Inside Out 2 Becomes First Film to Debut Above $100 Million Since Barbie
Inside Out 2 blew all expectations out of the water this weekend, making a splash at the box office and becoming the first movie to debut above $100 million since last summer's Barbie.
Initially projected to make $80 to $90 million at the domestic box office in its opening weekend, the Pixar sequel ended up raking in $155 million and an additional $140 million internationally for a worldwide total of $295 million.
That additional $140 million internationally is worth noting, as it surpasses Frozen 2's $135 million international opening to become the biggest overseas debut for an animated film of all time.
In 2015, Inside Out opened domestically to $90.4 million and went on to gross a worldwide total of $858.8 million, $356.9 million of that coming from domestic ticket sales.
This success is a welcome win for Pixar, which has struggled at the box office with its last few films.
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Inside Out 2 introduces us to a 13-year-old Riley, who is experiencing the pitfalls of puberty during one of the biggest weekends of her young life so far.
As a star hockey player, Riley gets invited to spend a weekend at a hockey camp with two of her best friends, where the new emotions in her adolescent mind start to take over.