Disney and Pixar‘s “Inside Out 2” remains the feel good box office story of the year. After the first half of 2024 made it feel like the sky was falling, with ticket sales coming in far below 2023 levels, this animated sequel arrived to save the day. On its fourth weekend in theaters, despite heavy competition from Gru and the Minions, Pixar’s latest has made its way into the history books as one of the 25 highest-grossing movies of all time. What’s most impressive is that the movie still has a lot of gas left in the tank.
Even though “Despicable Me 4” had a record-setting, chart-topping debut of $75 million domestically over the weekend (and $122.6 million across its full five-day Fourth of July opening), “Inside Out 2” managed to hold onto the number two spot with an estimated $30 million domestic haul. It dropped just 48% from the previous weekend despite a new, family-friendly animated film entering the marketplace.
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