On the cusp of July, a 2024 movie has finally joined the One Billion Club.
Disney/Pixar's Inside Out 2 opened strong when it arrived in theatres on June 14, and has performed consistently well over the past couple of weeks. Now, the critically-acclaimed animated sequel has officially become the first movie of 2024 to pass the $1 billion mark at the global box office.
After 19 days on general release, Inside Out 2 has grossed $469.3 million in North America and $545.5 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $1.015 billion. It has now become one of 11 animated films in history to pass this milestone (eight of which are Disney titles), and is the fastest to do so.
These numbers are very encouraging for movie theaters, as this level of mega-blockbuster has become a rarity since the pandemic. It's also good news for Pixar, as the beloved studio has struggled at the box office in recent years with the likes of Turning Red, Soul and Luca being sent straight to the Disney+ streaming service.
Original Inside Out director and Pixar chief Pete Docter has previously stressed that COVID-era strategy “trained” audiences to watch movies at home, which he believes explains the underperformance (comparatively, at least) of 2022’s Lightyear and 2023’s Elemental.
“On behalf of movie theatre owners across the country and around the world, we want to congratulate Disney’s Inside Out 2 for grossing $1 billion faster than any animated movie in history,” says Michael O’Leary, president and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners. “The film’s stunning global success once again illustrates that audiences the world over will respond to compelling, entertaining movies, and that they want to enjoy them on the big screen.”
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Disney • Pixar’s Inside Out 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.
Maya Hawke lends her voice to Anxiety, alongside Amy Poehler as the voice of Joy. The voice cast also includes Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Tony Hale and Liza Lapira. Directed by Kelsey Mann and produced by Mark Nielsen,