Pixar's INSIDE OUT 2 Rakes in Biggest Opening Weekend at the Box Office This Year and 2nd Animated Film Opening of All Time
Pixar’s Inside Out 2 hit theatres in a big way this weekend, setting records and getting fans back at the movies, much to the joy of the studio, theater owners, and the moviegoers who saw the film. The movie boasts the biggest box office debut of the year, raking in $155 million domestically and $295 million globally.
Those results far exceeded expectations and notched several opening weekend records in the process, including:
Biggest opening of the year, overtaking Dune: Part Two ($82.5 million) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ($80 million)
Only release of 2024, and the first since last July’s Barbie ($162 million), to launch above $100 million
Second-largest animated debut of all time, behind 2018’s Pixar sequel Incredibles 2 ($182.7 million)
Second-biggest start in Pixar history, ahead of 2016’s Finding Dory ($135 million) and 2019’s Toy Story 4 ($120 million) and behind only 2018’s Incredibles 2
Fourth-best opening for a PG movie after 2019’s The Lion King ($191 million), Incredibles 2 and 2017’s Beauty and the Beast ($174 million)
The sequel, which cost $200 million to produce, arrives nearly 10 years after the original animated adventure. This story revisits the mind of Riley, now a teenager, whose familiar emotions of Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith) and Anger (Lewis Black) were running the show. As she heads to summer camp, though, a whole bunch of new ones, such as Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Edebiri), Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser) and Nostalgia (June Squibb), show up and bring some chaotic energy.
Critics and audiences were charmed by the sequel, which boasts an “A” CinemaScore and 92% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie’s positive word of mouth should bode well for its theatrical run.
Inside Out 2 is playing in theaters everywhere. It’s a great movie for the whole family. Check it out!
via: Variety