Inside Out 2 Takes the Crown as Pixar’s Biggest Hit
It always comes from where you least expect it. That seems to be the message the 2024 box office is keen to deliver, at least! As Inside OUt 2 continues to defy predictions and reign supreme at the box office, it has brought yet another shiny new record to the table— this time as Pixar’s biggest global hit to date. Our Blake & Wang P.A. entertainment attorney, Brandon Blake, unpacks this latest development.
The Highest-Grossing Pixar Movie of All Time
After a spate of under-performances and flat-out duds, the 2024 box office sure needed a pick-me-up. However, no one could have predicted it would be a sunny sequel to an animated film about emotions. The original Inside Out took $859M at the global box office. Its follow-up has already blasted through that, with a running global cume of $1.25 B and counting, and it hasn’t even left theaters yet. In fact, it has yet to open in some key markets, including Japan. That is currently a split of $708M internationally and $543.5M domestically.
It isn’t showing signs of slowing down, either. Now officially Pixar’s best-performing title to date, it has shown a remarkable hold, with the latest weekend showing only a 31% drop from the prior frame.
Record-Breaking Across the Board.
This has already earned it a slew of other records, including the No. 4 spot on the list of best-performing animated films of all time. It’s already on the cusp of passing Frozen to take the No. 3 spot, too, and may already have done so by the time you read this.
We should also not ignore its exceptional performance in specific markets, most notably Mexico, where it has become the biggest movie ever. In addition to its domestic performance, it continues to perform strongly in the UK, Brazil, Italy, and Korea.
While one film alone cannot make or break the 2024 box office, a performance like this sure does help. Let’s hope to see a few more record-beating showings like this as we enter the second half of the year.
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