As 2024 winds to a close, there is no question thatInside Out 2is the highest-grossing film of the year. Set a few years after the ending of the first film, the sequel found great success in continuing Riley’s story and that of theemotions inInside Out.The first movie performed quite well upon its release in 2015, but its worldwide haul of $858 million, but that now pales in comparison to thesuccess ofInside Out 2at the box office.
There were a lot of knockout hits in 2024.Deadpool and Wolverinesoared past $1 billion dollars worldwide, and Disney’s other sequel,Moana 2is still riding high at the box office.Inside Out 2has surpassed Disney’sThe Lion KingandFrozen IIto become the highest-grossing animated film Disney has ever made.Indeed,Inside Out 2has raked in just shy of$1.7 billion internationally.With a box office run like that,Inside Out 2has been overwhelmingly successful, but there are some records even it couldn’t topple - despite coming impressively close.
Inside Out 2 Finished Its Box Office Run Less Than $1 Million Behind Jurassic World For The 10th Best Domestic Total Ever
That’s Such A Close Margin!
Despite this record-breaking success,Inside Out 2has just barely fallen short of a spot in the top ten highest-grossing domestic films of all time, where it is beat out byJurassic World. Jurassic Worldcame out in 2015, the same year asInside Out, and ushered ina new era for theJurassic Parkfranchise.After the middling success ofJurassic Park 3in 2001,Jurassic Worldraked in $653,406,625 domestically and $1,671,537,444 worldwide.That launchedJurassic Worldinto a top ten spot on both domestic and international box office charts, where it has stayed ever since.
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By contrast,Inside Out 2grossed $652,980,194 domestically, landing it at number 11 for domestic revenue. That is a difference of just $426,431. For context,Inside Out 2made nearly $300 million in just its opening weekend.Furthermore,Jurassic World’s domestic box office revenue includes not only its initial gross, but also its lifetime gross. Although the numbers are in forInside Out 2’s initial box office gross, it is entirely possible that, over time,Inside Out 2will claw pastJurassic Worldinto the domestic top ten.
Inside Out 2 Still Beat Jurassic World’s Box Office Overall
Look At The Worldwide Totals, Inside Out 2 Made $27M More Than Jurassic World
None of this is to say that the battle for dominance is settled betweenInside Out 2andJurassic World.The international revenue forInside Out 2made up more than 61% of its total gross box office sales.ForJurassic World,international box office sales made up a little more than 60% of total revenue. While that might not seem like a lot, it means that on the international stage,Inside Out 2is beatingJurassic Worldby more than $27 million. So far,Inside Out 2has made $1,698,586,747. That $1.7 makesInside Out 2the eighth highest-grossing film of all time, just behindSpider-Man: No Way Home.
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All this success has meant thatInside Out 2has broken records across the board. It dethronedIncredibles 2as the highest grossing Pixar film of all time and the highest grossing animated movie domestically. When he rejoined Disney in 2022, CEO Bob Iger immediately promisedMoana 2,Frozen 3,Incredibles 3, andToy Story 5.If history repeats itself, we may seeInside Out 2dethroned from all its current record breakers by one of these up-and-coming animated sequels; only time will tell.
