needed revenue  after the expensive failures of _Pinocchio (1940)_ (qv) and  _Fantasia (1940)_ (qv). Final negative cost of Dumbo was $813,000  (making it the least expensive of all Disneys animated features),  and it grossed over $2.5 million in its original release (more than  _Pinocchio (1940)_ (qv)s and _Fantasia (1940)_ (qv)s original  grosses combined).