Inside Out 2 was a huge success, grossing $300 million worldwide in three days

Pixar's animated film "Inside Out 2" achieved huge success in its North American opening weekend. Since its release in North America on June 14, the premiere box office in the past three days has reached 155 million US dollars, ranking second in the history of animated films, second only to "Incredibles 2" released in 2018 ($182 million).

According to Comscore, Inside Out 2 also had the highest domestic opening of 2024, becoming the first film since Barbie to surpass $100 million in its first few days of release. In addition, Inside Out 2 grossed $140 million internationally and $295 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film worldwide opening of all time.

This marks a major victory for Pixar after a difficult few years, which began with the pandemic, which forced Disney and Pixar to release Onward digitally just two weeks after its release and resulted in its next three releases — Soul, Luca and Teen Depression — being exclusively available on Disney+.

Lightyears, which opened in 2022, marked Pixar’s return to theaters, but grossed just $226 million worldwide. Elemental City kicked off a resurgence for the beloved studio, taking in nearly $500 million worldwide and becoming the highest-grossing original animated film since Coco in 2017.

Looking ahead, Pixar is working hard to produce "Elio" to be released in 2025 and "Toy Story 5" to be released in 2026. Pixar President Jim Morris said they plan to produce three movies every two years and focus more on existing series such as "The Incredibles" and "Finding Nemo".

Hopefully, Inside Out 2 is the start of another wave of success for Pixar, and it doesn't have to go through layoffs like it did in May.