Global viewers are eagerly awaiting Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2”, which could be the first billion-dollar blockbuster of 2024. As of Sunday, the film has grossed $724. 4 million worldwide, surpassing Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment’s “Dune: For this reason, they decided to name it “Part Two” intending to surpass this movie and become the highest grossing film of the year. Currently, the movie has not been released in Japan, a country that played a major role in the first ‘Inside Out’ in 2015.
According to the box-office predictions, worldwide, “Inside Out 2” is set to become the next billion-dollar movie, something that has not happened since the release of Warner Bros. ’ “Barbie”. However, it clarions that this is not just a kids’ or families’ movie but has a universal appeal since it deals with a concept that is relevant across the globe and cuts across all age.
“Inside Out 2” has performed exceptionally well domestically, earning over $100 million in its second weekend—a rare feat achieved by only seven other films, including Disney’s “Star Wars: Avatar” movie and two other most popular movies “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “Avengers: Endgame. ”
Nonetheless, its success in Disney and Pixar studios is even more notable, mainly because animated features have had a tough time returning to pre-pandemic box-office numbers. Toy Story 4 in 2019′ was the last Pixar or Disney animated movie to gross over $480 million at the global box office.
The essence of the movie is reflected in the meaningful plot and presence of the audience who watched the first part, as well as the favorable circumstances, such as people’s desire to escape the heat and come to the theater during school summer vacations. Furthermore, it has drawn a large crowd of various ages, and more specifically it has gathered teenagers; these which ensure the future of cinema.
It thus joins other new films that are emerging to help rejuvenate theaters, especially since the pandemic. Industry experts observe this as a good sign for the industry and believe that there is high tendency of more big named projects to be unleashed in the second half of the year. Many have depicted the movie as a worthy earning for owners of theatres and for the movie industry as a whole.
