made history this weekend, joining the billion-dollar box office club and setting a new record among animated movies. The Pixar sequel broke $1 billion at the worldwide box office on Sunday, June 30, after just 19 days of screenings. That makes the film the 11th animated movie ever to reach the milestone and the fastest one to blow past it.
is the first movie since the release of to bring in a billion dollars at the box office. Like the sequel, debuted in the summer and went on to net worldwide. has already eclipsed the earnings of its predecessor, which made $858 million globally.
Surpassing $1 billion is nothing new for Pixar, however, as the majority of the animated movies to make more than a billion dollars were made by Disney or a subsidiary. Eight out of the 11 films on the list were made with Disney dollars, including the highest-grossing animated film of all time: 2019’s . The sequel to 2015’s follows the life of teenager Riley, whose emotions help pilot her through her life via a control room inside her head.
Inside Out 2 sees the original emotions of Joy, Anger, Sadness, Fear and Disgust joined by the feelings of Ennui, Anxiety, Envy and Embarrassment. , who reprised her role as Joy, that working on the sequel was “a dream come true.” “It’s pretty awesome to get to play her again,” Poehler, 52, told exclusively at the premiere in Los Angeles on June 11.
“It’s pretty awesome to make another movie with this team. They are so talented. I love this cha.
