There’s nothing but Joy in the air for Disney and Pixar this weekend afterInside Out 2continued blitzing the opposition at the box office,smashing through the coveted $1 billion barrierafter just 19 days, which also marks the quickest an animated film has ever reached the milestone. Only 11 animated films have ever crossed the $1 billion threshold, and of those, Disney and Pixar combined now have eight of them. Disney also beat their own record, withFrozen 2now relegated to second place.
Inside Out 2has reached a domestic total of $469.3 million, climbing to No. 5 on North America’s all-time animated chart.It surpassedToy Story 3($415 million),The Lion King($423 million),Toy Story 4($434 million), andShrek 2($445 million).Internationally, in its third weekend, it grossed an estimated $108 million, a 37% drop from previous markets, maintaining its No. 1 position in major territories. With an overseas total of $545.5 million across 45 markets,Inside Out 2has overtakenShrek Forever After($514 million),Madagascar 3($531 million), andFinding Dory($543 million), becoming the 18th highest-grossing animated film internationally.
But it’s not just Disney and Pixar who will be screaming with happiness this weekend. Although audiences were screaming for an altogether different reason, Paramount will be thrilled asA Quiet Place: Day Oneopened to a franchise record best of $99 million worldwide, following a superb$53 million debut this weekend domestically. The prequel to theJohn Krasinski-directed movies, this outing seesLupita Nyong’oandJoseph Quinnas two lost souls paired together on the first day of the alien invasion. The film has been very well reviewed, and it’s clearly popular with audiences.
Galloping slowly behind, a long way back, was New Line’sKevin CostnerWesternHorizon, which officially came in third after earning $11 million. WhileHorizonisn’t entirely a box office flop — it was budgeted at around $100 million but is the first of two parts that were filmed simultaneously — its performance is comparable to other original Western films, likeKevin Costner’s earlier workOpen Range. For context,Ron Howard’sFar and Awaydebuted at $10.1 million in 1992. However, star-studded Western remakes such as Sony’sThe Magnificent Sevenand Paramount’sTrue Grithad significantly higher openings, with $34.7 million and $24.8 million, respectively. This placesHorizonin line with typical earnings for original films in this genre.
Bad Boys: Ride or Diefinished fourth with a $10.3 million weekend, taking it to $331.9 million worldwide, while theJeff Nichols-directedThe Bikeriders, starringAustin ButlerandJodie Comer, added another $3.3 million for a $16.2 million domestic cume to date.
What’s Out Next Week?
The Minions are coming.Despicable Me 4, having opened internationally over the last few weeks, opens in the United States just in time for the July 4th holiday. It does look like being an animated showdown between Illuminations and Pixar, and it remains to be seen how much they’ll undercut each other.
Stay tuned to Collider for more on the box office.
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