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{{As of|2024|6|16|df=US}}, ''Inside Out 2'' has grossed $154.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $140 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $294.2 million.<ref name="TN" /><ref name="BOM" /> |
{{As of|2024|6|16|df=US}}, ''Inside Out 2'' has grossed $154.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $140 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $294.2 million.<ref name="TN" /><ref name="BOM" /> |
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On a budget of $200 million, ''Inside Out 2'' was initially projected to gross $80–90 million in its domestic opening weekend. The sub-$100 million industry projections were partially due to the notion that general audiences remained hesitant to return to theaters, given the direct-to-streaming releases of the Pixar films ''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]'' (2020), ''[[Luca (2021 film)|Luca]]'' (2021), and ''[[Turning Red]]'' (2022) on Disney+, the underperformance of Pixar's ''[[Lightyear (film)|Lightyear]]'' at the box office in 2022, and the lackluster box office results of several films in 2024.<ref name="Budget" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-box-office-projection-1235970379/|title=''Inside Out 2'' Eyes $135M Global Opening As Summer Box Office Rebound Continues – Preview|date=June 11, 2024|first1=Anthony|last1=D'Alessandro|first2=Nancy|last2=Tartaglione|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=June 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficepro.com/long-range-forecast-can-inside-out-2-be-the-first-100m-opener-of-2024/|title=Long Range Forecast: Can ''Inside Out 2'' Be the First $100M Opener of 2024?|date=May 17, 2024|website=[[Box Office Pro]]|access-date=June 15, 2024}}</ref> After making $63.6 million on its first day,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-14/|title=Domestic Box Office For Jun 14, 2024|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=June 18, 2024}}</ref> including an estimated $13 million from Thursday night previews, projections were raised to $140–150 million for the weekend. It ended up grossing $154 million domestically and an estimated $140 million from 38 international markets, for a worldwide debut of $294 million, the highest in Pixar history.<ref name="Opening Weekend">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/box-office-inside-out-2-1235973432/|title=Pixar Comes Alive: ''Inside Out 2'' Turns Box Office Right Side Up With 2nd Best Animated Pic Opening Of All-Time At $155M – Sunday AM Update|date=June 16, 2024|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=June 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-global-international-box-office-1235972688/|title=Joy To The World! ''Inside Out 2'' Thrills With Historic $295M Global Bow – International Box Office|date=June 16, 2024|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=June 16, 2024}}</ref><ref name="ActualsOpening">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W24/|title=Domestic 2024 Weekend 24|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=June 18, 2024}}</ref> |
On a budget of $200 million, ''Inside Out 2'' was initially projected to gross $80–90 million in its domestic opening weekend. The sub-$100 million industry projections were partially due to the notion that general audiences remained hesitant to return to theaters, given the direct-to-streaming releases of the Pixar films ''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]'' (2020), ''[[Luca (2021 film)|Luca]]'' (2021), and ''[[Turning Red]]'' (2022) on Disney+, the underperformance of Pixar's ''[[Lightyear (film)|Lightyear]]'' at the box office in 2022, and the lackluster box office results of several films in 2024.<ref name="Budget" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-box-office-projection-1235970379/|title=''Inside Out 2'' Eyes $135M Global Opening As Summer Box Office Rebound Continues – Preview|date=June 11, 2024|first1=Anthony|last1=D'Alessandro|first2=Nancy|last2=Tartaglione|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=June 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficepro.com/long-range-forecast-can-inside-out-2-be-the-first-100m-opener-of-2024/|title=Long Range Forecast: Can ''Inside Out 2'' Be the First $100M Opener of 2024?|date=May 17, 2024|website=[[Box Office Pro]]|access-date=June 15, 2024}}</ref> After making $63.6 million on its first day,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-14/|title=Domestic Box Office For Jun 14, 2024|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=June 18, 2024}}</ref> including an estimated $13 million from Thursday night previews, projections were raised to $140–150 million for the weekend. It ended up grossing $154 million domestically from 4,440 theaters and an estimated $140 million from 38 international markets, for a worldwide debut of $294 million, the highest in Pixar history.<ref name="Opening Weekend">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/box-office-inside-out-2-1235973432/|title=Pixar Comes Alive: ''Inside Out 2'' Turns Box Office Right Side Up With 2nd Best Animated Pic Opening Of All-Time At $155M – Sunday AM Update|date=June 16, 2024|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=June 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-global-international-box-office-1235972688/|title=Joy To The World! ''Inside Out 2'' Thrills With Historic $295M Global Bow – International Box Office|date=June 16, 2024|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=June 16, 2024}}</ref><ref name="ActualsOpening">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W24/|title=Domestic 2024 Weekend 24|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=June 18, 2024}}</ref> |
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In the United States and Canada, the $154.2 million opening weekend was the best of 2024, surpassing ''[[Dune: Part Two]]'' ($82.5 million) and ''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]'' ($80 million) to become the first film of the year to open above $100 million, and the second-best for an animated film behind Pixar's own ''[[Incredibles 2]]'' (2018; $182.7 million). It was also the fourth-best opening for a PG film after ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' (2019; $191 million), ''Incredibles 2'', and ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' ($174 million). With an average ticket price of $12.53, twelve million moviegoers saw the film in its first weekend, nearing the thirteen million admissions for ''[[Barbie]]'' (2023) in its first three days. It played strongly throughout the day (22% of viewers attended before 1{{nbsp}}pm, 35% between 1{{nbsp}}pm and 5{{nbsp}}pm, 26% between 5{{nbsp}}pm and 8{{nbsp}}pm, and 17% after 8{{nbsp}}pm), benefiting from substantial walk-up business credited to its multi-cultural pull (of the opening weekend audience, 36% identified as Hispanic and Latino). IMAX and Premium Large Formats (PLFs) accounted for 43% of the earnings, while 14% came from 3D showings.<ref name="Opening Weekend"/><ref name="ActualsOpening"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/inside-out-2-box-office-opening-weekend-records-pixar-1236039419/|title=''Inside Out 2'' Box Office: All the Records Seen, Felt and Heard on Opening Weekend|date=June 16, 2024|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=June 17, 2024}}</ref> |
In the United States and Canada, the $154.2 million opening weekend was the best of 2024, surpassing ''[[Dune: Part Two]]'' ($82.5 million) and ''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]'' ($80 million) to become the first film of the year to open above $100 million, and the second-best for an animated film behind Pixar's own ''[[Incredibles 2]]'' (2018; $182.7 million). It was also the fourth-best opening for a PG film after ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' (2019; $191 million), ''Incredibles 2'', and ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' ($174 million). With an average ticket price of $12.53, twelve million moviegoers saw the film in its first weekend, nearing the thirteen million admissions for ''[[Barbie]]'' (2023) in its first three days. It played strongly throughout the day (22% of viewers attended before 1{{nbsp}}pm, 35% between 1{{nbsp}}pm and 5{{nbsp}}pm, 26% between 5{{nbsp}}pm and 8{{nbsp}}pm, and 17% after 8{{nbsp}}pm), benefiting from substantial walk-up business credited to its multi-cultural pull (of the opening weekend audience, 36% identified as Hispanic and Latino). IMAX and Premium Large Formats (PLFs) accounted for 43% of the earnings, while 14% came from 3D showings.<ref name="Opening Weekend"/><ref name="ActualsOpening"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/inside-out-2-box-office-opening-weekend-records-pixar-1236039419/|title=''Inside Out 2'' Box Office: All the Records Seen, Felt and Heard on Opening Weekend|date=June 16, 2024|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=June 17, 2024}}</ref> |
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Directed by | Kelsey Mann |
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Produced by | Mark Nielsen |
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Edited by | Maurissa Horwitz |
Music by | Andrea Datzman[a] |
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Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $200 million[2] |
Box office | $294.2 million[3][4] |
Inside Out 2 is a 2024 American animated coming-of-age film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The sequel to Inside Out (2015), it was directed by Kelsey Mann (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by Mark Nielsen, from a screenplay written by Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein, and a story conceived by Mann and LeFauve. The film stars Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Diane Lane, and Kyle MacLachlan reprising their roles from the first film, with Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman, Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, Ayo Edebiri, Lilimar, Grace Lu, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Adèle Exarchopoulos, and Paul Walter Hauser joining the cast. It tells the story of Riley's emotions as they find themselves joined by new emotions that want to take over Riley's head.
First announced in September 2022 during the D23 Expo, Inside Out 2 features Pixar chief creative officer Pete Docter's "five to 27 emotions" idea from the first film that Mann pitched during its production to utilize "truthful" worldbuilding.
Inside Out 2 premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on June 10, 2024, and was released in theaters in the United States on June 14. The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed $294 million worldwide. It has the second-biggest opening day debut for an animated film domestically, behind Pixar's Incredibles 2 (2018), and is the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2024.
Plot
Two years after her move to San Francisco,[b] Riley has just turned 13 and is about to enter high school. Her personified emotions—Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust—have since created a new section of Riley's mind called "Sense of Self", which houses memories and feelings that make up Riley's core personality. Joy has also invented a mechanism that launches any negative memories to the back of Riley’s mind. Riley and her best friends Bree and Grace are invited to a weekend hockey camp where Riley hopes to qualify for her school’s team, the Firehawks. On the night before the camp, a "Puberty Alarm" sounds off and a group of mind workers barge into headquarters to upgrade the emotion console.
The emotions discover that Riley wildly overreacts to any inputs they make to the console. Four new emotions also arrive at Headquarters and introduce themselves: Envy, Embarrassment, Ennui, and Anxiety. Though initially friendly, the new and old emotions clash over their approaches; in particular, Joy thinks Riley should focus on having fun at the camp, while Anxiety wants her to win a spot on the team and make new friends, especially since Riley has learned that Bree and Grace will be going to a different high school.
Feeling that Riley needs to change, after an incident where Joy's control of her unintentionally got the Firehawks' phones confiscated and the team pushed into doing laps, Anxiety dumps the Sense of Self into the back of Riley's mind and has the old emotions captured and thrown into a memory vault. She and the other new emotions then use negative memories to create a new, corrupted Sense of Self and encourage Riley to make friends with popular hockey player Val by copying her, which strains her friendship with Bree and Grace. The old emotions escape the vault and split up; Sadness uses a recall tube to return to Headquarters while the others go to the back of Riley’s mind to retrieve her old Sense of Self.
Sadness makes it back but is unable to prevent Riley from breaking into her coach’s office and reading her notebook. Discovering from it that the coach doesn't consider Riley ready to become a Firehawk, Anxiety determines to take further control over her. The emotions make it to the back of Riley's mind and get her Sense of Self from the top of a mountain of bad memories that were stored there. With no other way to get back to Headquarters in time, the emotions cause an avalanche of bad memories, which they ride back to Headquarters; however, the memories spill into Riley’s Sense of Self, corrupting it further. Anxiety is shocked to discover that, despite her intentions, her cultivation of the new Sense of Self has made it evolve into one of self-doubt, leading to her frantically controlling Riley during a crucial hockey game; resulting in her hogging the puck, missing most of her shots, and accidentally hurting Grace which gets her sent to the penalty box. Horrified by this outcome, a frenzied Anxiety swarms the control console in a blinding whirlwind of anxious speed, causing an overwhelmed Riley to suffer a panic attack.
The old emotions finally return to Headquarters, and Joy convinces Anxiety that she doesn't need to make Riley change herself to have a better future. Anxiety relents and the original Sense of Self is reinstalled, but Riley's attack persists. After the repentant Anxiety reiterates that she can't determine who Riley is, Joy realizes that the same applies to her — and all of the other emotions. She removes the first Sense of Self again, allowing for a new, complex, and varying Sense to form from all of Riley’s positive and negative memories. Together, the emotions embrace this third Sense of Self and stabilize it, finally allowing Riley to calm down and reconcile with Bree and Grace. Now in full control of her emotions for the first time, Riley actively calls for Joy to take command and finishes the game smiling.
Some time later, Riley attends high school and becomes friends with Val and the other Firehawks, while being true to herself and staying friends with Bree and Grace. Now living in peace, the first and second generations of emotions work together to protect Riley's forever-changing Sense of Self. Riley reads an email containing the coach's list of new Firehawks recruits and looks at herself in the mirror with a proud smile.
Voice cast
- Amy Poehler as Joy, a yellow happy emotion[5]
- Maya Hawke as Anxiety, a new orange anxious emotion[5]
- Kensington Tallman as Riley Andersen, a 13-year-old girl in whose mind the emotions live. Tallman replaces Kaitlyn Dias from the first film[6]
- Liza Lapira as Disgust, a green disgusted emotion[5]
- Tony Hale as Fear, a purple scared emotion[5]
- Lewis Black as Anger, a red angry emotion[5]
- Phyllis Smith as Sadness, a blue sad emotion[5]
- Ayo Edebiri as Envy, a new cyan envious emotion[6]
- Lilimar as Valentina "Val" Ortiz, a popular hockey player at Riley's high school[6]
- Grace Lu as Grace, Riley's friend[7]
- Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green as Bree, Riley's friend[7]
- Adèle Exarchopoulos as Ennui, a new indigo bored emotion[6]
- Diane Lane as Mrs. Andersen, Riley's mother[5]
- Kyle MacLachlan as Mr. Andersen, Riley's father[5]
- Paul Walter Hauser as Embarrassment, a new pink embarrassed emotion[6]
- Yvette Nicole Brown as Coach Roberts, a hockey coach and head of the summer hockey camp[6]
- Ron Funches as Bloofy, a character from Riley's favorite childhood TV show. He is similar to the hosts of interactive children's shows such as Blue's Clues or Dora the Explorer.[8]
- Yong Yea as Lance Slashblade, a heroic video game character whom Riley had a crush on when she was younger. He is similar to the character Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII.[8]
- James Austin Johnson as Pouchy[9]
- Steve Purcell as Deep Dark Secret[10]
- Dave Goelz as Mind Cop Frank[10]
- Kirk Thatcher as Foreman[10]
- Frank Oz as Mind Cop Dave[10]
- Paula Pell as Mom's Anger[6][11]
- June Squibb as Nostalgia, a new beige nostalgic emotion.[12][13]
- Pete Docter as Dad's Anger[10]
- Paula Poundstone as Forgetter Paula[10]
- John Ratzenberger[6] as Fritz
- Sarayu Blue as Margie[10]
- Flea as Jake[10]
- Bobby Moynihan as Forgetter Bobby[10]
- Kendall Coyne Schofield as Hockey Announcer[10]
Additionally, television personality Sam Thompson cameos in the UK version of the film as Security Man Sam, a character who finds himself on a chase with the emotions.[14]
Production
Development and writing
After the success of Inside Out, the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2015, Entertainment Tonight and The Guardian considered a sequel to be "inevitable".[15][16][17] Inside Out director Pete Docter was germinating ideas for a sequel while the original film's nominations were unveiled at the 88th Academy Awards in January 2016.[18] Pixar officially confirmed the sequel's development during the D23 Expo announcement in September 2022, with Amy Poehler coming on stage to discuss the film alongside Docter.[19] Kelsey Mann was announced as the director of the sequel (making it his feature directorial debut), with Mark Nielsen producing, while Meg LeFauve was announced to write the film's screenplay, returning from its predecessor.[20]
To utilize "truthful" worldbuilding, Mann used Docter's "five to 27 emotions" idea from the first film that he pitched during its production.[21] Mann's first pass included nine new emotions to make Joy feel overwhelmed with all the new emotions showing up, but felt that the story could not keep track with so many emotions taking the spotlight or not adding to the story, so after the first screening he decided to simplify the number. Among those emotions was Schadenfreude (having joy at someone's expense), Jealousy and Guilt, but the latter two influenced the film despite being removed, with Mann feeling that Envy could relate to Jealousy and how remnants of Guilt could be found within Anxiety's introduction, even giving Anxiety some of Guilt's baggage, which was inspired by that of Disneyland hotels.[22]
To assist with the development of the film, Pixar enlisted a group of nine teenagers, who were dubbed "Riley's Crew", to provide feedback on the film to ensure it accurately portrayed modern teenage life. Their input led to the inclusion of the emotion Nostalgia and influenced various scenes, including everyday elements of the emotions' lives and the transition from middle school to high school.[23][24]
Casting
Poehler accepted an offer of $5 million with lucrative bonuses to reprise her role as Joy from the first film. Phyllis Smith and Lewis Black also reprise their roles from the first film, voicing Sadness and Anger, respectively.[6] Following a dispute over pay, both Bill Hader and Mindy Kaling declined to reprise their respective roles as Fear and Disgust; they and the rest of the returning cast were reportedly offered $100,000 each, equivalent to two percent of Poehler's salary.[25] On November 9, 2023, with the release of the teaser trailer, it was revealed that Tony Hale and Liza Lapira would replace Hader and Kaling as Fear and Disgust, respectively, while Maya Hawke joined the cast as Anxiety, a new emotion.[5] Mann auditioned Hawke via Zoom at the office of a back room in Epcot during a family vacation with his kids after Nielsen told him that Hawke was available to audition just then, with her anxious performance driving him to tears.[26] On January 16, 2024, it was revealed that June Squibb had joined the cast in an undisclosed role,[13] later revealed to be Nostalgia.[12]
On March 7, 2024, Disney revealed that Ayo Edebiri, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Paul Walter Hauser, Kensington Tallman, Diane Lane, and Kyle MacLachlan joined the cast, with Edebiri, Exarchopoulos, and Hauser playing the other new emotions, Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment, respectively.[6] In addition, Tallman replaces Kaitlyn Dias as Riley Andersen, while Lane reprises her role as Mrs. Andersen, and MacLachlan also reprises his role as Mr. Andersen.[6] Also joining the cast in supporting roles are Lilimar, who plays a hockey player named Valentina, and Yvette Nicole Brown, who plays the coach of the hockey team, while Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green and Grace Lu play Bree and Grace, Riley's friends.[6][7]
Music
Inside Out 2: Original Soundtrack | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Andrea Datzman | ||||
Released | June 14, 2024 | |||
Recorded | 2023–2024 | |||
Studio | Eastwood Scoring Stage, Warner Bros., Los Angeles | |||
Length | 67:00 | |||
Label | Walt Disney | |||
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Pixar film soundtrack chronology | ||||
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On March 7, 2024, with the release of the second trailer and poster, it was revealed that Andrea Datzman had composed the film's score, taking over for Michael Giacchino.[27] The soundtrack album was released on June 14, 2024, the same day as the film.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Outside Intro" | 0:55 |
2. | "Go Team!" | 2:26 |
3. | "The Life of Riley" | 2:32 |
4. | "Thread the Needle" | 1:06 |
5. | "Riley Protection System" | 2:46 |
6. | "Creating a Sense of Self" | 1:30 |
7. | "Demo Day" | 1:57 |
8. | "Ride and Prejudice" | 2:18 |
9. | "Anxious to Meet You" | 2:21 |
10. | "Seeking Val-idation" | 1:44 |
11. | "Sending Out an S.o.S." | 2:45 |
12. | "Bloofy & Co." | 2:59 |
13. | "Flight for Fighting" | 2:48 |
14. | "Fawn of a New Day" | 0:55 |
15. | "Return to Imagination Land" | 1:08 |
16. | "To Protect and Disserve" | 3:19 |
17. | "What's the Big Idea?" | 2:30 |
18. | "Red Hairing" | 1:17 |
19. | "Recovering a Sense of Self" | 2:54 |
20. | "Joyless" | 1:53 |
21. | "The Puck Stops Here" | 2:58 |
22. | "A Mind at Freeze" | 2:43 |
23. | "Growing Up Is Hard to Do" | 4:18 |
24. | "Glide and Joy" | 2:00 |
25. | "Every Messy, Beautiful Part of Her" | 2:43 |
26. | "Inside Outro" | 2:21 |
27. | "Done Track Mind" | 8:15 |
Total length: | 67:00 |
Release
Inside Out 2 premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on June 10, 2024,[28] and was released in theaters in the United States on June 14, 2024,[19] with screenings in RealD 3D, IMAX and Dolby Cinema.[29] It also screened at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival that same day.[30]
Marketing
The teaser trailer for the film, along with the poster, was released on November 9, 2023. James Withbrook of Gizmodo and Inverse's Rotem Rusak highlighted the introduction of three other emotions in the poster: Embarrassment, Ennui, and Envy.[31][32] The teaser was viewed over 157 million times in the first 24 hours across all social media platforms—including over 78 million from TikTok—becoming the most-watched animated film trailer launch in the Walt Disney Company's history, surpassing the previous record holder, Frozen II (2019).[33] A clip from the film was also aired during the Super Bowl LVIII, named "Team".[34] The second trailer, along with a new poster, was released on March 7, 2024.[35] This trailer also marked the debut of the "standard" variant of the 2023 Walt Disney Pictures logo, which was introduced the year before for the studio's centennial anniversary.[36] The first 35 minutes of the film were screened during The Walt Disney Studios' presentation of first looks at their 2024 theatrical release slate at CinemaCon on April 11, 2024.[37] As part of a partnership with Airbnb, a new rental home in Nevada just outside of Las Vegas modeled after "headquarters" in the film was listed on the website beginning June 12, 2024.[38]
Reception
Box office
As of June 16, 2024[update], Inside Out 2 has grossed $154.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $140 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $294.2 million.[3][4]
On a budget of $200 million, Inside Out 2 was initially projected to gross $80–90 million in its domestic opening weekend. The sub-$100 million industry projections were partially due to the notion that general audiences remained hesitant to return to theaters, given the direct-to-streaming releases of the Pixar films Soul (2020), Luca (2021), and Turning Red (2022) on Disney+, the underperformance of Pixar's Lightyear at the box office in 2022, and the lackluster box office results of several films in 2024.[2][39][40] After making $63.6 million on its first day,[41] including an estimated $13 million from Thursday night previews, projections were raised to $140–150 million for the weekend. It ended up grossing $154 million domestically from 4,440 theaters and an estimated $140 million from 38 international markets, for a worldwide debut of $294 million, the highest in Pixar history.[42][43][44]
In the United States and Canada, the $154.2 million opening weekend was the best of 2024, surpassing Dune: Part Two ($82.5 million) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ($80 million) to become the first film of the year to open above $100 million, and the second-best for an animated film behind Pixar's own Incredibles 2 (2018; $182.7 million). It was also the fourth-best opening for a PG film after The Lion King (2019; $191 million), Incredibles 2, and Beauty and the Beast ($174 million). With an average ticket price of $12.53, twelve million moviegoers saw the film in its first weekend, nearing the thirteen million admissions for Barbie (2023) in its first three days. It played strongly throughout the day (22% of viewers attended before 1 pm, 35% between 1 pm and 5 pm, 26% between 5 pm and 8 pm, and 17% after 8 pm), benefiting from substantial walk-up business credited to its multi-cultural pull (of the opening weekend audience, 36% identified as Hispanic and Latino). IMAX and Premium Large Formats (PLFs) accounted for 43% of the earnings, while 14% came from 3D showings.[42][44][45]
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 91% of 220 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "Spicing things up with the wrinkle of teen angst, Inside Out 2 clears the head and warms the heart by living up to its predecessor's emotional intelligence."[46] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 74 out of 100, based on 56 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[47] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale (the same as the first film), while those surveyed by PostTrak gave the film an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars, with 71% saying they would definitely recommend it.[42]
Moira Macdonald of The Seattle Times awarded the film 3+1⁄2 stars out of four, commending the voice cast and the film as "a happy head trip, for any age."[48] Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph gave the film four stars out of five, praising the animation, metaphors, and wit while saying "the cast-iron ontological brilliance of Docter's original premise bears expansion well".[49] Owen Gleiberman of Variety praised Hawke's performance as Anxiety and the film's emotional impact, calling it "the most poignantly perceptive tale of the conundrums of early adolescence since Eighth Grade".[50] David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a 'C-' rating, writing that the film "so perfectly ticks Pixar's boxes in a way that forces the sincerity of its storytelling into a losing battle with the cynicism of its existence".[51]
Notes
- ^ Original Inside Out themes by Michael Giacchino
- ^ As depicted in Inside Out (2015)
References
- ^ "Inside Out 2 (U)". BBFC. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Rubin, Rebecca (June 11, 2024). "Box Office: Inside Out 2 Aims to Reverse Pixar's Woes With $85 Million Debut". Variety. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "Inside Out 2 (2024)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "Inside Out 2 (2024)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Watch: Meet Anxiety, the New Emotion Introduced in Pixar's 2024 Sequel, Inside Out 2". Animation Magazine. November 9, 2023. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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