Inside Out 2’svaunted emotions arrive just in time to provide some much-needed relief for the summertime blues. It’s no secret that the 2024 summer movie season has been a bit of a disappointment financially, but Disney and Pixar’s latest animated adventure finally broke through during its debut to produce the highest-grossing opening domestically of the year at thebox office.The No. 1 movie over the weekend, which starsAmy Poehler,Phyllis Smith and Tony Hale, made an estimated $155 million (perThe Numbers). That far surpasses the originalInside Out’s(2015) $90.4 million opening.
Dune: Part Two($82.5 million) andGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire($80 million) previously held the record for the two best opening weekends domestically in 2024, but neither of those titles were summer films. BothDune 2andThe New Empireopened back in March during the so-called Spring of Sequels.Kingdom of the Planet of the Apespreviously held this summer’s best opening-weekend take with $58.4 million, whileBad Boys: Ride or Dietook the silver medal with $56.5 million.
Inside Out 2
Inside Out 2 is the sequel to the 2015 original film, which starred a young girl named Riley with a head full of emotions. - literally. With Amy Pohler as Joy, Bill Hader as fear, Mindy Kaling as Disgust, Phyllis Smith as Sadness, and Lewis Black as Anger, the all-star cast brought to life the emotions that adolescents face as they grow, change, and adapt to new situations. This sequel, currently in development, will bring Amy Pohler back as Joy, with Riley, now a teenager.
Inside Out 2also made $140 million internationally for a worldwide total of $295 million.Inside Out 2’sarrival also helped notch the biggest weekend total domestically of 2024 so far with $212.3 million. The previous best of $104.1 million was only achieved last week when the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence-ledBad Boys 4dropped and ended up headlining only the second of three weekends to break the $100-million mark over the summertime. Check out summer 2024’s overall weekend totals below:
Summer 2024
Deadpool & Wolverine Eyes Summer 2024’s Biggest Opening Weekend
WhileInside Out 2’sarrival invigorated the struggling 2024 summer movie season, its opening-weekend numbers pale in comparison to what the next Marvel Cinematic Universe entry is predicted to do. At the time of this writing, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s highly anticipated MCU team-up inDeadpool & Wolverineis forecast to boast the biggest openingso far this year with somewhere between $200 million and $240 million.
Last week’s No. 1 movie at the box office,which wasBad Boys: Ride or Die,lands the No. 2 slot this weekend with $33 million. No. 3 goes toKingdom of the Planet of the Apeswith $5.2 million, while No. 4The Garfield Moviebrought in $5 million.The Watchersrounds out the Top 5 with $3.7 million.
20 Movies With the Biggest Opening Weekends at the Box Office
74 films have grossed over $100 million in their opening weekend, here are the twenty that dominate the chart.
This weekend’s best per-theater average goes toInside Out 2’s$34,910 per cinema. Disney and Pixar’s animated adventure is currently playing in 4,440. The remaining newcomers this weekend, which include Bleecker Street’sTreasure(650 theaters), IFC Films’Ghostlight(3 theaters) and Cartliage Films’Summer Solstice(1 theater), all debut outside of the Top 10.
A Quiet Place: Day Onejoins the summer movie madness when the latest entry in John Krasinski’s horror franchise hits theaters on June 28.
