Huge Weekend for the Box Office

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Where to begin in describing the emotions that Hollywood and theater owners  — not to mention Pixar and its parent company Disney — are likely feeling over the stunning start of Inside Out 2 at the box office. (Hint: Sadness isn’t one of them.)

In a joyous comeback for Pixar, the tentpole opened to a massive $155 million domestically over Father’s Day weekend — well ahead of an expected $90 million — to secure the second-biggest animated launch of all time for a three-day weekend, not adjusted for inflation. It also did historic business overseas, where it opened to a record $140 million for a global total of $295 million, the biggest opening of all time for an animated film in like-for-like markets when accounting for exchange rates.

Inside Out 2 is just what the doctor ordered for Pixar, which has endured several years of strife, including when the former Disney regime decided to send a trio of Pixar films straight to streaming.

Internationally, the film only opened in 60 percent of the marketplace this weekend. It broke records across Latin America, where it secured the second-biggest opening of all time behind Marvel and Disney’s Avengers: Endgame and opened to $30.2 million in Mexico alone. Inside Out 2 also drew big numbers across Europe and Asia; South Korea ponied up $14.9 million and the U.K., $13.9 million.

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Thanks to Inside Out 2 and Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die, which is now in its second frame, overall domestic box office revenue was up for the first time this year. Father’s Day weekend came in a hefty 30 percent ahead of the same weekend in 2024 when DC’s The Flash and Pixar’s Elemental opened to disappointing numbers. (The Flash quickly fizzled, while Elemental was eventually able to find its stride.)

Bad Boys 4, reteaming Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, fell a scant 42 percent in its second weekend to $33 million as it cleared the $100 million mark domestically and $200 million worldwide.

20th Century and Disney’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes came in No. 3 as it nears the $400 million mark globally. It earned another $5.2 million domestically for a North American total of $157.8 million and $374.5 million globally (its foreign total is $216.7 million).

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WKND #BoxOffice:

Inside Out 2 $155M
Bad Boys Ride Or Die $33M/$112.2M
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes $5.2M/$157.8M
Garfield $5M/$78.5M
The Watchers $3.7M/$13.7M
IF $3.5M/$100.9M
Furiosa    $2.4M/$63.1M
The Fall Guy $1.5M/$87.9M
The Strangers Chapter 1 $760k/$33.9M
Tuesday $292k/$325k

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Top 5 highest grossing movies of 2024 so far:

1. Dune: Part Two - $711.4M
2. Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire - $565M
3. Kung Fu Panda 4 - $545.4M
4. Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes - $374.5M 5. Inside Out 2 - $295M

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