Last month, Disney released Pixar’s latest animated movie, “Inside Out 2” in cinemas and today, it’s been announced that the movie has now gone on to become the highest-grossing animated film of all time, with $1.462 billion to date at the global box office.

Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as Headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions. Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety, Envy, Ennui and Embarrassment show up.

“Inside Out 2” has surpassed Disney’s “Frozen 2” (2019) on the animated chart and is also now the thirteenth on the all-time industry global box office rankings. 

Now in its 6th week of release, the film also crossed $600 million at the domestic box office yesterday and has remained in the top 3 titles throughout its run. “Inside Out 2” has brought in $861 million internationally and is set to open in its final market, Japan, next week. 

Other box office records and milestones include:

  • Fastest animated film to $1 billion globally (19 days)
  • Highest-grossing movie of 2024 to date, and the only one to cross $1 billion
  • Biggest global animation opening of all time ($292 million) and second-biggest domestic animation opening ($154 million)
  • The highest-grossing film in industry history in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Uruguay

With the blockbuster success of “Inside Out 2,” Disney holds 4 of the top 5 and 9 of the top 12 highest-grossing animated films in history. 

The voice cast includes Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Ayo Edebiri, Lilimar, Grace Lu, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Paul Walter Hauser and Yvette Nicole Brown. “Inside Out 2” is directed by Kelsey Mann, produced by Mark Nielsen and executive produced by Pete Docter, Jonas Rivera and Dan Scanlon. The film features a screenplay by Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein and story by Mann and LeFauve.

Roger’s Take:  It’s great to see Disney and, more importantly, Pixar get a huge box office win as, over the past few years, the studio has really struggled to find that magic sauce to create a mega-smash that audiences around the world have loved.   What also makes this win so impressive is that very few people thought “Inside Out 2” was going to become this big at the box office.

It’s also worth noting if you’re waiting for the movie to hit Disney+, instead of going to the cinema to see it this summer, you might be in for a wait, as while this movie is still pulling in decent money, it will likely continue to stay in cinemas for a lot longer.

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Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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