Summary
Inside Out 2’s box office has shattered expectations to the point where Pixar has now reclaimed its biggest lost record. Following in the footsteps of the original movie’s $858 million performance, theInside Outsequel always had favorable box office projections. It was anticipated to be one of 2024’s biggest hits and wind up amongPixar’s highest-grossing movies. Once the movie’s opening weekend overperformed, a record-setting pace was established that only left questions about how highInside Out 2’s box office would grow.
There have been many milestones for Pixar amidstInside Out 2’s record-breaking box officerun. The movie managed to be the studio’s fifth film to make over $1 billion worldwide, and it even surpassedIncredibles 2to become the studio’s highest-grossing movie. These accomplishments were certainly impressive, but they still left the movie with work to do to reclaim one giant record that Pixar lost 11 years ago. Thanks to the continued interest in the film,Inside Out 2has now brought a vital record back under Pixar’s name.
Ex-Disney CEO’s Animation Criticism Has Aged Very Badly After Inside Out 2’s Success
Despite Disney’s ex-CEO Bob Chapek stating that adults do not like animated movies, Inside Out 2’s success at the box office proves him wrong.
Inside Out 2 Gives Pixar The Highest-Grossing Animated Movie Record Again After Losing To Frozen
Frozen & Disney Beat Pixar In 2014
With a total that currently stands at $1.462 billion worldwide,Inside Out 2is the highest-grossing animated movieever released. This is a substantial achievement by any standard, but it is certainly sweet for Pixar since this was a title the studio held previously. However,Pixar lost the highest-grossing animated movie record to Walt Disney AnimationafterFrozen’s release in 2013. The movie made over $1.2 billion during its original theatrical run. It surpassedToy Story 3, the then-record holder for Pixar, in March 2014.
SinceFrozeneventually lost the record to its sequel, it was not necessarily expected thatInside Out 2’s box office would surpassFrozen IIand reclaim the record. The original movie made $858 million during its theatrical run in 2015, and Pixar’s box office history was uneven in the years leading up to the sequel. Projections still called forInside Out 2to be a big success, but toppingFrozen 2was not guaranteed. Pixar managed to do just that and take back the record for now.
Inside Out 2 Is Pixar’s Third Movie To Become The Highest-Grossing Animated Film Of All-Time
They Held The Record Before Toy Story 3
Pixar’s ability to have thehighest-grossing animated movieis not something new withInside Out 2.The studio’s history with the record goes back 21 years to the release ofFinding Nemo. The 2003 movie was a major hit at the box office, earning $871 million during its initial run. That was more than enough to passThe Lion Kingand give a studio other than Walt Disney Animation the record for the first time. The bad news for Pixar was that its time with the record was a record low, asShrek 2surpassedFinding Nemothe following year.
Finding Nemo’s box office total climbed higher years later thanks to different re-releases, but it did not reclaim the lost record
When Pixar reclaimed the highest-grossing animated movie withToy Story 3beatingShrek 2six years later, the studio fared a bit better with the title.Toy Story 3retained the record for three yearsbeforeFrozentook the title back to Disney. Now,Inside Out 2’s place as the current highest-grossing animated movie of all time means Pixar has the record for a third time. The studio is certainly hoping it can hold onto the milestone for a longer time too.
