Subham Poddar
Animated Film Tops Box Office for Three Weeks Straight
Inside Out 2 has swiftly soared to new heights, earning $1 billion in global box office collections faster than any animated film in history. This Disney and Pixar masterpiece is the first film of 2024 to achieve this impressive milestone.
The film continues the story of 13-year-old Riley, introducing new emotions like Anxiety, Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment to challenge the familiar feelings of Joy, Fear, and Anger from the first film. Directed by Kelsey Mann, Inside Out 2 features new voices from Maya Hawke, Ayo Edebiri, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Paul Walter Hauser, Kensington Tallman, and June Squibb, alongside returning stars Amy Poehler and Phyllis Smith.
Since its release on June 14, the movie has raked in $151 million domestically and surpassed Dune: Part 2 for the biggest opening of the year. It’s also the first film since last year’s Barbie to earn over $100 million on its opening weekend.
Inside Out 2 has maintained its number one spot at the box office for three consecutive weekends, with a total global gross of $1.015 billion. This success surpasses the lifetime earnings of the original Inside Out from 2015, which debuted with $90 million and amassed $859 million worldwide.
Michael O’Leary, president and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners, praised the film’s achievement: “On behalf of movie theatre owners across the country and around the world, we congratulate Disney’s Inside Out 2 for grossing $1 billion faster than any animated movie in history. This success shows that audiences worldwide crave compelling and entertaining movies and want to experience them on the big screen.”
The voice cast includes Amy Poehler as Joy, Lewis Black as Anger, Liza Lapira as Disgust, Ayo Edebiri as Envy, and Maya Hawke as Anxiety. According to Comscore, the film’s release has significantly boosted the domestic box office, which had been trailing 25 percent behind last year’s figures.
Inside Out 2 joins an elite group of animated films that have crossed the $1 billion mark, including The Incredibles 2, Finding Dory, Frozen and its sequel, and the last two Toy Story movies.
