‘Inside Out 2’ Soars to Record $100M Second Weekend in U.S., Hits $724M Globally
The Pixar sequel boasts the biggest sophomore outing of all time for an animated film and the seventh-biggest of any film behind Star Wars and Avengers series, even beating Barbie.
Pixar’s Inside Out 2 triumphs at the global box office, where it grossed record-shattering $100 million domestically and $164.4 million overseas in its second weekend to finish Sunday with $724.4 million in ticket sales.
It has become the top-grossing film of the year after racing past Dune: Part Two ($711. million).
The animated tentpole — about the emotions inhabiting a 13-year-old girl — is among only an elite handful of films that have earned $90 million or more in their second weekend of play at the domestic box office.
Inside Out 2 enjoyed the biggest sophomore outing of any animated film domestically and the seventh-biggest of any film behind installments in the the Avengers, Star Wars and Jurassic Word series.
It even earned more than Barbie, which grossed $93 million in its second outing.
The Bikeriders
Focus Features and New Regency’s The Bikeriders opened in third place with $10 million, one the high end of expectations. Directed by Jeff Nichols, the movie follows the rise and fall of motorcycle gang in the 1960s, starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy.
Focus’ marketing team succeeded in getting older males, particularly in the middle of the country.
At 40 percent, Star Wars: The Force Awakens previously held that distinction. Overseas, Inside Out 2 has raked in $369.4 million, and it still has major markets yet to open. It fell only 22 percent in its second weekend, and scored the industry’s second biggest openings of all time in both Brazil and Spain.
The movie marks a major comeback for Pixar, and is almost assured of becoming the first title since Barbie to join the $1 billion club at the global box office.
Bad Boys 4 easily stayed at No. 2 in America with estimated haul of $18.8 million in its third weekend for a domestic tally of nearly $150 million through Sunday, or $146.9 million. It fell just 44 percent.
The specialty box office also made headlines.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film, Kinds of Kindness, opened in five locations in New York and Los Angeles. The movie, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, stars Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, Hong Chau and Mamoudou Athie. The per-theater average of $70,000 is the best average of the year to date for limited release.
Filmmaker Josh Margolin’s Thelma also opened, but opted to go wide. The specialty indie grossed a solid $2.2 million. Magnolia landed American rights to the June Squibb comedy out of this year’s Sundance Film Fest. June Squibb stars opposite Fred Hechinger and the late Richard Roundtree.
