While I will grant that Tim Burton can be clever I have never seen anything of his that carries the same emotional weight of Pixar's best works. Toy Story 3 was an amazing success and pulled off being a very emotional film while being a comedy/adventure. I know many people who cried or nearly cried toward the end who are parents with kids leaving their childhood behind. The first several minutes of UP are amazingly melancholy. The "dance" in space from Wall-E is downright beautiful and Wall-E's devotion to the girl robot when she is broken is rather heartwarming.
Incidentally according to BoxOffice Mojo Wall-E made 521 Million dollars.
> The "dance" in space from Wall-E is downright beautiful
IMO Wall-E is more of a work of pure art than a flick, for the first half or so (before the mad rush towards the climax at the end). The wonderful detail both in the derelict environment Wall-E trundles through at the begging and the genuine sense of awe once the story hits space are head and shoulders over most similar efforts.
Incidentally according to BoxOffice Mojo Wall-E made 521 Million dollars.