‘Inside Out 2’ Eyes $135M Global Opening As Summer Box Office Rebound Continues – Preview
deadline.comAfter the overperformance of Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die, summer’s big wheels keep on turnin’ as Disney/Pixar‘s Inside Out 2 is looking at what could be the biggest stateside opening of the year to date with $85M, and another $50M abroad for a $135M global launch.
Legendary/Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two owns the biggest domestic opening of 2024 so far with $82.5M, while both studios’ Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire counts the year’s largest global launch for a Hollywood movie at $194M.
Inside Out 2 will also rep the biggest opening for a Disney animated movie post Covid, many of their films lacking the wattage of pre-pandemic times.
Post Covid, Disney/Pixar’s Lightyear became their best domestic opening at $50M — and that was considered to be a total misfire for the Toy Story franchise.
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