‘Inside Out 2’ Sets Another Record: First Animated Film To Pass $1 Billion Overseas

 

(L-R) Liza Lapira, June Squibb, Yvette Nicole Brown, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman, Amy Poehler, Ayo Edebiri, Tony Hale and Lewis Black attend the World Premiere of Disney and Pixar's "Inside Out 2" at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on June 10.

Pixar’s “Inside Out 2”—the top-grossing movie of 2024—continues to break records: In its eleventh weekend in theaters it became the first animated movie ever to gross more than $1 billion at the international box office alone, multiple outlets reported.

Key Facts

“Inside Out 2” passed the milestone after bringing in another $9.1 million internationally this weekend to bring its international total to about $1.002 billion, Deadline reported.

The film has also grossed $646.3 million in U.S. theaters, according to BoxOfficeMojo.

Going into this weekend, the top five international markets for “Inside Out 2” were Mexico ($102 million), Brazil ($79.8 million), U.K. ($70.8 million), South Korea ($63 million) and France ($61.3 million), according to BoxOfficeMojo.

“Inside Out 2” holds the title of highest-grossing movie this year worldwide, with a gross of $1.6 billion before this weekend, though “Deadpool & Wolverine” is creeping up on it with a $1.2 million gross.

What Other Movies Have Grossed $1 Billion Internationally?

The other 11 movies to gross $1 billion outside the U.S.—and their international lifetime grosses—according to BoxOfficeMojo, are:

• “Avatar” ($2.1 billion)
• “Avengers: Endgame” ($1.9 billion)
• “Avatar: The Way of Water” ($1.6 billion)
• “Titanic” ($1.6 billion)
• “Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens” ($1.1 billion)
• “Avengers: Infinity War” ($1.4 billion)
• “Spider-Man: No Way Home” ($1.1 billion)
• “Jurassic World” ($1.01 billion)
• “The Lion King” ($1.1 billion)
• “Furious 7” ($1.2 billion)
• “The Fate of the Furious” ($1.01 billion)

Surprising Fact

Of the 11 other films that have passed $1 billion at the international box office alone, all—including Disney’s 2019 “The Lion King”—are live action. The studio ruled “The Lion King” was a live-action movie rather than computer-generated, which makes “Inside Out 2” the only animated film to be on the list.

Tangent

At the domestic box office, “Wolverine & Deadpool” returned to the no. 1 spot with $18.3 million in U.S. sales this weekend, after it was dethroned by “Alien: Romulus,” which took the second spot this weekend with $16.2 million.

Key Background

“Inside Out 2” has been a summer hit for Disney and helped revive the box office in recent months. The sequel to the 2015 hit follows the same main character, Riley, as she goes through puberty and deals with new emotions like anxiety and embarrassment. In July, the film, which is also streaming now in addition to being in theaters, became Pixar’s highest-grossing movie and the highest-grossing animated movie of all time, passing “Frozen II” ($1.45 billion), “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” ($1.36 billion) and “Frozen” ($1.29 billion).