‘Inside Out 2’ became the highest grossing animated movie worldwide

‘Inside Out 2’ became the highest grossing animated movie worldwide$1 billion.

Disney and Pixar are feeling all kinds of happy when it comes to the animated behemoth ‘Inside Out 2’, as it has crossed yet another huge milestone at the box office.

In 2015, the sequel to the original about the emotions inside a young woman’s head opened strongly at the box office and raised hopes that the year would see a surge in theatrical releases despite the relative lack of films pulling in big audiences in the marketplace.

‘Inside Out 2’ is now the highest-grossing animated film worldwide in history, no small feat at a time when moviegoers are choosing to stay at home rather than face the costs and inconvenience of cinemas.

How has ‘Inside Out 2’ performed at the box office?

The new Pixar sequel smashed expectations (Disney was projecting closer to $90 million), with $155 million in its first weekend, the biggest opening since ‘Barbie’ last summer (Greta Gerwig’s movie opened to $162 million).

Not adjusted for inflation, it marks the second-highest domestic opening for an animated movie (behind the company’s ‘Incredibles 2’ in 2018) and puts it ahead of the first ‘Inside Out,’ which opened to $90 million.

Scoring well from critics and audiences, the new movie also did well overseas, taking in $140 million, enough to surpass ‘Frozen 2’ ($135 million and yes, Disney’s second effort) as the biggest foreign animated opening of all time.

Globally, the movie opened with $295 million.

Now, it has gone even further –– once again beating ‘Frozen 2’ to the top spot globally. There’s a caveat that the 2019 math-generated remake of ‘The Lion King’ still technically grossed more, but Disney counts it as a live-action film, so ‘Inside Out 2’ takes its throne with $1.462 billion globally so far. have done

What other accolades has ‘Inside Out 2’ garnered?

Reaching one billion dollars in 19 days, it became the fastest animated film to hit that point globally, and is –– for now –– the highest-grossing film of 2024 and the only member of the billion-dollar club so far. The year is also the highest-grossing film in the history of the industry in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Uruguay.

What is the story of ‘Inside Out 2’?

The movie follows the original by revisiting the emotions inside Riley’s (Kensington Tallman) head. We’re back with Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Fear (Tony Hale, replacing Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black) and Disgust (Liza Lapira, replacing Mindy Kaling), who have gotten better. Guides and reacts to the lives of their twin charges.

But he’s rudely awakened one night by a pubescent alarm, and is further disturbed by a task force arriving to demolish the control center, preparing to rebuild it to accommodate some new emotions, including anxiety (Maya Hawke), embarrassment (Paul Walter Houser). has been doing. ), Envy (Ayo Edebiri) and Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos).

Soon, new emotions are taking over Riley’s life as she deals with new challenges and concerns, while the original crew recedes to the back of her mind. Can they go back to figure out how to balance things out?

Will there be an ‘Inside Out 3’?

Unlike the ending of ‘Inside Out’, which teased the possibility of more story –– the idea of ​​a Riley character hitting puberty, which was really taken up here –– the ‘Inside Out 2’ post-credits sequence is largely devoted to repetition. A joke halfway through the movie.

Of course, there’s plenty of material for Riley to tackle in other stages of life, but few of them seem particularly family-friendly. Still, with the huge success of this new movie, expect Disney bosses to at least ask Team Pixar to explore alternatives.

When will ‘Inside Out 2’ stream on Disney+?

Unlike some other recent big films, ‘Inside Out 2’ was given an exclusive 100-day theatrical window, meaning it won’t be streaming on Disney’s service until late September or early October. The company has dropped a sneak peek at the movie (essentially a scene and a glorified trailer supercut) to drum up interest in it, though we’re not sure it needs a boost at this point.