‘Inside Out 2’ outperforms expectations with a joyful $155M opening weekend
The sequel had the year’s biggest debut — and the second biggest opener for any Pixar movie.
Hello! Welcome to The Box Office Report for the weekend of June 14-16, 2024.
1. Inside Out 2
Weekend gross: $155M
Total domestic gross: $155M
Last weekend: New release
Percent drop: NA
Walt Disney Studios and movie theater chains across the country have every right to get emotional about Inside Out 2. The Pixar sequel had by far the biggest debut of 2024, not only blowing away previous opening weekends this year but also making the tracking for the film look ridiculous.
Going into the weekend, projection for Inside Out 2 had the film opening somewhere in the $80 million to $90 million range. Deadline even reported that it was on pace for a $135 global debut. Those numbers would’ve been great, both for the box office and for Pixar. Prior to this weekend, the two biggest openers for 2024 were both in the low-$80 million range (Dune: Part Two at $82.5 million and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire at $80 million), with no movie cracking the $100 million mark its first weekend this year.
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