swimming backwards. Belugas swim on
13662-464: The milestone. It continued to dominate the box office for the third straight weekend, despite competitions from three new wide releases— The Legend of Tarzan , The Purge: Election Year , and fellow Disney release The BFG —after witnessing a 42% decline to $ 41.8 million in three days and $ 51.4 million in four days, respectively, during the Independence Day holiday frame. This made it
13800-527: The most common invertebrate eaten, with octopus, amphipods and echiurids being other sources of invertebrate prey. The most common prey species for belugas in the Eastern Chukchi Sea appears to be shrimp, echiurid worms, cephalopods and polychaetes . The largest prey item consumed by beluga whales in the Eastern Chukchi Sea seems to be saffron cod. Beluga whales in the Eastern Bering Sea feed on
13938-416: The muscular covering to open the spiracle. A beluga's thyroid gland is larger than that of terrestrial mammals —weighing three times more than that of a horse—which helps it to maintain a greater metabolism during the summer when it lives in river estuaries. It is the marine cetacean that most frequently develops hyperplastic and neoplastic lesions of the thyroid. The fins retain the bony vestiges of
14076-425: The other one popped them. There have also been reports of beluga whales copying and imitating one another, similar to a game of Simon-says. There have also been reports of them displaying physical affection, via mouth to mouth contact. They also show a great deal of curiosity towards humans and frequently approach the windows in the tanks to observe them. Belugas also show a great degree of curiosity towards humans in
14214-450: The other toothed whales, their brains lack olfactory bulbs and olfactory nerves, which suggests they do not have a sense of smell. These cetaceans are highly sociable and they regularly form small groups, or pods, that may contain between two and 25 individuals, with an average of 10 members. Pods tend to be unstable, meaning individuals tend to move from pod to pod. Radio tracking has even shown belugas can start out in one pod and within
14352-472: The record for the biggest PLF and Cinemark XD opening for an animated film with $ 10.4 million and $ 2.6 million, respectively. In IMAX, it made $ 5 million from 211 theaters, the third-best animated IMAX opening behind Zootopia ($ 5.2 million) and Toy Story 3 ($ 8.4 million). Following its record-breaking openings, it scored the biggest Monday for Pixar by grossing $ 19.6 million (breaking Toy Story 3 ' s $ 15.6 million) and
14490-527: The same weekend along with its $ 73 million take in North America, the film helped Pixar cross the $ 10 billion mark worldwide since Toy Story (1995). By its fourth weekend, the animated film helped Disney push past the $ 3 billion mark internationally and $ 5 billion globally. It had the biggest opening for an animated film in Brazil ($ 7.1 million) and the Netherlands ($ 2.1 million), and
14628-451: The screenwriting was me. Of course, Andrew would do passes, and he and I would brainstorm a lot together and then we would bring it to the group of story artists. People would weigh in and share ideas." She pointed to Dory's forgetfulness as a challenge when writing the script, adding, "You don't realize until you sit down to write a character who can't remember things how integral memory is to absolutely everything we do, and that's what creates
14766-522: The sea with her, and together, they hijack the truck and crash it into the sea, freeing all the fish. Dory, along with her parents and new friends, returns to the reef with Marlin and Nemo, whom she now considers family, and they all settle into a new life together. In a post-credits scene , the Tank Gang, still trapped inside their plastic bags, reach California after floating across the Pacific Ocean for
14904-551: The sea". Like the other toothed whales, belugas do not possess vocal cords and the sounds are probably produced by the movement of air between the nasal sacks, which are located near to the blowhole. Belugas are among the most vocal cetaceans. They use their vocalisations for echolocation, during mating and for communication. They possess a large repertoire, emitting up to 11 different sounds, such as cackles, whistles, trills and squawks. They make sounds by grinding their teeth or splashing, but they rarely use body language. There
15042-488: The second time in two years and just the third time since 1992, the July 4 holiday box office was topped by a film in its third weekend of release. It broke another record as it passed the $ 400 million mark in 21 days, which is the fastest for an animated film, the fastest of 2016, the fastest for the studio, and the fifth-fastest of all time overall. Moreover, it became the second film of 2016 (after Captain America: Civil War ),
15180-508: The sequel's origin: "There was polite inquiry from Disney [about a Finding Nemo sequel]. I was always 'No sequels, no sequels.' But I had to get on board from a VP standpoint. [Sequels] are part of the necessity of our staying afloat, but we don't want to have to go there for those reasons. We want to go there creatively, so we said [to Disney], 'Can you give us the timeline about when we release them? Because we'd like to release something we actually want to make, and we might not come up with it
15318-418: The single remaining skull indicates the hybrid hunted on the seabed, much as walruses do, indicating feeding habits different from those of either parent species. Belugas use sounds and echolocation for movement, communication, to find breathing holes in the ice, and to hunt in dark or turbid waters. They produce a rapid sequence of clicks that pass through the melon, which acts as an acoustic lens to focus
15456-411: The skin is an adaptation to life in the Arctic that allows belugas to camouflage themselves in the polar ice caps as protection against their main predators, polar bears and killer whales . Unlike other cetaceans, the belugas seasonally shed their skin. During the winter, the epidermis thickens and the skin can become yellowish, mainly on the back and fins. When they migrate to the estuaries during
15594-430: The sounds into a beam that is projected forward through the surrounding water. These sounds spread through the water at a speed of nearly 1.6 km per second, some four times faster than the speed of sound in air. The sound waves reflect from objects and return as echoes that are heard and interpreted by the animal. This enables them to determine the distance, speed, size, shape and the object's internal structure within
15732-673: The structure and function of marine resources in the Arctic Ocean , as they are the most abundant toothed whales in the region. They are opportunistic feeders; their feeding habits depend on their locations and the season. For example, when they are in the Beaufort Sea , they mainly eat Arctic cod ( Boreogadus saida ) and the stomachs of belugas caught near Greenland were found to contain rose fish ( Sebastes marinus ), Greenland halibut ( Reinhardtius hippoglossoides ) and northern shrimp ( Pandalus borealis ), while in Alaska their staple diet
15870-577: The studio is considering making a third installment in the Finding Nemo franchise. He stated "Where else have we not gone in the ocean? The ocean's a big place. I think there's a lot of opportunity there. We're kind of fishing around." Comedy-drama Comedy drama , also known by the portmanteau dramedy , is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and drama . In films, serious dramatic themes (such as death, illness, etc.) are dealt with realism and subtlety, while preserving
16008-435: The summer, they can gather in the hundreds or even thousands in estuaries and shallow coastal areas. They are slow swimmers, but can dive to 700 m (2,300 ft) below the surface. They are opportunistic feeders and their diets vary according to their locations and the season. The majority of belugas live in the Arctic Ocean and the seas and coasts around North America, Russia, and Greenland; their worldwide population
16146-410: The summer, they rub themselves on the gravel of the riverbeds to remove the cutaneous covering. Like most toothed whales , the beluga has a compartment found at the centre of the forehead that contains an organ used for echolocation called a melon , which contains fatty tissue. The shape of the beluga's head is unlike that of any other cetacean, as the melon is extremely bulbous, lobed and visible as
16284-449: The surface between 5% and 10% of the time, while for the rest of the time they swim at a depth sufficient enough to cover their bodies. They do not jump out of the water like dolphins or killer whales. These animals usually only dive to depths to 20 m (66 ft), although they are capable of diving to greater depths. Individual captive animals have been recorded at depths between 400 and 647 m below sea level, while animals in
16422-476: The tail that can inflict formidable wounds. While promoting the film, actress Ellen DeGeneres reminded audiences that Nemo and Dory's real-life home, the Great Barrier Reef , is under enormous threat, mostly due to coral bleaching , a process induced by climate change , which has killed coral reefs on an enormous scale. In 2019, researchers from the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States published
16560-506: The top western release of the weekend and the biggest foreign opening-weekend in the country of that year. It had further number-one openings in Spain ($ 4.9 million), France ($ 4.7 million), Hong Kong ($ 1.9 million; $ 2.8 million including previews), Taiwan ($ 1.9 million), Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. It topped the box office in the Netherlands for three and in Spain and Australia for four consecutive weekends. In Italy, it scored
16698-545: The total population and is when they are most vulnerable to being hunted. They are cooperative animals and frequently hunt in coordinated groups. The animals in a pod are very sociable and often chase each other as if they are playing or fighting, and they often rub against each other. Often individuals will surface and dive together in a synchronized manner, in a behavior known as milling. In captivity, they can be seen to be constantly playing, vocalising and swimming around each other. In one case, one whale blew bubbles, while
16836-552: The two films share such similar arcs." Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Its heroine may suffer from short-term memory loss, but viewers with any memory at all will realize that Finding Dory falls rather short of its wondrous progenitor." Writing for the Los Angeles Times , Kenneth Turan said that, "As the 13-year gap between Nemo and Dory indicates, this was not a concept that cried out to be made." Armond White of National Review wrote: "For anyone who
16974-500: The vast majority of their takings on Saturday and Sunday, and showtimes typically reduce on weekdays. It returned to the top of the box office in its fourth weekend and went on to become the highest-grossing film of the summer that year. In Brazil, in addition to recording the biggest Disney/Pixar opening ever, almost twice the previous record held by The Good Dinosaur , it also set a new record for an all-time animated opening, on par with Minions in local currency. In South Korea, it had
17112-412: The weekend, thereby passing the £20 million mark in just 10 days (among Pixar films, only Toy Story 3 reached £20 million faster). It made an impressive £8.15 million during weekdays, from Monday to Thursday resulting in a £2.03 million daily-average gross. According to The Guardian , this was because of the school holidays that prevailed on the weekdays. Otherwise, family films earn
17250-600: The wild have been recorded as diving to a depth of more than 700 m, with the greatest recorded depth being over 900 m. A dive normally lasts 3 to 5 minutes, but can last up to over 20 minutes. In the shallower water of the estuaries, a diving session may last around two minutes; the sequence consists of five or six rapid, shallow dives followed by a deeper dive lasting up to one minute. The average number of dives per day varies between 31 and 51. All cetaceans, including belugas, have physiological adaptations designed to conserve oxygen while they are under water. During
17388-492: The wild have been reported to imitate human voices. Mitochondrial DNA studies have shown modern cetaceans last shared a common ancestor between 25 and 34 million years ago The superfamily Delphinoidea (which contains monodontids, dolphins and porpoises) split from other toothed whales, odontoceti, between 11 and 15 million years ago. Monodontids then split from dolphins (Delphinidae) and later from porpoises (Phocoenidae), their closest relatives in evolutionary terms. In 2017
17526-477: The wild, and frequently swim alongside boats. They also play with objects they find in the water; in the wild, they do this with wood, plants, dead fish and bubbles they have created. During the breeding season, adults have been observed carrying objects such as plants, nets, and even the skeleton of a dead reindeer on their heads and backs. Captive females have also been observed displaying this behavior, carrying items such as floats and buoys, after they have lost
17664-548: The year you want it. ' " In a 2016 interview, Stanton stated how the film's story came to be; "I don't watch my films that often after they're done because I have to watch them so many times before they come out. So about 2010 when we were getting Finding Nemo ready for the 10-year re-release in 3D, it was interesting to watch again after all that time. Something kind of got lodged in the back of my brain and started to sort of stew. I started to think about how easily Dory could get lost and not find Marlin and Nemo again. She basically
17802-409: Was Fandango 's top pre-selling animated film of all time, outselling the previous record-holder, Minions (2015). The film debuted earning $ 135.1 million, a record for the highest opening weekend for an animated film, which was 93.8% above Finding Nemo ' s $ 70.3 million debut. Finding Dory also had the second-highest June opening weekend, behind Jurassic World . It further broke
17940-768: Was a more emotional experience than the first film. Finding Dory got me—it made me cry." A. O. Scott of The New York Times said that while the film lacks "dazzling originality", it still has "warmth, charm and good humor". In his review for Variety , Owen Gleiberman wrote, "It's a film that spills over with laughs (most of them good, a few of them shticky) and tears (all of them earned), supporting characters who are meant to slay us (and mostly do) with their irascible sharp tongues, and dizzyingly extended flights of physical comedy." Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal said that " Finding Dory can be touching, sweet and tender, but it's compulsively, preposterously and steadfastly funny." Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave
18078-465: Was announced in April 2013 as the schedule for a November 2015 release. The fictional Marine Life Institute depicted extensively in the film is based on the production team's research trips to the Monterey Bay Aquarium , the Marine Mammal Center and the Vancouver Aquarium . Thomas Newman returned to compose the score. Finding Dory premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on June 8, 2016, and
18216-505: Was completely re-engineered, its biggest change in 25 years. The film's soundtrack was composed by Thomas Newman and released on June 17, 2016. Louis Armstrong 's version of " What a Wonderful World " is played during the scene in which fish are released into the ocean as the truck Dory and Hank are driving crashes into the water. On May 20, 2016, Sia performed a cover of Nat King Cole 's " Unforgettable " on The Ellen DeGeneres Show following an announcement that it would be featured in
18354-400: Was despite facing stiff competition from newcomer Independence Day: Resurgence . It crossed $ 300 million in 12 days—a new record for an animated film, surpassing the previous record held by Shrek 2 and Toy Story 3 (both of which took 18 days), and became the second animated film of 2016 (after Zootopia ), the fourth Disney film of 2016, and the sixth overall film of the year to cross
18492-494: Was in the same state that she was when Marlin found her. I didn't know where she was from. I knew that she had spent most of her youth wandering the ocean alone, and I wanted to know that she could find her new family, if she ever got lost again. It's almost like the parental side of me was worried." Stanton additionally stated: "I knew if I ever said Finding Dory or mentioned a sequel to Finding Nemo out loud, I'd be done, [T]here would be no way I'd be able to put that horse back in
18630-566: Was one of the first people to whom Stanton revealed his idea for the sequel. Together, with Bob Peterson , they discussed about different ideas for places Dory would visit during her journey — one of those ideas was the touch pool sequence. Later, during the Brave (2012) wrap party, Stanton invited MacLane to join him in his first co-directing duty. Stanton described MacLane's role as a "jack of all trades", particularly utilizing his experience in animation and story, as well as in production, having created
18768-410: Was re-released for Labor Day Weekend on September 2. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released Finding Dory for digital release on October 25, 2016, and on Blu-ray (2D and 3D) and DVD on November 15. Physical copies contain behind-the-scenes featurettes, audio commentary, deleted scenes, and two shorts: Piper and Marine Life Interviews ; it featured interviews with the inhabitants of
18906-419: Was released in theaters in the United States on June 17. It received widespread praise from critics, like its predecessor, for its animation, emotional weight, voice acting and humor. The film earned $ 1.029 billion worldwide, finishing its theatrical run as the third-highest-grossing film of 2016 and the fourth-highest-grossing animated film at the time . Finding Dory set numerous box office records, including
19044-507: Was shut down by Disney without having produced a film. Although it never went into production, a script for the Circle Seven version was uploaded to the official Raindance Film Festival website. Elements of the unmade script included the introduction of Nemo's long-lost twin brother, Remy, and a storyline wherein Marlin is caught and must be saved. In July 2012, Andrew Stanton was announced as
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