Hollywood91裸聊视频檚 summer movie anxieties gave way to joy this weekend with the massive debut of Disney and Pixar91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频� Inside Out 2.91裸聊视频� The animated sequel earned $155 million in ticket sales from 4,440 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Not only is it the second-highest opening weekend in Pixar91裸聊视频檚 29 years of making films and the second-biggest animated opening ever (behind only the $182.7 million launch of 91裸聊视频淚ncredibles 291裸聊视频� in 2018); It91裸聊视频檚 also the biggest of 2024, and since 91裸聊视频淏arbie.91裸聊视频� With an estimated $140 million from international showings, 91裸聊视频淚nside Out 291裸聊视频� had a staggering, and record-breaking, $295 million global start.
Tony Chambers, who heads theatrical distribution for Disney, was confident that the film would do 91裸聊视频渆xtremely well.91裸聊视频� But even he was surprised at how much it exceeded already high expectations.
91裸聊视频淧eople go to the theaters for great movies,91裸聊视频� Chambers said. 91裸聊视频淭he reviews, the word of mouth just helped build this momentum 91裸聊视频� It91裸聊视频檚 becoming a bit of a phenomenon.91裸聊视频�
Importantly, 91裸聊视频淚nside Out 291裸聊视频� audiences spanned ages and all demographics. Post-COVID, he said, breakout successes depend on attracting multicultural audiences.
The success is significant for Pixar, marking a much-needed return to form for a studio that has had a string of underwhelming launches including 91裸聊视频� Elemental,91裸聊视频� which did eventually become a success, and 91裸聊视频� Lightyear,91裸聊视频� which didn91裸聊视频檛. It91裸聊视频檚 also vitally important for the greater Hollywood ecosystem and the health of theatrical exhibition, which had been running at a 26% deficit.
91裸聊视频淓verybody needed this because success begets success,91裸聊视频� said Chambers, who has been getting excited calls from exhibitors and fellow studios alike. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 great for the industry, great for Pixar and great for the business overall.91裸聊视频�
Disney was already having a good summer, with 91裸聊视频淜ingdom of the Planet of the Apes,91裸聊视频� which this weekend was in third place in its sixth weekend with $5.2 million (bringing its global total to $374.5 million). And next up is 91裸聊视频� Deadpool & Wolverine 91裸聊视频� (July 26).
Kelsey Mann directed 91裸聊视频淚nside Out 2,91裸聊视频� which picks up with Riley as she turns 13. That means the arrival of new emotions like Anxiety (Maya Hawke) and Envy ( Ayo Edebiri ) to Joy91裸聊视频檚 (Amy Poehler) party. It got glowing reviews from critics (92% on Rotten Tomatoes) and polled audiences who gave it an A CinemaScore, suggesting that this won91裸聊视频檛 be a first-weekend wonder. With kids out of school and an open market until 91裸聊视频淒espicable Me 491裸聊视频� enters the ring over the Fourth of July, 91裸聊视频淚nside Out 291裸聊视频� is just getting started.
91裸聊视频淭his is a monumental weekend for movie theaters,91裸聊视频� said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore.
91裸聊视频淚nside Out 291裸聊视频� is estimated to have cost around $200 million to produce, which does not account for the millions spent on marketing. Going into the weekend, it was tracking for a debut in the $90 million range, which would have been in line with 91裸聊视频淚nside Out91裸聊视频檚91裸聊视频� first weekend in June 2015. Even that would have been considered a terrific achievement, and enough to claim the biggest opening of the year 91裸聊视频� finally unseating March releases like 91裸聊视频� Dune: Part Two 91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频� Godzilla x Kong.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淔or the entire industry that works for theatrical, this is a huge turning point for 2024,91裸聊视频� said Daniel Loria of Boxoffice Pro. 91裸聊视频淭his is the sort of weekend we91裸聊视频檝e been waiting for.91裸聊视频�
As the only major release of the weekend, its theatrical footprint was equally impressive playing on 400 IMAX screens, over 900 91裸聊视频減remium large format91裸聊视频� screens and over 2,500 3D screens.
This recommitment to theatrical comes after Disney sent several Pixar films straight to its streaming service, Disney+, over the pandemic including 91裸聊视频淪oul,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淟uca91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淭urning Red.91裸聊视频� Last month, the New York Times reported that Pixar had decided to return its focus to feature films (and not producing shows for Disney+) and that it had laid off 14% of its workforce (about 175 employees).
91裸聊视频淎s important as this weekend is for the industry at large, for Pixar this is huge. They91裸聊视频檝e been trying to get their groove back since the pandemic,91裸聊视频� Dergarabedian said. 91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檝e really come back big.91裸聊视频�
Second place went to Sony91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频� Bad Boys: Ride or Die, 91裸聊视频� now in its second weekend with $33 million, down only 42% from its opening. In just 12 days, it91裸聊视频檚 already earned over $112 million domestically and $214 million globally. As of Friday, the four-film franchise had crossed the $1 billion mark.
91裸聊视频淏ad Boys91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� success last weekend was the start of a higher-earning turnaround for the lagging summer movie season. For Hollywood, the summer season, which runs from the first weekend in May through Labor Day, usually represents about 40% of the yearly box office. The deficit is still significant, with ticket sales down 28% for the summer and 24% for the year (and this is still before 91裸聊视频淏arbenheimer91裸聊视频�) but it91裸聊视频檚 progress in a more promising direction nonetheless.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e not going to get there overnight,91裸聊视频� Dergarabedian said. 91裸聊视频淏ut it91裸聊视频檚 good news for theaters. And we have some big movies on the way.91裸聊视频�
On the ground, theater owners saw their cineplexes come to life this weekend.
91裸聊视频淚t has been magical,91裸聊视频� said Jeff Whipple, a vice president for Megaplex Theaters. 91裸聊视频淲e have seen literally generations of families brought together for this movie.91裸聊视频�
Megaplex Theaters operates 15 locations and 173 screens in Utah and Southern Nevada. And the energy was palpable, Whipple said. Not only have families been hanging around after the showtimes to discuss the film; They91裸聊视频檝e also been scoping out what91裸聊视频檚 coming next with kids taking pictures of the 91裸聊视频淒espicable Me 491裸聊视频� posters and displays and dads taking note of the 91裸聊视频淒eadpool & Wolverine91裸聊视频� date.
91裸聊视频淚 think word is going to spread on this film and help draw people into theaters throughout the summer,91裸聊视频� Whipple said.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. 91裸聊视频淚nside Out 2,91裸聊视频� $155 million.
2. 91裸聊视频淏ad Boys: Ride or Die,91裸聊视频� $33 million.
3. 91裸聊视频淜ingdom of the Planet of the Apes,91裸聊视频� $5.2 million.
4. 91裸聊视频淭he Garfield Movie,91裸聊视频� $5 million.
5. 91裸聊视频淭he Watchers,91裸聊视频� $3.7 million.
6. 91裸聊视频淚F,91裸聊视频� $3.5 million.
7. 91裸聊视频淔uriosa: A Mad Max Saga,91裸聊视频� $2.4 million.
8. 91裸聊视频淭he Fall Guy,91裸聊视频� $1.5 million.
9. 91裸聊视频淭he Strangers: Chapter 1,91裸聊视频� $760,000.
10. 91裸聊视频淟ord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,91裸聊视频� $632,910.
Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press
