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Paging Joy! Pixar's “Inside Out 2” has re-energized the box office, taking in a sensational $100 million in its second weekend of release. Ticket sales fell just 35% from $154 million, making it the seventh-biggest sophomore opening in history and the best for an animated film.
Notably, « Inside Out 2 » earned more than its predecessor, 2015's « Inside Out, » in its second weekend with a $90 million opening weekend. The only billion-dollar movies in second weekends were « Star Wars: The Force Awakens » ($149 million), « Avengers: Endgame » ($147 million) and « Infinity War » ($114 million), followed by « Black Panther » ($111). million), « Jurassic World » ($106 million) and « The Avengers » ($103 million). At this rate, « Inside Out 2 » is heading towards the coveted $1 billion club as well.
So far, Disney and Pixar's family-friendly sequel has grossed $355 million in North America and $724 million worldwide. After eight days in theaters, « Inside Out 2 » surpassed « Toon: Part II » — which earned $282 million domestically and $711 million worldwide — as the biggest movie of the year.
« The excitement generated by the monumental opening weekend of 'Inside Out 2' has fueled massive interest and carried over to another exciting weekend for film and the industry, » said Paul Tergarabedian, senior ComScore analyst.
It's another big weekend for cinephiles in this grueling summer season. According to ComScore, with the sizzling performance of « Inside Out 2, » the year-to-date deficit narrowed again from 23.8% to 21%. Now, movie theaters need summer — including “A Quiet Place: Day One” (June 28), “Despicable Me 4” (July 3) and “Deadpool & Wolverine” (July 26). .
« Inside Out 2 » was at number one as several new movies hit theaters.
Best of the new releases was Jeff Nichols' « The Bikeriders, » starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy. It opened in third place with $10 million from 2,642 locations. It's a good opening for an arthouse drama about a Midwestern motorcycle club, except that « The Bikeriders » had a relatively modest production budget of $35 million.
Disney originally planned to release « The Bikeriders » in theaters in 2023, but those plans were put on hold due to the actors' strike. After parting ways with Disney, the film's backer New Regency brought the film to Focus Features. Critics seem to love « The Bikeriders » more than audiences; It received an 82% on Rotten Tomatoes and a « B » grade on CinemaScore.
David A., who runs film consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research. « The opening is good—not great, » says Gross, adding that « overseas prospects are lackluster. »
Another newcomer, Russell Crowe's disturbing thriller « The Exorcism, » debuted in seventh place with $2.43 million from 2,240 theaters. Backed by Vertical and produced by Miramax, it follows Crowe as an actor who begins to unravel during the filming of a horror film, leading his estranged daughter to wonder if there's something more sinister at play. Critics and audiences alike rejected « The Exorcism, » earning a 31% on Rotten Tomatoes and a « T » CinemaScore.
« Grove had a good track record, but the film wasn't working and the marketing spend needed to be saved, » Gross says.
« The Exorcism » landed ahead of June Squibb's action-adventure « Thelma, » which grossed $2.2 million from 1,290 theaters. Magnolia is releasing the well-reviewed film, which stars nonagenarian Squibb as a 93-year-old woman who gets caught by a phone scammer and gets back what was taken from her.
Elsewhere, holdover titles topped the domestic box office charts.
Sony's « Bad Boys: Ride or Die » is second in its third weekend with $19 million at 3,781 locations. The fourth installment of the buddy-cop comedy series starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence grossed $147 million in North America and $289.1 million worldwide.
Disney and 20th Century's « Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes » opened at No. 4 in its seventh weekend in theaters with $3.6 million from 2,410 locations. The fourth installment of the « Apes » reboot franchise earned $164 million domestically.
Sony's animated « The Garfield Movie » rounded out the top five with $3.6 million from 3,013 theaters. After five weekends on the big screen, the cartoon adventure has grossed $85 million in North America and $230 million worldwide. The film only cost $60 million to make, so it was a solid hit for Sony and Alcon Entertainment.
In limited release, Yorgos Lanthimos' surrealist comedy « Kinds of Kindness » grossed $350,000 from five locations ($70,000 per screen average). According to Searchlight, it's the best limited opening of the year and the highest per-screen average to date. The Greek filmmaker's frequent collaborators Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley and Joe Alvin star in « Kinds of Kindness, » which is described as a « triptych fable » and consists of three loosely related stories about oddballs. roles. Searchlight will add 500 screens next weekend before “Kinds of Kindness” opens nationwide on July 3.
Meanwhile, A24's coming-of-age story “Janet's Planet” grossed $49,684 from two screens ($24,824 per location average). Playwright Annie Baker directed the film, set in Massachusetts in the summer of 1991, with Julianne Nicholson and Joe Ziegler playing mother and daughter. It will expand its theatrical run on June 28.
