New York - If there’s one emotion that Disney and Pixar are probably feeling right now, it’s joy. That’s after movie sequel “Inside Out 2” 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 “Frozen 2” from 2019, according to Disney on Wednesday.
That’s 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’ and actors’ strikes of last year. Top entertainment headlines, all in one place “Inside Out 2” hit theaters last month and passed the US$1 billion mark just 19 days after its release — the fastest ever for an animated film. It’s currently on week six of its theatrical run and has already bagged a spot as the 13th highest-grossing film of all time.
“From Europe to Asia, the Middle East the U.S., you just see incredible, record-breaking numbers for a movie,” said Daniel Loria, editorial director at Box Office Pro, which collects sales and showtime data from thousands of movie theaters across the United States.
“It’s definitely a great success story, not only for movie theaters here in the United States, but all over the world.” The film has already made history in the Americas, quickly becoming the highest-grossing film in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Uruguay’s cinema scene. And Loria predicts the film could end its theatrical run with even higher numbers .