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'Inside Out 2' becomes highest-grossing animated movie of all time

In Disney and Pixar's 'Inside Out 2,' Riley鈥檚 Sense of Self is made up of all of her beliefs, each of which can be heard with the pluck of a string. (Pixar via CNN Newsource) In Disney and Pixar's 'Inside Out 2,' Riley鈥檚 Sense of Self is made up of all of her beliefs, each of which can be heard with the pluck of a string. (Pixar via CNN Newsource)
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If there鈥檚 one emotion that Disney and Pixar are probably feeling right now, it鈥檚 joy.

That鈥檚 after movie sequel 鈥淚nside Out 2鈥 became the highest-grossing animated film of all time, raking in US$1.46 billion at the global box office and dethroning former record holder 鈥淔rozen 2鈥 from 2019, according to Disney on Wednesday.

That鈥檚 giving a much-needed boost to Hollywood, which saw a slow start to the summer season and is still grappling with the effects of the writers鈥 and actors鈥 strikes of last year.

鈥淚nside Out 2鈥 hit theaters last month and passed the US$1 billion mark just 19 days after its release 鈥 the fastest ever for an animated film. It鈥檚 currently on week six of its theatrical run and has already bagged a spot as the 13th highest-grossing film of all time.

鈥淔rom Europe to Asia, the Middle East the U.S., you just see incredible, record-breaking numbers for a movie,鈥 said Daniel Loria, editorial director at Box Office Pro, which collects sales and showtime data from thousands of movie theaters across the United States. 鈥淚t鈥檚 definitely a great success story, not only for movie theaters here in the United States, but all over the world.鈥

The film has already made history in the Americas, quickly becoming the highest-grossing film in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Uruguay鈥檚 cinema scene.

And Loria predicts the film could end its theatrical run with even higher numbers as it prepares to open in Japan next week, having already enjoyed successes across Asia and the Pacific, making US$84 million just after 12 days of release.

鈥淚t really breathed new life into the global box office and reestablished a momentum that we haven鈥檛 seen since the 鈥楤arbenheimer鈥 craze of last summer,鈥 Loria said.

The excitement surrounding the 鈥淚nside Out 2鈥 release comes after the film industry was met with a slow start to the summer movie season.

鈥淭he record-breaking performance of 鈥業nside Out 2鈥 has been incredibly important for movie theatres as the film swooped in and changed the mood of this industry that, at the time of the film鈥檚 release, saw a summer movie season that was being written off as a box office bust,鈥 said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore.

Last summer, blockbusters 鈥淏arbie鈥 (which is distributed by CNN鈥檚 parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery) and 鈥淥ppenheimer鈥 combined added nearly a billion dollars to the domestic box office, according to Comscore data. So far, 2024 has yet to produce a combo with that same box-office draw.

CNN鈥檚 Eva Rothenberg contributed to this report.

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