This photo released by Disney/Pixar shows Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler, left) and Anxiety (voiced by Maya Hawke) in a scene from “Inside Out 2.” | Photo credit: Pixar
On Friday, June 14, nearly a month after its release, inside out 2 has crossed over The Incredibles 2 It became the highest-grossing film in Pixar history.
As reported Diversity, inside out 2 has grossed $1.25 billion globally, surpassing The Incredibles 2has grossed a record $1.24 billion, making it the fourth-highest-grossing animated film of all time, behind only frozen ($1.29 billion), Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1.36 billion), and Frozen II ($1.45 billion).
The sequel soon surpassed the original’s gross. from inside to outsidewhich earned $859 million worldwide in 2015. The film’s success was anticipated, as The Walt Disney Company had previously announced that inside out 2 It became the fastest animated film to reach $1 billion at the global box office, achieving the feat in less than three weeks of its release.
inside out 2 It is now one of only 11 animated films to cross the $1 billion mark. It is also the first film to achieve this feat since July 2023. barbie,
The sequel features 13-year-old Riley as she experiences new emotions during puberty and prepares for high school. Directed by Kelsey Mann, the film introduces new emotions such as anxiety, jealousy, embarrassment, boredom, and nostalgia in addition to the original five: happiness, sadness, fear, anger, and disgust.
Amy Poehler, who voices Joy, explained People The first film was a natural setting for a sequel. “At the end of the original movie, Joey has that great moment when she says, ‘Finally, everything has worked out the way it should have.’ Then we see that big puberty button, ‘Should we press it?’ We press it in the second movie,” Poehler said in September 2022. She had been advocating for a sequel for several years. “I’ve been pestering Pete Docter [the Chief Creative Officer of studio Pixar] “I said to the team, ‘When are you guys making another one? When is this happening?’ When they told me how to make another one, I thought it was really cool,” he said. People In June.
inside out 2 Now playing in theaters.
