Inside Out 2 Box Office Passes Major Global Milestone In Less Than A Week
Summary
Inside Out 2debuts with a fresh critical score on Rotten Tomatoes. Expectations have been high forthe sequel to Pixar’s critically acclaimed 2015 film, which was also a box office hit. All five original emotions from the first movie return for theInside Out 2story, along with new emotions, including Anxiety, Embarrassment, Envy, and Ennui. With Riley now entering her teenage years, she and her emotions face new challenges while navigating adolescence.
With a criticalRotten Tomatoesscore of 89% and largely positive reviews,Inside Out 2has a highly fresh ratingdespite not reaching the heights of its predecessor’s nearly perfect 98% score. The sequel’s score will likely change during its theatrical run as more reviews are added, along with the addition of an audience score. The current critical consensus is that"Spicing things up with the wrinkle of teenage angst, Inside Out 2 clears the head and warms the heart by living up to its predecessor’s emotional intelligence."
How Inside Out 2’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Compares To Recent Pixar Films
Inside Out 2 Is Off To A Promising Start
Even though some of the recentPixar moviesunderperformed at the box office, none of them have received rotten scores on Rotten Tomatoes, with many of them rated even higher thanInside Out 2’s current 89% score.Inside Out 2is Pixar’s eighth feature-length film released in the last five years and boaststhe studio’s best critical score since the 2022 release ofTurning Red. That was the last of the Pixar films to not have a theatrical release and instead debut directly on Disney+ due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Inside Out 2’s score issignificantly higher than the last two movies to be released in theaters,LightyearandElemental. WhileLightyearwas a box office bomb,Elementalforged an impressive box office comebackfollowing its disappointing opening weekend performance. Itwas able to achieve this comeback as an original film over the course of the summer, largely thanks to good word of mouth and by being a quality family-friendly film.
Elementalgrossed nearly $500 million worldwide despite only making $44.5 million globally in its opening weekend, which was the lowest opening in Pixar history.
As a sequel with even better critical reception thanElemental,Inside Out 2is likely to have Pixar’s best opening weekendand overall box office performance since 2019’sToy Story 4, which grossed over a billion worldwide.Inside Out 2may not reach the critical heights of the originalInside Out,Toy Story 4,Turning Red, orSoul, but it is still poised to strike the balance of beingPixar’s most financially and critically successful film in years, a promising sign for the animation studio’s future.
Inside Out 2
Cast
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.
