By Jeff Simon The movie line at the Transit Road Regal Theater was huge. It was also full of more little girls and their mothers than I've seen in one place since I did chauffeur duty for my daughter when she was on the preteen birthday party circuit.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Boosted by a record quarterly and full-year performance, Pixar Animation Studios chief Steve Jobs on Wednesday explained his company’s decision to split with The Walt Disney Co., blasting Disney as weak creatively and unwilling to compromise on a new agreement.In a conference call with analysts to discuss Pixar’s earnings, Jobs took a slap at Disney’s recent animated films.“The truth is there has been little creative collaboration with Disney for years,” Jobs said.

By GARY GENTILE LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Walt Disney Co. and Microsoft Corp.