Inside Out 2 soars at the box office to gross $100 million in its second weekend

“Inside Out 2”

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Pixar Inside out 2 The global box office was on fire, pulling in a record $100 million domestically and $164.4 million overseas in its second weekend to end Sunday with $724.4 million in ticket sales to become the highest-grossing film of the year after the last run. Sand Dunes: Part Two ($711. million).

The animated film — about the emotions haunting a 13-year-old girl — is among an elite group of films to have grossed $90 million or more in its second weekend at the domestic box office. Inside out 2 It enjoyed the biggest sophomore outing of any animated film domestically and the seventh biggest behind such behemoths as installments in Avengers, star Wars And Jurassic World series. So she earned more than Barbiewhich grossed $93 million in its second round.

Inside out 2The film’s tally of $355.2 in North America, down a measly 35 percent, is the best grossing of any film in history that opened to $150 million or more. by 40 percent, Star Wars: The Force Awakens This distinction was previously held. overseas, Inside out 2 It has raised $369.4 million, and still has major markets yet to open. Among the new territories in which it was launched over the weekend, it recorded the second largest opening ever in Brazil and Spain. It even showed signs of life in China, where it opened to $10.3 million (generally, studios no longer rely on China for big numbers).

The other major animation mainstay of the summer, Universal and Illumination’s despicable me 4, It launched to franchise-best numbers in its top four international markets before its domestic debut over the Fourth of July holiday, though it still couldn’t beat Inside out 2 In Australia, where it opened with $4.3 million, or in Spain.

Inside out 2 It represents a win for the Disney movie empire and a big comeback for Pixar, and will almost certainly become the number one title since then. Barbie To join the billion dollar club at the global box office.

thanks for the Inside out 2 And also Sony Bad Boys: Ride or Die, with the return of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, the box office rebounded for the first time this year after a significant decline. Domestic grosses rose for the first time in the past year for two consecutive weekends in a row.

Bad Boys 4 It easily remained at No. 2 in North America with an estimated $18.8 million in its third weekend for a domestic total of nearly $150 million through Sunday, or $146.9 million. It fell by only 44 percent. Overseas, the action-comedy earned another $24 million, bringing its foreign total to $142 million and $289.1 million worldwide.

Among the new offerings are Focus and New Regency features Cyclists It opened in third place with $10 million, well above expectations. Directed by Jeff Nichols, the film follows the rise and fall of a 1960s motorcycle gang, and stars Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, and Tom Hardy. Focus’ marketing team has been successful in attracting older males, especially in the middle of the country.

Starring Russell Crowe Exorcism It also opened nationwide, but failed to scare off much business. From Miramax, the film opened to an estimated $2.4 million, one of the worst wide releases of Crowe’s career. The film, which received a D CinemaScore, stars Crowe as an actor who begins acting irrationally on the set of the latest horror film, leading his daughter to investigate whether something more sinister is afoot. The vertical is distribution and marketing Exorcism locally.

The specialty box office also made headlines.

Latest films by Yorgos Lanthimos Types of charityIt opened in five locations in New York and Los Angeles. The film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, stars Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, Hong Chau and Mamoudou Athie. Types of charity Its per-theater average is $70,000, the best average of the year so far for a limited release.

Director Josh Margolin Thelma It also opened, but chose to expand on a large scale. The niche picture grossed $2.2 million. Magnolia has acquired North American rights to the comedy June Squibb from this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Squibb stars opposite Fred Hechinger and the late Richard Roundtree.