Did you feel that? Just now—or at some other interchangeably lucrative moment during today, sue us, we’re not omniscient—Pixar’s officially became the most successful domestic box office movie of 2024. It’s a real underdog story: Who could have ever guessed that a plucky little family-friendly sequel to , built entirely on relatable themes by one of the most successful film studios on the planet, could triumph over ? The box office, she is a mystery. Seriously, though: is making a lot of money, with that the Pixar film will surpass 's $282.
1 million domestic box office take some time during its Friday run, before barreling along to even greater heights as the weekend progresses. The fact that the Pixar movie is going to do so just 8 days after release points to how rare it’s become, in 2024, for a movie to actually connect with this many people: Even , the closest animated equivalent, didn’t come close to matching those numbers during its entire theatrical run. Admittedly, —which we also note in what is, depressingly, passing, is really good, with some of the best depictions of things like peer pressure and panic attacks that we’ve ever seen in a kid-focused film—does have a further to go at the international box office, where all of the “heavy” hitters of 2024 have performed much better than they have in the anemic domestic market.
, for instance, made 75 percent of its cash overseas, meaning it’s still the top film of 2024 in the overall rankings. .
