This image released by Disney/Pixar shows, from left, sadness, expressed by Phyllis Smith, joy, expressed by Amy Poehler, disgust, expressed by Liza Lapira, fear, expressed by Tony Hale, and anger, expressed by Lewis Black, in one scene. Since Inside Out 2.
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NEW YORK — The second weekend was just as happy for Inside Out 2.
The Pixar sequel raked in $100 million in ticket sales during its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, setting a new record for an animated film in its theatrical follow-up frame. The previous best second weekend for an animated title was $92 million for The Super Mario Bros. movie.. Only six films had better second weekends.
In just a week and a half, Inside Out 2 became the highest-grossing film of 2024 to date with $724.4 million worldwide, including $355.2 million in U.S. and Canadian theaters. This exceeds the worldwide total of $711.8 million. Dune: part two. Inside Out 2 will likely surpass the $1 billion mark in about a week, which would make it the first film since barbie do this.
The extent of Inside Out 2 The success surprised Hollywood, which had grown accustomed to lower expectations as the film industry saw ticket sales this year fall about 40% below pre-pandemic totals, according to data firm Comscore , Before Inside Out 2 came with.
The record for Inside Out 2However, reminiscent of years past, when billion-dollar revenues were more common for Walt Disney Co. It is also a must-have blockbuster for Pixar, which, after experimenting with direct-to-streaming releases, reconsidered its film pipeline and approach to mass production. public appeal.
NOW, Inside Out 2which fell just 35% from its $154 million domestic debut, is poised to challenge The Incredibles 2 ($1.2 billion) for the highest-grossing Pixar film of all time. It could also steer the revered animation factory toward more sequels. Among his upcoming films, we find Toy Story 5scheduled for release in 2026.
For theater owners, Inside Out 2 could hardly have been more necessary. But it also reminded exhibitors of how much of a feast or famine the movie business has become in recent years. Since the pandemic, films like Barbie, Spider-Man: No Way Home And Top Gun: Maverick have pushed ticket sales to record levels, but the downtime between box office sensations has lengthened. Memorial Day ticket sales last month were the worst in three decades.
Part of the 2024 slowdown can be attributed to the juggling of release schedules caused by last year’s writers’ and actors’ strikes. The biggest new release of the weekend was Jeff Nichols’ biker gang drama. Bikersa film that was originally scheduled to be released in 2023 before the actors’ strike led to its postponement.
Bikersstarring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy, exceeded expectations with $10 million from 2,642 theaters in its opening weekend. Bikerswhich cost approximately $35 million to produce, was originally intended to be released by Disney before New Regency pitched it to Focus Features last fall.
Strong activity for Inside Out 2 seems to have increased ticket sales in general. Sony Images’ Bad Boys: Ride or Die held up well in its third week of release, grossing $18.8 million. He remains in second place. THE Bad Boys The sequel, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, has grossed $146.9 million domestically so far.
Next week, the sci-fi horror prequel A quiet place: first day and Kevin Costner’s western epic Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 I hope some of the Inside Out 2 success rubs off on them.
Estimated ticket sales Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final national figures will be released on Monday.
1. Inside Out 2100 million dollars.
2. Bad Boys: Ride or Die$18.8 million.
3. Bikers10 million dollars.
4. The Garfield Movie$3.6 million.
5. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes$3.6 million.
6. If$2.8 million.
7. The exorcism», 2.4 million dollars.
8. Thélma$2.2 million.
9. The observers$1.9 million.
ten. Ghost: Rite here Rite now$1.5 million.
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