Inside Out 2 Surpasses $1 Billion Worldwide
Animated Sequel Breaks Box Office Records, Setting New Speed Record
“Inside Out 2,” Pixar and Disney’s latest animated feature, has swiftly entered the $1 billion global box office club, reaching this milestone faster than any animated film in history. Achieving this feat on its 19th day of release, the film has significantly bolstered the summer box office.
In its third weekend, “Inside Out 2” maintained its leading position with a domestic weekend gross of $57.4 million, bringing its North American total to $469.3 million. Internationally, it added $108 million, reaching a foreign total of $545.5 million and a global sum of $1.015 billion.
This achievement makes “Inside Out 2” the first movie since “Barbie” nearly a year ago to cross the $1 billion mark globally. Among animated films, it’s the 11th to do so, with Disney dominating the list with eight entries from Pixar and Walt Disney Animation.
Directed by Kelsey Mann, the sequel expands the emotional landscape of Riley, who is now a teenager, with new characters Anxiety, Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment joining Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust. The voice cast is led by Amy Poehler, featuring Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Ayo Edebiri, Lilimar, Grace Lu, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Paul Walter Hauser, and Yvette Nicole Brown.
The original “Inside Out,” released in 2015, concluded with a global box office total of $858.8 million.