Pixar’s latest Inside Out 2 has become the highest-grossing animated movie of all time at the worldwide box office after more than a month at the theatres. Becoming the top-earning animated movie is only the latest box office record shattered by the film. The Inside Out 2 collection globally stands at USD 1.46 billion, as of 25 July 2024. Since it is currently in theatres, we can expect it to significantly increase its lead.
Inside Out 2: All the details about the highest-grossing animated movie of all time
Released on 14 June worldwide, the movie features the voices of Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Diane Lane, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Kyle MacLachlan, Maya Hawke, Tony Hale and Ayo Edebiri, among others.
Kelsey Mann has directed a script penned by Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein. The movie is the sequel to Inside Out (2015). The original movie takes us into the mind of a young girl whose emotions, such as Joy (voiced by Poehler) and Sadness (voiced by Smith), do their best to guide her in life. The sequel introduces new emotions such as Anxiety (voiced by Hawke).
The movie is heavily saturated with themes like sense of self, friendship and how emotions make us, well, us.
All the major box office records Inside Out 2 has smashed until now
Highest-grossing animated movie of all time
As mentioned above, Inside Out 2 is now at the top of the highest-grossing animated movies of all time. It surpassed Frozen II (2019) to achieve this feat. Frozen II grossed USD 1.45 billion in its theatrical run, which Inside Out 2 transcended.
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First to cross USD 1 billion at global box office in 2024
The movie is also the first big-screen release this year to enter the USD 1 billion club. And there really is no competition. This year’s second highest-grossing movie, Dune: Part Two, ended its theatrical journey at USD 711.84 million.
Eleventh animated movie to cross USD 1 billion
This movie is the 11th animated feature to cross the USD 1 billion mark. The other movies to do the same include Frozen II, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Frozen, Incredibles 2, Minions, Toy Story 4, Toy Story 3, Despicable Me 3, Finding Dory and Zootopia.
First animated movie to reach USD 1-billion mark the fastest
While Inside Out 2 was the 11th fastest overall movie to touch the USD 1 billion mark, it was the fastest among animated movies. It took just 19 days to achieve the milestone.
Highest-grossing Pixar movie
Since it is the highest-grossing animated movie, it also makes it the highest-grossing among Pixar movies. It beat Incredibles 2‘s (2019) USD 1.24 billion to set this record.
Biggest global opening weekend for an animated movie
It was clear even after the opening weekend of Inside Out 2 that it was going to break many box office records. Globally, it opened with a massive USD 295 million — which is the most for any animated movie.
Thirteenth highest-grossing movie of all time
It is overall the 13th highest-grossing movie of all time, outshining Frozen II (2019) and Barbie (2023). If it stays for a couple more weeks at the theatres, it will likely have entered the top 10.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
No, the highest-grossing movie remains James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ (2009). However, ‘Inside Out 2’ is the highest-grossing movie of 2024 so far.
James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ (2009) is the highest-grossing movie of all time, with USD 2.32 billion in earnings.
According to IMDb, 'The Shawshank Redemption' (1994) is the highest-rated movie of all time, with a rating of 9.3.
‘Inside Out 2’ is not available to watch online as it is currently at the theatres.
Riley is 14 in ‘Inside Out 2’.
Among others, ‘Inside Out 2’ surpassed ‘Frozen II’ to become the highest-grossing animated movie ever.
‘Inside Out 2’ has performed splendidly at the box office, earning USD 1.46 billion worldwide so far.
