Disney-Pixar's Inside Out 2 grossed $155 million during its opening weekend in the US
Global box office total for Inside Out 2 is nearly $300 million
Success of Inside Out 2 expected to boost ticket sales for other family films like Despicable Me 4 and Moana 2
The animated movie brought in an additional $130 million overseas
Universal's IF and Sony's The Garfield Movie also benefited from Inside Out 2's opening performance
Family films have been missing from the box office, with many either debuting on streaming platforms or being released too far apart to build ticket sales momentum. However, the recent release of Disney and Pixar's Inside Out 2 has changed this trend. The animated movie grossed $155 million during its opening weekend in the US and tallied an additional $130 million overseas, bringing its global box office total to nearly $300 million.
The success of Inside Out 2 is expected to boost ticket sales for other family films, such as Despicable Me 4 and Moana 2. Universal's IF and Sony's The Garfield Movie also benefited from the opening performance of Inside Out 2.
Disney and Pixar's Inside Out 2 features Amy Poehler as the voice of Joy and Maya Hawke as Anxiety. The movie has been praised for its engaging storyline, captivating animation, and relatable characters. Its success is a testament to the enduring appeal of family films.
The box office performance of Inside Out 2 also highlights the importance of diverse sources in reporting on current events. By analyzing multiple sources, we can gain a more comprehensive understanding of the story and avoid biased or incomplete information.
Riley, the main character in Inside Out 2, is a 13-year-old girl attending a hockey camp.
Riley has idolized and become infatuated with her teammate Val.
There are hints of Riley having romantic feelings towards Val.
Riley’s Deep Dark Secret is revealed to be her once burning a hole in a rug.
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The author makes an assumption about the character Riley's sexuality based on subtext and the absence of confirmation in the main narrative. This is an example of a hasty generalization fallacy. The author also expresses frustration and disappointment that their assumption was not confirmed, which is an emotional response rather than a logical analysis.
Have you ever been preemptively annoyed at something that hasn’t happened yet … I have, most recently around 8:35 p.m. on a weeknight during the closing credits of Inside Out 2.
By this point, a discerning viewer has put the pieces together: Riley’s secret is that she’s gay.
But what we got instead is just baffling.
The film’s queer coding is so blatant that I thought we were all on the same page … only for the movie to pull the rug out and say, ‘Why are you even thinking about this fake tween’s possible gayness?’
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The author expresses frustration and disappointment that the movie did not reveal Riley to be gay as was heavily implied throughout the article. This demonstrates a bias towards assuming a character's sexuality based on subtle hints and implications rather than explicit statements or actions.
, > A further hint to this possibility occurs near the end of the film’s first act, after Joy, Sadness, and the rest of the emotions we know from the first Inside Out have been evicted from the mind’s control room and replaced by more complex ones, like Anxiety, Envy, and Ennui. They’re locked away in a vault, where they meet other repressed elements of Riley’s psyche. There’s her favorite character from a little kids’ cartoon, a PS2-style video game character she used to have a crush on, and also her Deep Dark Secret, which naturally takes the form of a gigantic rock monster shrouded in a tunic, too shy to reveal itself.
, > By this point, a discerning viewer has put the pieces together: Riley’s secret is that she’s gay. (Or she’s bi, or pansexual, or just generally queer. Happy Pride!)
> I have, most recently around 8:35 p.m. on a weeknight during the closing credits of Inside Out 2. To set the scene: Remember how one of the subplots of the first Inside Out was that Riley, the tween girl in whose brain much of the film takes place, was really into ice hockey? You’d better, because you are not prepared for how much ice hockey there is in Inside Out 2. Riley is now 13, in the thick of puberty and roiling with emotions. She’s attending a three-day hockey camp, where she meets her idol, a senior girl named Val who becomes the focus of Riley’s entire life. Every move she makes is in service of getting closer to Val, and hopefully getting Val to like her.
Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 had a domestic box office take of $155M and a global take of nearly $300M in its opening weekend.
Inside Out 2 made the second-best ever Monday gross for a Pixar film with $22.4M.
The Bikeriders, a motorcycle gang crime drama, has a rock-solid 85% critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes and stars Tom Hardy, Jodie Comer, and Austin Butler.
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The article contains no formal fallacies but does exhibit some informal fallacies. The author makes an overgeneralization about the success of Inside Out 2 and its impact on the summer movie season, claiming it 'shattered the 2024 box office ceiling' and 'breathed new life into the summer movie season'. This is an exaggeration as it was just one successful film, and it doesn't necessarily indicate a revival of the entire summer movie season. Additionally, there are some dichotomous depictions in the article. The author contrasts Inside Out 2's success with the lack of new major titles launching this weekend, implying that these two factors are solely responsible for Inside Out 2's performance. This oversimplifies the situation and ignores other factors that could contribute to the film's success, such as its marketing efforts and appeal to audiences. Lastly, there is an appeal to authority when the author mentions the strong critical reception (85% on Rotten Tomatoes) and star-studded cast of The Bikeriders. While this information is relevant, it doesn't necessarily prove that the film will be successful.
Shattered the 2024 box office ceiling last weekend with a $155M domestic and nearly $300M global take...
...breathing new life into the summer movie season.
The downside is hidden in the upside: No new major title is launching this weekend. Great news for Disney, not so much for theaters or…moviegoers who already caught Inside Out 2 last weekend and are looking for the next big thing.
Unlike Inside Out 2, the Bad Boys have some rival bad boys to contend with in The Bikeriders, which is aimed at the same male-centric demo.
Specialty exhibitors previously singled out 1960s-set motorcycle gang crime drama The Bikeriders as one of the year’s most promising potential general audience crossover titles during our annual State of the Art-House panel.
