"Inside Out 2" is officially Pixar’s highest-grossing movie of all time.
The massively popular animated movie which anthropomorphizes emotions as characters has now grossed $1,251,434,061 at the worldwide box office, according to The Numbers, which reflects studio reports. On top of Pixar’s highest-grossing film, that massive figure places the 2024 film as the 23rd highest-grossing film of all-time at the worldwide box office, a list topped by some of the biggest titles in films such as "Avatar" (2009), "Avengers: Endgame" (2019), and "Titanic" (1997).
Disney Movie Moments screens 'Inside Out 2' at children's hospitalsIn capturing Pixar’s top spot, "Inside Out 2" leaped over "Incredibles 2," now in the No. 24 spot, grossing $1,242,805,359 since its 2018 release.
The original "Inside Out," which came out in 2015, still holds a place on the highest-grossing movies worldwide list sitting at No. 88, having grossed $850,309,035 worldwide, according to The Numbers.
"Inside Out 2" also holds the No. 1 spot on the worldwide box office chart for 2024 releases with a significant lead over "Dune: Part Two" which grossed $710,865,636.
"Inside Out 2" was directed by Kelsey Mann and picks up where the 2015 film left off.
Riley (Kensington Tallman), now 13 and entering her teenage years, navigates life with a kaleidoscope of emotions in her mind, including Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Fear (Tony Hale), Disgust (Liza Lapira) and Anger (Lewis Black) -- characters familiar from the first film.
"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 shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone," read a synopsis of the film.
See Carl Fredricksen from 'Up' get ready for a date in new trailer for upcoming Pixar shortJoining the original crew are a group of new emotions: Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Edebiri), Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos), Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser) and even a few brief moments of Nostalgia (June Squibb).
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