Hollywood’s summer movie anxieties gave way to joy this weekend with the massive release of the film Inside Out 2 from Disney and Pixar. The animated sequel grossed $155 million in ticket sales from 4,440 theaters. cine in the United States and Canadaaccording to estimates from Sunday studies.
Not only is it the second-highest-grossing opening weekend in Pixar’s nearly 29 years of making movies, it’s also the second-biggest animated opening in history (behind only the release of Incredibles 2, which debuted raising $182.7 million in 2018; It is also the biggest opening of 2024, in which no film debuted above $100 million. With an estimated $140 million in international revenue, Inside Out 2 It had an astonishing and record-breaking global debut: $295 million.
The success is significant for Pixar and marks a much-needed comeback for a studio that has had a series of disappointing releases, including Elementalwhich eventually became a success, and Lightyear, which was not. It is also vitally important to the Hollywood ecosystem and the health of theatrical exhibition, which had been in a 26% deficit before this weekend. Inside Out 2 marks the biggest premiere since Barbie It earned $162 million on its opening weekend last July.
cost of the movie
It is estimated that the production of Inside Out 2 cost around $200 million, which does not include the millions spent on marketing. Going into the weekend, a debut was expected in the $90 million range, which would have been on par with the opening weekend of Inside Out in June 2019.
Second place went to Bad Boys: Ride or Die from Sony, now in its second weekend with 33 million dollars, only 42% less than its premiere. In 12 days, he has already earned more than 112 million dollars nationally and 214 million worldwide. As of Friday, the four-movie franchise had surpassed the $1 billion mark.
The 10 highest-grossing movies between Friday and Sunday in the United States and Canada, according to Comscore:
1. Inside Out 2 – $155 million.
2. Bad Boys: Ride or Die – $33 million.
3. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – $5.2 million.
4. The Garfield Movie – $5 million.
5. The Watchers – $3;7 million.
6. IF – $3.5 million.
7. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – $2.4 million.
8. The Fall Guy – $1.5 million.
9. The Strangers: Chapter 1 – $760.000.
10. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – $632.910.
FUENTE: AP
