Disney's “Inside Out 2" secured an estimated $155 million in its domestic box office debut this past weekend, proving that theaters aren’t dead, and Disney can still produce money making films.
Disney’s Inside Out 2 kills it at the weekend box office
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Disney's “Inside Out 2" secured an estimated $155 million in its domestic box office debut this past weekend, proving that theaters aren’t dead, and Disney can still produce money making films.
JiminSTLouis
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I saw it with my wife and daughter last week. It wasn’t as good as the first one but still very enjoyable. Most of the new characters were funny and the story was good. There were a couple of less important characters that we didn’t like as much. But again… we all liked it.
Just shows that you can make a decent film with a solid story and compelling characters, that RESPECTS the original work while still expanding upon it .... and where the main leads are FEMALE ... and it's told mostly from a FEMALE point of view.... and there's literally every color of the rainbow represented in the characters... that people WILL WATCH IT and give you their money for good entertainment.
If Disney/Pixar can figure this out, then why can't Disney/Star Wars?
If Disney/Pixar can figure this out, then why can't Disney/Star Wars?
I'm surprised it's doing so well.
After stuff like 'The Fall Guy' and 'Furiosa' did poorly (despite viewers liking them) I thought we were looking at a new normal and $100m opening weekends were going extinct, period. I mean, last year some of the most reliable stuff like 'Fast & Furious' and 'Mission Impossible' did worse than expected. The trend line seems to be there.
This still might be the case. Pixar-type hits might turn out to be the last genre of movie to decline in theaters. Other genres might just be farther along in the decline process right now.
It will be interesting to see how the rest of this year plays out.
After stuff like 'The Fall Guy' and 'Furiosa' did poorly (despite viewers liking them) I thought we were looking at a new normal and $100m opening weekends were going extinct, period. I mean, last year some of the most reliable stuff like 'Fast & Furious' and 'Mission Impossible' did worse than expected. The trend line seems to be there.
This still might be the case. Pixar-type hits might turn out to be the last genre of movie to decline in theaters. Other genres might just be farther along in the decline process right now.
It will be interesting to see how the rest of this year plays out.
My 17yo niece saw this the other day and declared it "mid". 
She really liked the first one.
She really liked the first one.I thought the first one was pretty well done.
I only saw it that one time in the theater, though.
Theater viewings tend to make movies seem better because you are more involved. You went out for the night & invested money so you want it to be good. You watch it with fewer distractions. There's a big audience in the room to make it a more of a group experience. Etc.
I only saw it that one time in the theater, though.
Theater viewings tend to make movies seem better because you are more involved. You went out for the night & invested money so you want it to be good. You watch it with fewer distractions. There's a big audience in the room to make it a more of a group experience. Etc.
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I agree... and because of your investment, you WANT to have a good time and like the film, so that may bias your first impression.
HOWEVER.... I think this only works for average or "good" films (what's a "good" movie? that's a discussion for a different time). It's NOT going to make a "bad" film feel "good".
One company prioritizes entertaining an audience with a story. The other is obsessed with catering to the egos of those involved, and not concerned whatsoever with the fiction or the audience.
Second 100 million dollar weekend. It’s now the highest grossing film of the year.
And they are predicting it will be the first billion dollar film of 2024.
And they are predicting it will be the first billion dollar film of 2024.
JPH
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That's nice...but I'm waiting for the same ideas for a little boy-to adolescent young man.
The emotions for the parents get brief moments.
I think doing it for a boy would have to be wired completely differently. If they just boldly "go for it!" it could be another blockbuster. There will be a wedge between traditional boys vs um...not-so-traditional boys. Do they egg a house? Get into a fight?
It is creative. I enjoyed the whole new set of emotions. I also liked how they showed one emotion can overwhelm the system.
I saw it opening night with a batch of midgets (kids). Even the ones who normally get antsy during a movie watched, enjoyed and laughed.
Strangely enough, some people on social media were trashing it for a message that did not exist in the movie. Sure, Riley is competitive, but still a girl going through an awkward stage.
Not the greatest thing evah! But entertaining.
Boy version? It's do-able (and probably inevitable now). But I don't see the project working as well as these first two movies.
They would have to do a boy character who is more politically-correct than average. And that would undermine the project.
The average real teenage boy's inner monologue has too much overlap with Beavis & Butthead. I shudder to think of modern Disney trying to grapple with that. I mean, the whole culture is incapable of dealing with that right now.
They would have to do a boy character who is more politically-correct than average. And that would undermine the project.
The average real teenage boy's inner monologue has too much overlap with Beavis & Butthead. I shudder to think of modern Disney trying to grapple with that. I mean, the whole culture is incapable of dealing with that right now.
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Solo4114
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I actually don't think this is all that surprising. It's a family-oriented film in a box office that hasn't had a ton of quality family-oriented material for a while. It's targeting a much wider audience than something like Furiosa or Fall Guy was.
Plus, at least in the Northeast, there was a massive heat wave which kept a lot of people indoors and going to the movies is a time-honored tradition for getting out of the house while still going somewhere with A/C. PLUS, families are going on vacation around this time, and going to the movies is ALSO something people do on summer vacation when you're looking to keep your kids occupied for 2ish hours.
Plus, at least in the Northeast, there was a massive heat wave which kept a lot of people indoors and going to the movies is a time-honored tradition for getting out of the house while still going somewhere with A/C. PLUS, families are going on vacation around this time, and going to the movies is ALSO something people do on summer vacation when you're looking to keep your kids occupied for 2ish hours.
Yes, I think modern sensitivites would potentially neuter the male experience.
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Of course…. A positive thread about Disney and people need to try and still slam them as “woke”. It’s old. Get over it.And to get the topic back on track, the film has officially become the first film of 2024 to cross the 1B mark.
cboath
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Pixar has always been about a good/great story first.
Pretty much every other studio is money first. Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if the meetings started off with, we want to spend 200M and gross 1B, what can we do to make that happen?
Pixar is the only group who seems to understand the good story tends to take care of the profit, while the rest think it's immaterial. They think glitzy advertising will make it work, not a good product. Things have gone from 'did it make a profit?' to 'did it make the maximum profit it could possibly make?' When you get invested (no pun intended) in squeezing every last cent from the process and your customer, you lose sight of the product and getting people to like/enjoy it. When that happens, it no longer works the majority of the time. Investor entitlement....you see it all the time. Company makes a good profit, but the shareholders are all 'we want more'. Investing is the long haul and people are demanding near immediate returns, quality then suffers greatly as the prime thing is cutting costs and getting that last penny from people.
TBH, I am glad that Pixar has hit the milestone, because they have had less than expected box officec numbers in the past several years. I'm not sure how much "influence" Disney has over Pete Docter et al. but as a fan of animation, I REALLY hope Disney keeps their hands out of it and lets Pixar do what they do best.
cboath
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Pandemic and disney undercut them big. Pandemic forced like 3 od their films to streaming only, then disney thought that was the best place for pixar, and did some split releases. I think it was elementals didnt open huge and was labeled a bomb, then continied to gain legs over multiple weeks.
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