Ennui, a feeling of being both tired and bored, is a common emotion experienced by young adults transitioning from school to workforce.
Inside Out 2 is the top-grossing movie of 2024 at the domestic box office with $285.6 million in ticket sales through Friday.
International total stands at $545 million, potentially bringing global tally to around $700 million by the end of second weekend.
The animated sequel took in $30.5 million on Friday alone and is expected to earn up to $93 million to $103 million during its second weekend.
Inside Out 2, a Pixar film and the top-grossing movie of 2024 at the domestic box office, has grossed $285.6 million in ticket sales through Friday after just eight days of release. The animated film took in $30.5 million on Friday alone in North America, indicating it could earn up to $93 million to $103 million during its second weekend, surpassing Barbie as the biggest second weekend for an animated movie and setting the seventh-biggest total for any film. The sequel's international total stands at $545 million through Friday, potentially bringing its global tally to around $700 million by the end of its second weekend. Meanwhile, Sony's Bad Boys: Ride or Die, featuring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, is expected to maintain the No. 2 spot in North America with an estimated $18.4 million for the weekend.
In addition to Inside Out 2's box office success, ennui—representing the feeling of being both tired and bored—has been identified as a common emotion experienced by young adults transitioning from school to workforce. This emotion can play a role in individuals feeling trapped in their jobs and struggling with career transitions. Perspective is crucial in distinguishing truly terrible experiences from merely boring ones.
The film also includes several easter eggs for viewers to discover, such as nods to characters like Bing Bong and a teaser for the upcoming Elio. The tradition of hiding easter eggs began years ago and continues in Inside Out 2.
Inside Out 2 continues to keep the box office alive with what’s shaping up to be a record second weekend for an animated movie per industry sources with $98M+.
Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 is the top-grossing film of 2024 at the domestic box office with $285.6 million in ticket sales through Friday.
Inside Out 2 ended its first week with $254.7M, and after this weekend its running total will shoot to $339.7M-$344.7M.
Yorgos Lanthimos absurdist 3-hour comedy Kinds of Kindness which reteams him with his Poor Things Oscar winning Best Actress Emma Stone, as well as Willem Dafoe, is looking at a massive $80K per theater from its run at five theaters in NY and LA in the weekend so far, with an expected $400K after a $180K Friday.
Inside Out 2 is the top-grossing film of 2024 at the domestic box office with $285.6 million in ticket sales through Friday.
ennui represents the feeling of being both tired and bored
teenagers find ways to disengage in coping with intense emotional experiences
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The article contains several examples of selective reporting and emotional manipulation. The author highlights specific easter eggs in the movie 'Inside Out 2' while ignoring others. For instance, the author mentions the Easter egg related to Elio but fails to mention other easter eggs such as those related to Luxo Ball or Bing Bong, which are also hidden in the film. This selective reporting is deceptive as it gives readers a biased view of the movie's content. Additionally, the author uses emotional manipulation by using phrases like 'speaking with Variety' and 'dominating the global box office' to create an emotional response from readers and generate interest in the article.
Speaking with Variety, production designer Jason Deamer reveals there is no shortage of easter eggs in the sequel.
The sequel to 2015’s Inside Out dominates the global box office.
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The article contains a few minor logical fallacies. The author quotes an anonymous source saying that Pixar hides easter eggs in their films as a tradition (appeal to tradition). Additionally, the author claims that Bing Bong was brought back due to everyone wanting it (appeal to popularity). These fallacies do not significantly detract from the article's overall quality or credibility, but they are still present.
Pixar hides easter eggs in their films as a tradition.
Bing Bong was brought back due to everyone wanting it.
ennui represents the feeling of being both tired and bored
ennui can play a role in young adults transitioning from school into workforce
first job can feel like 'a letdown'
young people may feel trapped in jobs and struggle with career transitions
perspective helps identify truly terrible experiences vs. just boring ones
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The article contains a few informal fallacies and appeals to authority. It also uses inflammatory rhetoric when referring to TikToks of young adults expressing disappointment in their first jobs. No formal fallacies were found.
. . . it's long been the case that one's first job, especially if one is very limited in one's options, can feel like a bit of a letdown.
Your summer internship after college probably won't be the most exciting part of your career, and that's OK.
