"Wall-e" could very well be the summer of 2008's biggest blockbuster.

For Pixar/Walt Disney, The formula has been relatively simple:

Animation + Critical Acclaim + Adult Appeal = Cash.

Here is Pixar's track record with each film's rottentomatoes.com rating and total box office gross...

Finding Nemo	98%		$339,714,978
The Incredibles	97%		$261,441,092
Monsters, Inc.	95%		$255,873,250
Toy Story 2	100%		$245,852,179
Cars	75%		$244,082,982
Ratatouille	95%		$206,445,654
Toy Story	100%		$191,796,233
A Bug's Life	91%		$162,798,565

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If there's been one constant in film over the past 10 years, it's been that you can count on Pixar releasing a fantastic film. Pixar has obviously put their formula to work with an insane amount of success.

Now with "Wall-e" and its science fiction backdrop the formula for success is altered a little bit:

Animation + Critical Acclaim + Adult Appeal + Appeal to Geekdom = Incredible Amounts of Cash.

If the reviews coming in are correct and this film is as good as the critics are saying, "Wall-e" will likely become this summer's highest grossing, and finest film.