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The Inside Out franchise may not be finished just yet. Inside Out 2 director Kelsey Mann and producer Mark Nielsen recently talked about the film at the Critics’ Choice Awards, hinting that there’s plenty of potential for another sequel.

‘This world is so rich. You can go down so many roads,’ Nielsen told. ‘There are so many emotions to explore. There are further stages in Riley’s life. You never know.’ That sounds promising, but before you get too excited, he also admitted that there’s nothing officially in the works yet.

‘There’s nothing in progress right now,‘ he said. But with how well the last movie performed, a third film seems like an obvious next step.

Inside Out 2 smashed records when it hit theaters in 2024. It raked in an unbelievable $1.699 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Disney is known for following the money,...

Deadline’s annual Read the Screenplay series, which celebrates the craft of scriptwriting by offering exclusive access to the buzziest movie scripts of awards season, kicks off its latest edition with Inside Out 2. Pixar and Disney’s sequel is the Envy of the box office in 2024, grossing $1.698 billion globally to become the year’s highest-grossing movie to date.

Meg LeFauve, one of the writers on 2015’s Inside Out, which went on to nab an Original Screenplay Oscar nomination and won for Best Animated Feature, returned to pen the sequel with Dave Holstein, based on an original story by LeFauve and Kelsey Mann. Mann directed, taking the reins from the original’s co-directors and her fellow co-writers Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen.

The sequel’s script picked up a now 13-year-old Riley (the voice of Kensington Tallman), who is experiencing a parade of new emotions that play out in her brain’s headquarters.

The artisans behind some of this year’s leading award contenders discussed the importance of having the right crew on their projects at the Scad Savannah Film Festival as part of Variety’s 10 Artisans to Watch honors.

Suzanne Stokes Munton, hair department head on Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu,” stressed, “It’s really important to have an excellent group that works well together and as a team and is willing to work with other departments. You can’t have any bad eggs.”

She was honored alongside Devendra Cleary, sound mixer on “Twisters,” Andrea Datzman, composer on “Inside Out 2,” Julie Diaz, supervising dialogue/Adr editor on “Y2K,” Jade Healy, production designer on “Wolfs,” Danielle Immerman, VFX producer on “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” Steve Newburn, makeup on “Sasquatch Sunset,” Sofia Subercaseaux, editor on “Maria and Paul Tazewell, costume designer on “Wicked.”

Asked what was his biggest challenge on “Twisters,...

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos went all out for Halloween this year!

During the Thursday (October 31) episode of their ABC morning talk show Live! with Kelly and Mark, the co-hosts and married couple dressed up in several different pop culture-themed costumes throughout the episode.

Keep reading to find out more…Some of the costumes Kelly and Mark dressed up as included Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at the U.S. Open, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars from the “Die with a Smile” music video, and Harley Quinn and Joker from Joker: Folie à Deux.

Joey Fatone and even appeared on the episode dressed up as Wolverine while Mark and Kelly dressed as Deadpool!

Keep scrolling to see Kelly and Mark’s Halloween costumes…

Kelly and Mark dressed as Deadpool while Joey Fatone dressed as Wolverine.

Kelly and Mark dressed as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at the 2024 U.S. Open.

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Pixar's "Inside Out" took us inside the head of an 11-year-old girl named Riley as she coped with moving across the country and coming to terms with the complicated feelings that come with beginning a new chapter in life. The animated movie delivered a story that pulled at everyone's heartstrings and provided us with plenty of laughs through the anthropomorphized emotions of Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis Black), Fear (Bill Hader), and Disgust (Mindy Kaling).

Nearly 10 years later, we returned to Riley's mind as she turned 13 years old and suddenly found herself feeling all sorts of new sophisticated emotions while making new friends at a summer hockey camp. "Inside Out 2," which introduced new emotions like Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Edebiri), Ennui (Adele Exarchopoulos), and Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser), became a gigantic smash hit, crushing records left and right and cementing "Inside Out" as a...

Disney and Pixar previewed the first trailer for the upcoming “Inside Out” television series, called “Dream Productions,” at D23.

“Thank you for making ‘Inside Out 2’ the number 1 animated film of all time,” Pixar’s Pete Docter said onstage at D23 in Anaheim. “If you love the film as much as we do, i’ve got some great news.”

Docter said the new series, coming in 2025, is set between the first and second installments of the film — it’s an in-betweenquel.

The show is set in a studio where Riley’s dreams are made every night — on time and on budget. Some memories need extra processing, so they are sent to Dream Productions, and when Riley falls asleep, we see the film crew making the dreams like a film set.

“This is our first original series, and we wanted to do something unique and bold, unlike anything we’ve done before,...

A new series set in the world of Inside Out is coming to Disney+.

At Disney’s D23 conference Friday night, Pixar boss Pete Docter announced that the series, Dream Productions, would hit the streaming service in 2025.

The series will follow the “dream factory” inside of Riley’s head. It is set in between the events of Inside Out and Inside Out 2, with Docter describing the series as “an in-betweenquel.”

It is not immediately clear if any of the characters from inside Riley’s head in the Inside Out films will appear in the series. The films starred Amy Poehler as Joy, Phyllis Smith as Sadness, and Lewis Black as Anger, joined in the sequel by Maya Hawke as Anxiety, Ayo Edebiri as Envy, among other characters.

Dream Productions will be the second Pixar TV project, after Win Or Lose, which will be released later this year.

Inside Out 2 was released in June,...

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Emotions at the box office have swung from anxiety to joy thanks to Inside Out 2, which has already cemented itself as the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Its theatrical run isn’t over yet, but the film now has a release date for digital and Blu-Ray. Inside Out 2 will be available to buy or rent digitally on Prime Video, Apple TV+, and other streamers on...

Spoilers are ahead for Inside Out 2's ending.

The Inside Out series could explore more of Riley's formative life stages, with sequels focusing on things like romantic relationships and young adulthood. Inside Out 2 sees Riley dealing with panic attacks, strained friendships, and stress, which means Inside Out 3 can build on that foundation. Potential future stories for another Inside Out movie could highlight first love, first loss, and everything in between.

Pixar's Inside Out series tackles several big moments in its protagonist's life, but future titles could explore even more of Riley's formative life stages. While the original movie chronicles Riley's move from Minnesota to San Francisco, Inside Out 2 centers on puberty. Inside Out 2's cast of characters grow to accommodate Riley's teenage emotions, adding Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Edebiri), Ennui (Adle Exarchopoulos), and Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser) to the high schooler's arsenal of feelings.

Pixar's Inside Out 2 has earned $626.8 million at the domestic box office. This has surpassed the total of 2012's The Avengers to make it the 12th highest-grossing domestic movie of all time. In the coming weeks, it is also set to surpass the domestic record of 2023's Barbie.

Inside Out 2 is breaking domestic box office records. The new Pixar movie is the sequel to their 2015 Oscar-winning classic depicting the adventures of the emotions inside the head of a young girl named Riley. It includes returning characters Joy (Amy Poehler) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith) alongside new emotions such as Anxiety (Maya Hawke) and Envy (Ayo Edebiri). The Inside Out 2 box office quickly zoomed past $1 billion after the movie premiered in June 2024. At the time of writing, the movie holds the title as the No. 1 movie of 2024.

Per Deadline, as of Sunday morning, Inside Out 2 is projected to...

Pixar’s Inside Out 2 has now become the highest grossing animated film ever, surpassing Frozen 2. More on it below.

Inside Out 2 has been a much needed hit for Pixar and it’s also a bloody good film. Shortly after the film’s release, it became the highest grossing film of 2024 and it’s now the highest grossing animated film in history, as reported by Variety. Not too shabby.

The Pixar sequel shattered the record formerly held by Disney’s Frozen 2, released in 2019. Inside Out 2, released in June to rave reviews, only took six weeks to claim the title. Its global box office takings hover at around $1.46bn. That’s a billion, not million. It also took the sequel only 19 days to break the magical billion dollar limit. In comparison, Frozen 2 grossed $1.45bn during its theatrical run.

Inside Out 2 follows the emotions in teenage girl Riley’s head.

Disney is jumping for Joy. That’s because the studio’s emotion-laden “Inside Out 2” has surpassed “Frozen II” to stand as the highest-grossing animated film in history.

After six weeks of release, “Inside Out 2” has generated $601 million domestically and $861 million internationally, bringing its global tally to a staggering $1.46 billion. “Frozen II” was bigger than the very successful original 2013 film and collected a mighty $1.45 billion during its theatrical run in 2019.

In terms of global ticket sales, “Inside Out 2” just overtook “Barbie” ($1.446 billion) as the 13th-biggest movie of all time. Among its many records, the Pixar sequel is the fastest animated film to cross the $1 billion benchmark, having done so in 19 days. It’s also the highest-grossing movie of 2024 to date, and the only one this year to join the billion-dollar club.

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Inside Out 2 is more realistic than any horror movie, depicting anxiety as a villain capable of taking over our minds. The sequel delves deeper into the complexities of anxiety, showing how it can hijack control and create terrifying scenarios. Despite a temporary resolution, the presence of Anxiety in Riley's mind leaves room for relapse, reflecting the ever-present threat.

Inside Out 2 is 2024's most successful family-friendly movie yet when I watched it, I found it to be one of the most profoundly unsettling and outright terrifying theatrical experiences of my life. As a die-hard horror fan, there has been plenty to enjoy in the genre over the past year. From Nicolas Cage's sinister giggling villain in Longlegs, to the raucous horror comedy of Abigail, there is a healthy audience appetite for explicitly scary movies. However, while many have delivered from a commercial and critical perspective, none have been...

Inside Out 3 must include Lance Slashblade's character - a standout element loved by many in the sequel. The new emotions like Anxiety and Envy, along with side characters like Lance, made Inside Out 2 memorable. Inside Out 3 should address what happened to Lance Slashblade, giving closure to his story in the universe.

I need Inside Out 3 to make sure Lance Slashblade makes an appearance because he was one of the best parts Inside Out 2. The sequel to the 2015 original film, Inside Out, Inside Out 2 introduced audiences to a now-teenage Riley. With a high bar to reach following the popularity of the first film, Inside Out 2 managed to smash box office records and make itself a standout film within the incredible lineup of Pixar films. Due to its immense success, there has already been chatter about the potential of an Inside Out 3 coming to fruition.

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Disney Dreamlight Valley loves to add events to the game themed around current movie releases, encouraging fans to check out the new and exciting adventures produced by Disney. Their latest movie, Inside Out 2, reintroduces fans to the young mind of Riley and her many emotions, both old and new.

While Riley isn't coming to the valley, there are multiple opportunities for players to collect free Inside Out 2 items. These items are themed around Riley's love of hockey and the new emotions introduced in the movie; Anxiety, Embarrassment, Ennui, and Envy. The rewards range from new cosmetics to fun companions.

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With the launch of Inside Out 2,...

Joy must be working overtime in the minds of Disney’s higher-ups, because Inside Out 2 continues to make money. Heading into Fourth of July weekend, the film has stayed at number one and looks to drop off small again, even with challenger Despicable Me 4. But before the film released, fans had to deal with one of the new emotions introduced in the film: anxiety. And that’s because Disney Pixar was messing with the formula that made the first film so wonderful by switching out the voices for two of the central character.

The first Inside Out from 2015 focused on Joy (Amy Poehler) and her opposite Sadness (Phyllis Smith), two of the emotions living inside the head of pre-teen Riley. The two learn to deal with one another as Riley moves with her parents from Minnesota to California, which upsets her otherwise calm life.

But they aren’t...

Inside Out 2 has passed half a billion dollars at the domestic box office. The Pixar sequel is currently the highest-grossing movie of 2024. The movie compares favorably to other recent animated hits.

Inside Out 2 has passed a major milestone at the domestic box office. The Pixar sequel to their 2015 hit sees the return of familiar characters who represent the emotions of young girl Riley (Kensington Tallman), including Joy (Amy Poehler) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith), who must deal with an influx of new emotions such as Envy (Ayo Edebiri) and Anxiety (Maya Hawke) as Riley approaches puberty. The Inside Out 2 box office opened with a bang with a domestic debut of $154.2 million, which was the best opening weekend since Barbie debuted in July 2023.

Per Deadline, the Inside Out 2 box office has climbed past the half-billion mark in the domestic marketplace. This news has come shortly after the movie passed $1 billion worldwide.

Inside Out 2 did not feel like a necessary addition to the Pixar canon when it was announced. Why make a sequel to one of the most original, ingenious solo outings in animation history and potentially tamper with the reputation of greatness? Money sure felt like the motivating factor, and Pixar has cashed in to the tune of nearly $1 billion and counting after two-plus weeks at the box office. But jumping inside Riley’s head of emotions for a second time was actually a courageous and rewarding payoff for fans worldwide as they were treated to one of the best sequels in Pixar’s history.

What makes a great Pixar sequel though? It’s not the first time the company has successfully returned to the same universe for another go-round, but Inside Out 2 certainly created a new blueprint for future sequel outings. Let’s look at how the movie...

'Inside Out 2' has become the first movie since 'Barbie' to reach $1 billion at the global box office.The animated Pixar film has exceeded the 2015 original film - which made $858.8 million - by crossing the $1 billion mark.It took $469.3 million in North America and $545.5 million internationally, meaning it has earned a whopping $1.015 billion.It has also become the fastest animated movie to hit $1 billion since Disney's 2019 blockbuster 'Frozen 2'.Michael O’Leary, president and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners, told Variety: "The film’s stunning global success once again illustrates that audiences the world over will respond to compelling, entertaining movies, and that they want to enjoy them on the big screen."The flick made $150 million in its opening weekend and 'Frozen 2' earned $135 million.The film is set two years after Riley's (Kensington Tallman) move to San Francisco and follows...

Pixar’s Inside Out 2 stayed atop the domestic box office chart in its third weekend with a hearty $57.4 million, enough to scare off Paramount’s prequel A Quiet Place: Day One after a closer-than-expected race.

Moreover, Inside Out 2 is celebrating crossing the $1 billion mark in global ticket sales in record time for an animated film, or 19 days. Directed by Kelsey Mann, the sequel introduces a whole new cast of emotions who are brought into “head”-quarters when the story’s young heroine, Riley, becomes a teenager. Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust aren’t so sure how to feel about the arrival of Anxiety, Envy, Ennui and Embarrassment.

Amy Poehler leads the voice cast that also includes Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Ayo Edebiri, Lilimar, Grace Lu, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Paul Walter Hauser and Yvette Nicole Brown.

Talk about feeling joyful.

Pixar and Disney’s Inside Out 2 has crossed the $1 billion club at the global box office in record time for an animated film after playing a major role in reviving the summer box office.

The movie achieved the feat on Sunday, it’s 19th day in release. That’s faster than any animated pic in history.

Inside Out 2 stayed atop the box office chart in its third weekend with a domestic tally of $57.4 million for a North American total of $469.3 million. Overseas, it grossed another $108 million for a foreign tally of $545.5 million and global cume of $1.015 billion.

The Pixar film is the first movie since Barbie almost a year ago to join the elite club making more than $1 billion at the global box office. Among animated movies, it’s the 11th film to achieve the milestone. Disney dominates the list, laying claim to eight of those releases,...

Inside Out 2 surpasses Dune: Part 2 at the box office, earning $835 million worldwide in its first two weeks. Amy Poehler, who voices Joy, constantly pushed Pixar for a sequel, which explores universal experiences of adolescence. Inside Out 2 follows Riley through high school, introducing new emotions like Anxiety, Envy, and Nostalgia.

Inside Out 2 became the biggest film of the year last week, surpassing Dune: Part 2 at the box office with a staggering $835 million dollars earned worldwide in its first two weeks, and its a sequel that star Amy Poehler says she constantly pushed Pixar to make. Released in 2015, the first Inside Out film took in $857 million worldwide, making it the seventh highest grossing movie of the year. With Inside Out 2 still in its theatrical infancy, theres no doubt the sequel, which stars Poehler as Joy, will easily surpass its predecessor.

Speaking with People, Poehler says that...

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Inside Out 2 is the latest offering from Pixar Animation, expanding on the story told in the original 2015 film. Set a few years after the events of Inside Out, the sequel follows Riley Andersen as she prepares to begin high school, where she worries she won't fit in. Audiences reunite with Riley's core cast of basic emotions, including Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis Black), Fear (Tony Hale), and Disgust (Liza Lapira), who all try to help her navigate this difficult new era of her life. However, they are challenged by a series of new, more complex emotions, led by Anxiety (Maya Hawke), who tries to totally reimagine Riley's personality.

After only a short time in theaters, Inside Out 2...

Inside Out 2 introduces new Emotions like Envy and Anxiety to mirror the complexities of growing up. Anxiety takes center stage, showing how over-planning and irrational thoughts can hinder rather than help. The sequel tackles the harsh realities of adulthood, emphasizing the loss of pure joy as one grows older.

Pixar's Inside Out 2 is a direct sequel to the original Inside Out (2015). This film had a lot to live up to because many Disney fans believe Inside Out is one of the best animated movies ever made. Like most Pixar movies, Inside Out delivered a powerful message in a colorful package that would appeal to children and adults. To have a powerful impact like the original film, Inside Out 2 needed to focus on a more mature topic while still keeping it colorful and fun.

An Inside Out sequel seemed inevitable. To keep the same vibe from the...

Inside Out 2 repeats as the No. 1 film at the domestic box office with an estimated $100 million. Disney and Pixars animated feature only dropped 35% between its first and second weekends; Inside Out 2 has already eclipsed $724 million at the worldwide box office. Four newcomers crack the Top 10, led by Tom Hardy and Austin Butlers The Bikeriders, which debuts at No. 3 with $10 million.

Disney and Pixars emotion-filled film continues to run high where the box office is concerned. All of a sudden, the struggling 2024 summer movie season is white-hot thanks to the arrival of Inside Out 2. And the ensemble animated feature led by Amy Poehler is the No. 1 movie for the second weekend in a row.

The family-friendly flick only dropped off 35% between its first and second weekends of release. And, at the time of this writing, Inside Out 2 has made an estimated $100 million domestically (per The Numbers) to...

Inside Out 2 has become the highest-grossing movie of 2024 domestically, surpassing Dune: Part Two in just eight days. The sequel introduces new emotions like Anxiety, Envy, and Ennui, adding depth to the emotional journey of Riley as a teenager. With a $200 million budget, Inside Out 2 crushed its opening weekend with a $155 million take, thanks partly to incredible reviews.

Inside Out 2 just crossed an incredible milestone, and it still has weeks left in its run. As the follow-up to 2015's Inside Out, the sequel introduces new emotions, including Anxiety, Envy, and Ennui. With a $200 million budget, it needed an incredible box office take to bring profitability, and it absolutely smashed its opening weekend with a $155 million take domestically, which can be partly attributed to the Inside Out sequel's incredible reviews.

Its second weekend has proven to be even more rewarding than the first, as Inside Out 2 has officially become 2024's highest-grossing movie domestically.

Pixar's Inside Out 2 exceeds expectations, introducing new emotions and exploring Riley's teenage life in a compelling narrative. The sequel's success proves it's more than a cash grab, adding depth to Riley's character and paving the way for future storytelling opportunities. Amy Poehler's vision for Inside Out sequels that follow Riley through life's stages offer up promising and fresh story opportunities.

Although I was cautiously optimistic and healthily skeptical ahead of Inside Out 2's premiere, the Pixar sequel's success makes me even more excited about Joy actor Amy Poehler's five-movie plan for the series. When it hit theaters in 2015, Inside Out exceeded all of my expectations, even by Pixar movie standards, so the bar was exceptionally high for 2024's follow-up. In the original film, viewers get a glimpse inside the mind of preteen Riley Anderson, who moves with her family from rural Minnesota to San Francisco, and is piloted by personified emotions,...

Following the theatrical debut of Inside Out 2, Pixar boss Pete Docter finally gave a major update about Disney+s Inside Out spinoff series, which was first reported over a year ago. Docter, whos best known for his works on Monsters, Inc., Up and Soul, originally directed and co-wrote Pixars Oscar-winning 2015 movie Inside Out.

During a recent interview with EW, Docter shared the first details regarding the untitled Inside Out series. He revealed that the show would center around the crew responsible for creating Rileys dreams, which was first teased during the first installment. Docter also confirmed that theyre currently targeting a Spring 2025 release date for the Disney+ spinoff, since theyve already completed post-production work on the upcoming project. "We have finished. It's coming out next spring," he said. "I'm not sure that there's been a specific release date, but in the first film, remember we go to Dream Production...

Pixar’s Inside Out 2 continues to sizzle at the box office, where it earned a record $30 million Wednesday. It is also the highest gross for Juneteenth since the date became recognized as a federal holiday in 2021.

Excluding movies opening midweek, the film scored the biggest Wednesday gross of all time for an animated movie, and — just as impressive — the third-biggest of any film only behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($38 million) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ($32.2 milllion).

And when including movies opening on a Wednesday, Inside Out 2 rests at No. 12 on the list of top Wednesday earners, not adjusted for inflation.

The animated tentpole has now earned $235.4 million domestically and a huge $203.3 million overseas for a global total of $438.7 million through Wednesday.

Inside Out 2 — which also did record-breaking business Monday and Tuesday following a huge opening — is being fueled by powerful word of mouth after earning glowing reviews,...

Kelly Mann has reflected on why so many of the emotions in Inside Out 2 otehr than Joy seem negative. The director says that he considers them to be positive emotions after doing research on how they are psychologically trying to help. The director's realization mimics the character arc of the original Inside Out.

The director of Inside Out 2 has weighed in on how he changed his mind about the seemingly negative emotions joining the fray in the new movie. The new movie, which is already a record-breaking smash hit, is a sequel to the 2015 Pixar movie, which followed the lives of the anthropomorphized emotions inside the head of a young girl named Riley, specifically Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust. The new roster of Inside Out 2 emotions that arrives to shake things up once Riley enters puberty in the sequel include Anxiety, Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment.

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Quick Links Bigger Emotions in Inside Out 2 Growing Up Means Feeling Less Joy Capturing the Feeling of Childhood Anxiety Is an Overwhelming Emotion Inside Out 2 Teaches Audiences to Live With Their Emotions Inside Out 2 is a box office hit, resonating with audiences thanks to its relatable exploration of complex emotions. New characters like Anxiety add depth to the film, showcasing the overwhelming nature of growing up and conflicting feelings. The movie teaches valuable lessons about living with emotions, finding balance, and embracing the complexities of life.

Inside Out 2 is a box office hit. Not only did it mark the first $100+ opening weekend of the year and helped turn around the doom and gloom of the summer box office, but it has also been a hit with critics and audiences as it has a 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and scored an A CinemaScore. With $155 million, it is the...

Minor spoilers ahead for Inside Out 2.

Friendship replaces Family Island as Riley's biggest emotional focus in Inside Out 2. Teenage Riley prioritizes friendships over family in the sequel, reflecting a common adolescent feeling. As Riley's core memories change, her personality islands and external relationships also shift, illustrating Inside Out 2's ability to make abstract concepts more accessible.

A sequel to Pixar's 2015 hit, Inside Out 2 has bucked 2024's disappointing box-office trend, garnering a whopping $295 million globally over its opening weekend. Not only is the Inside Out follow-up positioned to be the 2024 movie that dethrones Dune 2, but it's also the best theatrical opening weekend since 2023's Barbie, which went on to gross $1.446 billion. While Inside Out 2 has struck gold, both financially and narrative-wise, by revisiting the inventive world inside Riley's mind, the Pixar sequel has also prompted viewers to wonder about some key differences between the Inside Out films.

Inside Out 2's Envy and Ennui were different from what their names suggest, as Envy was more like admiration. Ennui was presented as sarcasm, not boredom, showing complexity and working well within the movie. Envy and Ennui, despite not being named accurately, worked perfectly in the more complex world of Inside Out 2.

Inside Out 2 saw Joy and the rest of Rileys emotions meeting new emotions, but two of them were quite misleading, yet they still worked perfectly. Back in 2015, Pixar brought one of its most complex yet fascinating stories in Inside Out, directed by Pete Docter. Inside Out took the audience into the mind of Riley, an 11-year-old girl who struggled to adapt to a new city as she moved with her family from Minnesota to San Francisco. Leading her emotions was Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler), accompanied by Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger.

After a long wait,...

The ongoing struggle to elevate animated features to the same level of best-picture recognition as live-action films will undoubtedly resurface by year’s end. This time, the spotlight will be on Pixar’s highly successful sequel, “Inside Out 2,” a film that could bring joy and success amid a dark cloud hovering around Hollywood studios.

With debut director Kelsey Mann taking over from Pete Docter, the second installment follows Riley (Kensington Tallman) during her teenage years. Along with her core emotions — Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis Black), Fear, and Disgust — she begins encountering new emotions, notably Anxiety (Maya Hawke).

The first film had a budget of $175 million and made $858 million worldwide. It received two Oscar noms for original screenplay and animated feature, winning the latter. However, during the era when the Academy recognized 5-10 movies for best picture, it didn’t land among the eight that included...

Features the voices of: Amy Poehler, Kensington Tallman, Maya Hawke, Lilimar, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, Ayo Edebiri, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Paul Walter Hauser, Diane Lane, Kyle McLachlan, Yvette Nicole Brown, Dave Goetz, Frank Oz, Bobby Moynihan, Paula Poundstone, John Ratzenberger, Paula Pell, Flea, June Squibb | Directed by Kelsey Mann

Back in 2015, Pixar delivered one of their best films to date with Inside Out, an inventive and powerfully moving animated comedy that imagined our lives literally being controlled by anthropomorphic emotions inside our heads. Nine years later, we finally have a sequel and while it never quite hits the emotional or comedic heights of the original, it’s a very worthy follow-up that’s well worth your time.

As before, the film centres on Minnesota schoolgirl Riley (voiced by Kensington Tallman), who’s just turned 13, triggering the alarm marked “Puberty” inside her head. Accordingly, her ruling emotions, lead...

[Editor’s note: Spoilers for “Inside Out 2” below.]

There’s a lot to unpack psychologically in “Inside Out 2” (currently in theaters), which adds more emotional complexity to the franchise. This provided Pixar with imaginative visual opportunities along with a lot more screen time for teen Riley (Kensington Tallman).

Which means puberty literally takes a wrecking ball to Riley’s emotional stability, signaling the arrival of Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Edebiri), Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos), and Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser). Anxiety sees herself as an agent of change in reshaping Riley’s future in high school, and hockey camp offers the first opportunity to test her ideas. When Joy (Amy Poehler) and her front-line team of Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis Black), Fear (Tony Hale), and Disgust (Liza Lapira) refuse to cooperate, Anxiety throws away Riley’s crystal-shaped Sense of Self and banishes them to her Vault of Secrets as suppressed emotions.

This sets up...

Pixar's new sequel Inside Out 2 has debuted to great success at the box office. The film picks up years after the events of the first movie with Riley dealing with the new emotions that come from becoming a teenager.

In the film, one of the new emotions introduced is Anxiety, voiced by Maya Hawke (Stranger Things). Director Kelsey Mann spoke with Collider about the evolution of the Anxiety character during the writing process, sharing how the original plan was for the emotion to be much more antagonistic. Those plans changed when they thought about why it is that people get anxious, at which point the character was changed to be coming from a place of love.

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Anxiety to the rescue! Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2,” an animated adventure that spotlights apprehension among other emotions, scored the biggest box office debut of the year with $155 million domestically and $295 million globally.

It’s a huge win for theaters (ticket sales have been lagging way behind 2023) and Pixar (which has struggled to restore its box office touch since Covid). Those results far exceeded expectations and notched several opening weekend records in the process.

Outside of the U.S and Canada, “Inside Out 2” enjoyed the biggest start in Mexico with $30.2 million, followed by Korea with $14.9 million, the United Kingdom with $13.9 million, Germany with $8.1 million and the Philippines with $6.7 million. The movie has already collected $140 million overseas — and it’s yet to open in major markets like France, Italy, Spain, China and Japan.

The PG-rated “Inside Out 2,” which cost $200 million to produce, arrives nearly 10 years after the original animated adventure.

Inside Out 2 breaks records with the biggest international opening weekend for an animated movie, raking in $295 million. The sequel sees new emotions like Anxiety, Ennui, and Envy joining the cast as Riley faces the challenges of adolescence. With Amy Pohler returning as Joy and a budget of $175 million, Inside Out 2 is already close to profitability after just one weekend.

Inside Out 2 has already earned its place in the record book just days after its release. The follow-up to 2015's Inside Out, the sequel continues Riley's story, as she develops new emotions after reaching puberty. With Anxiety, Ennui, and Envy joining the cast, among other new emotions, the existing characters are forced to reckon with the reality of leaving middle school behind. With a budget of $175 million, it needed a massive opening weekend to help ensure eventual profitability and success.

That success is already in its grasp. According to a report by Deadline,...

Where to begin in describing the emotions that Hollywood and theater owners — not to mention Pixar and its parent company Disney — are likely feeling over the stunning start of Inside Out 2 at the box office. (Hint: Sadness isn’t one of them.)

In a joyous comeback for Pixar, the tentpole opened to a massive $155 million domestically over Father’s Day weekend — well ahead of an expected $90 million — to secure the second-biggest animated launch of all time for a three-day weekend, not adjusted for inflation. It also did historic business overseas, where it opened to a record $140 million for a global total of $295 million, the biggest opening of all time for an animated film in like-for-like markets when accounting for exchange rates.

Fellow Pixar sequel Incredibles 2 is the crown-holder for top animated domestic opening ($182.7 million). That was previously followed by Illumination and Universal’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie...

Move over Anxiety, there’s a new dominant emotion at the box office: Joy!

Disney and Pixar’s expressive animated sequel “Inside Out 2” scored a mighty $155 million in its first weekend of release, overtaking “Dune: Part Two” ($82.5 million) and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” ($80 million) as the biggest opening of the year. It’s also the first movie since last July’s “Barbie” ($162 million) to debut above $100 million. Heading into the weekend, the follow-up film to 2015’s cerebral hit “Inside Out” was projected to collect $80 million to $90 million.

The second “Inside Out 2” also connected at the international box office with $140 million, enough to surpass “Frozen 2” ($135 million) as the biggest overseas animated opening of all time. Turnout was especially strong across Latin America, where it landed the second-biggest opening of all time behind Disney’s Marvel epic “Avengers: Endgame.” Globally, the movie has grossed $295 million to notch...

Eagle-eyed fans noticed potential LGBTQ+ representation in Inside Out 2's trailer, making them hope for more inclusive storytelling in the sequel. Inside Out 2's Riley isn't openly queer, continuing Pixar's trend of lackluster LGBTQ+ representation, as seen in movies like Onward and Lightyear. Pixar's short film Out centers on a gay protagonist, but the studio needs to bring that representation to its feature films too.

When Pixar announced that its next film would be yet another sequel, I was skeptical. Even though 2015's Inside Out is one of Pixar's best movies, I wasn't sure it needed a follow-up, especially given the studios' hit-or-miss track record with franchises. Fortunately, the sequel to the Oscar-winning, $858.8 million box office hit is really good. Not only does Inside Out 2 boast impressively high Rotten Tomatoes scores, but the film, which expands on the first outing's roster of personified emotions, more than justifies its existence.

Anxiety in Inside Out 2 is portrayed in a relatable and nuanced manner, drawing on real-life experiences to show its role as a protective feeling. Maya Hawke's performance as Anxiety has been praised for its authenticity and relatability, resonating with audiences of all ages. Inside Out 2 addresses tough emotions in a way that makes them feel less alienating and stressful, serving as a force for good in emotional storytelling.

Inside Out 2 follows Riley from the first film as she navigates adolescence. Now a teenager, she encounters a new set of emotions alongside the familiar Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust. New to Riley are Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Edebiri), Shame (Paul Walter Hauser), and Ennui (Adle Exarchopoulos). In a recent interview with ComicBook, Hawke discussed how she drew on her own real-life experiences to bring Anxiety to life on screen.

"Yeah, I mean, I have a lot...

Don’t be afraid to catch feelings. Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” just scored the biggest box office opening day of the year so far, earning a spectacular $62 million across Friday and preview screenings from 4,440 locations. It will have no trouble blasting past the $82.5 million debut earned by “Dune: Part Two” to overtake it as the biggest domestic opening of 2024. It’ll also be the first release to notch a nine-figure domestic opening in nearly 11 months — the last one to get above $100 million was “Barbie” last summer.

It’s a welcome bounce back for Pixar Animation Studios, which has struggled at the box office in recent years after Disney sent films like “Turning Red,” “Soul” and “Luca” directly to Disney+ during the Covid pandemic, a decision that Pixar head (and the director of the original “Inside Out”) Pete Docter says “trained” audiences to watch the studio’s features on streaming.

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Beware, this article has spoilers for "Inside Out 2."

Pixar's "Inside Out 2" arrives in theaters this weekend, and while it doesn't quite measure up to the greatness of the original, it will still reduce you to tears. The sequel takes us back into the mind of Riley, who is now 13 years old and starting to experience the complications of growing up. That means coming to terms with some new emotions, and she's not the only one struggling. Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Liza Lapira), and Fear (Tony Hale) have to deal with the fact that they're starting to lose control of Riley's mind when Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Edebiri), Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos), and Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser) show up and make things much more difficult to manage.

However, during the long development process for "Inside Out 2,...

Pixar is looking at its most significant hit in years after Inside Out 2 posted $13M at the box office in Thursday preview screenings. Viewings for the legendary animation studio’s latest animated marvel began at 3 p.m. on Thursday, with fans flocking to social media to praise the movie. Inside Out 2 shows the best 2024 preview numbers, beating Dune: Part Two’s $12M debut by $1 million. The emotionally charged sequel has a 93% Certified Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes, with the chance to achieve a $100M opening weekend. If the film holds, it could decimate the predicted $135M opening analysis.

Inside Out 2 is already a hit with audiences after the world-famous animation studio’s string of box office disappointments. To give you some perspective, 2015’s Inside Out opened with $3.7M in previews and a $90.4M weekend gross. If the numbers hold for Inside Out 2, the sequel could quickly...

Move out of the way, Sadness: “Inside Out 2” just scored the biggest box office previews of 2024.

Disney and Pixar’s latest animated outing grossed $13 million in Thursday previews domestically, plus $22.3 million internationally. The family-friendly sequel is projected to launch between $80 million and $90 million this weekend.

A debut on the higher end would give “Inside Out 2” the biggest opening of the year. Warner Bros. currently holds the top two spots of 2024 with “Dune: Part Two” at $82.5 million and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” at $80 million.

For reference, “Inside Out 2’s” $13 million in domestic box office previews outpaced last year’s “The Little Mermaid” ($10.3 million), “Minions: The Rise of Gru” ($10.8 million) and “Toy Story 4” ($12 million). It falls a bit short of recent animated superhero sequels like “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” ($17.4 million) and “Incredibles 2” ($18.5 million).

Outside of the U.S. and Canada, “Inside Out 2” did particularly well in Mexico,...

Inside Out 2 is on fire at the Friday box office after starting off with a joyful $13 million in Thursday evening previews, well ahead of expectations and putting the movie on course to become the first title of 2024 to clear $100 million in its debut.

In fact, traffic is so strong that the Pixar and Disney title is now expected to open to at least $130 million in North America, one of the top five openings of all time for an animated film, not adjusted for inflation. By Friday night, rival studios were throwing out estimates of $140 million or more, but Disney and Pixar are taking a more circumspect approach until they see a final number of the day (Friday’s haul looks to be as much as $60 million, including previews).

Fellow Pixar release Incredibles 2 is the crown-holder for top animated opening ($182.7 million), followed by Illumination and Universal’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie...

Spoilers for "Inside Out 2" follow.

Something remarkable happens near the end of "Inside Out 2": a character has an anxiety attack. Is this a first for an animated Disney film? It just might be. This isn't the first animated film to depict a panic attack — the surprisingly excellent 2022 film "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" did it, and did it well. But for the House of Mouse, this feels like a monumental moment. Not only does "Inside Out 2" showcase an anxiety attack, but it does so in a realistic, harrowing way. As someone who suffers from anxiety and depression, seeing such a moment depicted in a major movie aimed at kids felt almost seismic, as if I didn't know such an action was permitted. I imagine that seeing this scene will upset some younger viewers, but it might also open their eyes to thoughts and feelings they're grappling to understand.