"Inside Out 2" is poised to become the first $1 billion grosser of 2024, potentially signaling Pixar's resurgence in the box office, but may face upcoming challengers like "A Quiet Place: Day One" and "Despicable Me 4."
It is the fourth movie of 2024 to surpass the $400 million milestone globally, and its single-week gross has already surpassed the entire box office runs of all but 12 animated films released in the past five years, solidifying its status as one of the highest-grossing animated films of the last five years.
The movie is projected to collect $93 million to $103 million in its second weekend, potentially surpassing "The Super Mario Bros. Movie".
The success of "Inside Out 2" has injected life into the 2024 summer box office, revitalizing audience interest and box office earnings, and may benefit theater owners dealing with a lack of new films this year.
The film has earned an impressive $283 million in the U.S. and Canada, and $500 million globally within its first week, surpassing the earnings of "Dune: Part 2" and becoming the highest-grossing North American release and the top-grossing film of 2024 at the domestic box office.
It had a record-breaking $154.2 million opening weekend, the second-best debut for an animated film, and the first Disney or Pixar animated film to achieve this milestone since "Frozen II" in 2019. It also set a record with $30 million on its first Wednesday, the third-highest total ever recorded on a Wednesday for a non-opening day film.
The success of "Inside Out 2" could benefit theater owners facing movie delays due to strikes in Hollywood.
Pixar's last two releases, "Elemental" and "Lightyear," had mediocre ticket sales, and three prior Pixar films were sent straight to streaming during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The original "Inside Out" earned $90 million domestically in its opening weekend in 2015, while "Inside Out 2" has already grossed $470 million globally by Thursday.
Italy had the highest-grossing Friday for a Hollywood title ever, with a total gross of $9.3M through Friday.
While "Inside Out 2" is leading the summer box office, other films like "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" and "Bad Boys: Ride or Die" (with the latter projected to surpass $300 million) are also performing well, along with expectations for Marvel's "Deadpool & Wolverine" to be a major hit, projecting a $1 billion worldwide run.
Sources: Reuters, Forbes, Economic Times, Times of India, Screenbox, The New Daily, The Sentinel Assam, Hindustan Times, WIONews
This article was written in collaboration with Generative AI news company Alchemiq.
