Pixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’ Heads for Historic $140–$150M Box Office Opening
Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter:
Pixar’s tentpole earned a massive $62 million on Friday, well
ahead of expectations and putting the movie on course to open in
the $140 million to $150 million range domestically over Father’s
Day weekend, one of the top three starts ever for an animated film
and the second-best for Pixar. Rival studios believe it could
climb as high as $155 million to $160 million, but Disney is being
more circumspect. Friday’s haul includes a huge $13 million in
Thursday previews.
Great news for a great studio that needed a hit. Maybe we should stop griping about Pixar making sequels and just encourage them to make great films, original or not.
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter:
Pixar’s tentpole earned a massive $62 million on Friday, well
ahead of expectations and putting the movie on course to open in
the $140 million to $150 million range domestically over Father’s
Day weekend, one of the top three starts ever for an animated film
and the second-best for Pixar. Rival studios believe it could
climb as high as $155 million to $160 million, but Disney is being
more circumspect. Friday’s haul includes a huge $13 million in
Thursday previews.
Great news for a great studio that needed a hit. Maybe we should stop griping about Pixar making sequels and just encourage them to make great films, original or not.