Summary
Inside Out 2is now thehighest-grossing animated movie of all time at the worldwide box office. The positively reviewed Pixar sequel has reached numerous box office milestones and broken many records since its June 14 theatrical debut, including being the highest-grossing movie of 2024, the first to exceed $1 billion, and having the biggest global animation opening of all time at $292 million and second-biggest domestic opening ever with $154 million. It is also the fastest animated movie ever to cross the $1 billion mark, achieving this in only 19 days.
According to Disney,Inside Out 2has now grossed $1.462 billion, surpassingFrozen II’s $1.454 billion. This makesInside Out 2the top-earning animated movie ever at the global box office, along with becoming the 13th highest-grossing film in worldwide box office history. It has also made more than $600 million at the domestic box office and has been among the top 3 best-performing films since its initial release. Internationally, it has made $861 million as it prepares to open in Japan, the last market in which it will be shown theatrically.
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Inside Out 2’s Ongoing Box Office Success Is A Huge Win For Disney
Disney’s Box Office Is Back On Track & Has A Bright Future.
Inside Out 2’s ongoing success proves that Disney is still fully capable of making box-office hits and that high-quality animation is as desirable as ever.
WithInside Out 2’s latest box office record,Disney now has four of the top five and nine of the top 12 highest-grossing animated films in history. There is debate about whether the 2019The Lion Kingshould be included as the film is referred to as a live-action remake even though it is completely rendered through photorealistic animation. It made $1.663 billion worldwide during its release in 2019, with its success leading tothe upcomingMufasa: The Lion King, which is being made with the same visual approach as its predecessor.
10 Reasons Inside Out 2 Just Destroyed The Box Office: Explaining Its Record-Breaking $295M Opening
Inside Out 2 has enjoyed a record-shattering $295 million opening at the box office. But why has the Pixar sequel been so ludicrously successful?
Regardless of whether the 2019Lion Kingcounts in this context,Inside Out 2is a major victory for Disney as the studio has recently struggled at the box office, and has not dominated it since 2019, with hits includingThe Lion KingandFrozen II.Inside Out 2’s ongoing success proves thatDisney is still fully capable of making box-office hitsand that high-quality animation is as desirable as ever. The financial struggles ofLightyear,Strange World,Wish, and other Disney animated features led to criticism and concerns about the studio’s future animated projects.
Thoseconcerns are now assuaged byInside Out 2’s record-breaking numbers. This hopefully bodes well not only forToy Story 5,Frozen III,Zootopia 2, anda potentialInside Out 3,but for Disney’s animated content that is not a sequel, including Pixar’s 2025 release ofElio.Inside Out 2’s success goes beyond it being a sequel to a popular movie and is also due to it being an original and timely story about anxiety and other emotions that is accessible to children and adults of all ages, with the box office figures showing how well this originality has resonated.
Inside Out 2
Cast
Inside Out 2 is the sequel to the 2015 original film, which starred a young girl named Riley with a head full of emotions. - literally. With Amy Pohler as Joy, Bill Hader as fear, Mindy Kaling as Disgust, Phyllis Smith as Sadness, and Lewis Black as Anger, the all-star cast brought to life the emotions that adolescents face as they grow, change, and adapt to new situations. This sequel, currently in development, will bring Amy Pohler back as Joy, with Riley, now a teenager.
