‘Inside Out 2’ Calms Pixar’s Anxiety and Breaks Record; This is how the box office in Mexico helped him

Hollywood’s summer movie anxieties gave way to joy over the weekend with the massive release of Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2.”

The animated sequel grossed $155 million in ticket sales at 4,440 theaters in the United States and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Not only is it the second-highest-grossing opening weekend in Pixar’s nearly 29 years of making movies and the second-biggest animated opening in history (behind only the release of “Incredibles 2,” which debuted with $182.7 million), dollars 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” had a staggering, record-breaking global debut of $295 million.

Outside the United States, “Intensely 2” enjoyed the biggest start in Mexico with $30.2 million, followed by Korea with $14.9 million, the United Kingdom with $13.9 million, Germany with $8.1 million and the Philippines with $6.7 million. of dollars. It has not yet been released in major markets such as France, Italy, Spain, China and Japan, according to Variety magazine.

The success is significant for Pixar and marks a much-needed comeback for a studio that has had a series of disappointing releases, including “Elements,” which ultimately became a hit, and “Lightyear,” which was not.

It is also vitally important to the Hollywood ecosystem and the health of theatrical exhibition, which had been down 26% before this weekend.

“Inside Out 2” marks the biggest opening since “Barbie” raked in $162 million on its opening weekend last July.

“Inside Out 2” is estimated to have cost around $200 million to produce, which doesn’t include the millions spent on marketing. Entering the weekend, a debut was expected in the $90 million range, which would have been on par with “Inside Out’s” opening weekend in June 2019.

Second place went to Sony’s “Bad Boys Hasta la Muerte,” now in its second weekend with $33 million, just 42% less than its debut. In just 12 days, it has already earned more than 112 million dollars nationally and 214 million worldwide. As of Friday, the four-film franchise had surpassed the billion-dollar mark.

The 10 highest-grossing movies between Friday and Sunday in the United States and Canada, according to Comscore. The final figures come out on Monday.

1. “Inside Out 2” – $155 million.
2. “Bad Boys Until Death” – $33 million.
3. “Planet of the Apes New Kingdom” – $5.2 million.
4. “Garfield” – $5 million.
5. “The Watchers” – $3.7 millones.
6. “Imaginary Friends” – $3.5 million.
7. “Furiosa” – $2.4 million.
8. “Profession Danger” – $1.5 million.
9. “The Strangers: Chapter 1” – $760 mil.
10. “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” – $632 mil 910.