“ Inside Out 2 ” has surpassed $1 billion at the international box office, one of 12 releases — and the only animated film — to ever cross that coveted milestone. Though 55 films have grossed $1 billion globally (which is comprised of domestic and international ticket sales), just a dozen have managed to hit that benchmark from overseas markets alone. And, 11 of those movies were live-action.
While Disney’s 2019 “The Lion King” earned a staggering $1.1 billion internationally, the studio has categorized the remake as live-action rather than computer generated, so “Inside Out 2” is technically the first animated release to join the coveted club. Getting to $1 billion means “Inside Out2” has resonated pretty much everywhere, but the top foreign markets are Mexico ($102.
2 million), Brazil ($80 million), the United Kingdom ($72.7 million) France ($62.6 million) and Korea ($60.
8 million). Disney’s Pixar sequel is already the highest-grossing movie of the year with $1.649 billion globally, including $1.
002 billion overseas and $646.3 million domestically. Weeks ago, “Inside Out 2” overtook “Frozen II” as the highest-grossing animated film in history.
Disney has enjoyed a strong summer with two billion-dollar releases, the other being the Marvel superhero sequel “Deadpool & Wolverine.” To give a sense of the box office prowess of “Inside Out 2” among international audiences, “Deadpool & Wolverine” has generated a little more than half of t.