Days after landing on digital streaming platforms and over two months into its theatrical run, Disney’sInside Out 2passed yet another box office milestone. The movie has already emerged as the biggest hit of the year, thebiggest animated hit of all time, and one of the top 10 highest-grossing blockbusters in global box office history. And this weekend — its 11th — the film notched another win. It becameone of only 12 films in history to have generated more than $1 billion in overseas box office revenue.
Combined with the $646 million that the movie has made domestically, itscumulative global haul now stands at $1.65 billion.Inside Out 2is now just $14 million shy of overtakingThe Lion Kingremake on the all-time global list, and just $22 million short of overtakingJurassic World. This means that it has a realistic chance of concluding its theatrical run as the eighth-biggest hit in global box office history.
With a projected final total in the $1.67 billion range, the movie will settle behindSpider-Man: No Way Home($1.9 billion),Avengers: Infinity War($2.04 billion),Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens($2.05 billion),Avatar: The Way of Water($2.3 billion),Avengers: Endgame($2.7 billion), andAvatar($2.9 billion) on the all-time global list. Each of these movies has now made over $1 billion in international markets; the only two titles outside the top 10 to have passed this milestone areFurious 7, andThe Fate of the Furious.
Pixar’s Movies Have Now Grossed $17 Billion Worldwide
Produced on a reported budget of $200 million — standard for Pixar, despite rivals decreasing their spending on animated movies —Inside Out 2grossed nearly $400 million worldwide in its first weekend alone. This was nearly twice the lifetime global haul ofLightyear, and just $100 million short of the lifetime global haul ofElemental— Pixar’s two most recent box office under-performers. The legendary animation house had been having a notoriously difficult run in the post-pandemic era, with several titles also being shifted to streaming.
ButInside Out 2was an instant hit, and it is nowa front-runner at the Oscars next year. The originalInside Out, which debuted in 2015, went on to gross $850 million worldwide and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The Oscars would want nothing more than forInside Out 2to be in contention, considering how beloved it has been among potential viewers. The movie holds a 91% approval rating on the aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoesand was recently deemed worthy of the platform’s newly announced “certified hot” badge, based on an audience rating of 95%.
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Inside Out 2
Inside Out 2 follows the emotional journey of a now-teenage Riley as she encounters new challenges and emotions. As her mind expands, so does the complexity of her inner world, where new emotions must collaborate with old ones to guide her through adolescence, creating dynamic and heartfelt experiences.
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