According to Hollywood Reporter, the animated film Inside Out 2 continued to have impressive results at the box office in the second week. As of June 21, the film's revenue exceeded 283 million USD in North America alone, officially surpassing Dune 2 (282.1 million USD) to rising to become the most popular movie of 2024 in this market. In particular, Pixar's project only needed 8 days to achieve this achievement and shows no signs of slowing down.
Inside Out 2 surpasses Dune 2 to become the most popular movie in the North American market in 2024.
Also on June 21, global revenue of Inside Out 2 also officially surpassed the 500 million USD mark globally, currently ranked 4th on the chart of the year's most popular films. Experts predict the film's revenue will be about 650 million – 700 million USD after the end of the second week in theaters. With the current ticket sales rate, it is almost only a matter of time before Pixar's new work replaces Dune 2 at the top of the list.
In addition, Inside Out 2 is also likely to become the first film in 2024 to surpass the $1 billion mark globally. The work is also receiving a “rain” of praise from critics, achieving a “fresh” score of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. At the same time, the project has a good word-of-mouth effect on film forums, and is suggested by many people as a film worth watching.
Pixar is also very confident in its work this time. Previously, they said they planned for the film to stay in theaters for at least 100 days. Therefore, the revenue milestone of 1 billion USD is considered completely within the reach of the Inside Out 2 crew. Not stopping there, many people also expect that the film can surpass Incredibles 2 (1.24 billion USD) to became Pixar's best-selling project of all time.
Inside Out 2 is predicted to be the first billion-dollar blockbuster of 2024.
Inside Out 2 is set 2 years after the story of the previous part, when the main character Riley turns 13 years old, becoming a genuine teenage girl with all the newly formed emotions. That is also the time when the 5 emotions Joy, Sadness, Disgust, Anger and Fear are gradually no longer enough to control and fully express the psychology. girl's complex. A group of new emotions including Anxiety, Embarrassment, Ennui and Envy begin to appear and make Riley seem like a completely different person.