‘Inside Out 2’ makes other studios envious with a $100M second weekend
The Pixar sequel has one of the best second weekends in box office history.
Hello! Welcome to The Box Office Report for the weekend of June 21-23, 2024.
1. INSIDE OUT 2
Weekend gross: $100M
Total domestic gross: $355.2M
Last weekend: 1st
Percent drop: 35
Disney and Pixar Studios wanted (needed?) Inside Out 2 to be a hit. After a run of box office disappointments (partially driven by Disney conditioning audiences to see Pixar films as streaming options instead of theatrical viewing), the studio was hopeful that this sequel would find a hint of Pixar’s old magic.
Inside Out 2 found that magic — and more. After a $154.2 million debut last weekend (the 25th biggest opening weekend in domestic history, Pixar’s second biggest opening weekend, and the first film of 2024 to open with $100M+), Inside Out 2 had a second weekend that once again blew away expectations.
The film notched the seventh $100 million second weekend ever(besting the $93 million that Barbie grossed in its second frame last year in the process), joining Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($149.2 million), Avengers: Endgame ($147.4 million), Avengers: Infinity War ($114.8 million), Black Panther ($111.7 million), Jurassic World ($106.6 million) and The Avengers ($103.1 million).
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