Billion-dollar club! Inside Out 2 crosses $1 billion mark at worldwide box office

Inside Out 2 has now made it to the billion-dollar club. Released on June 14, Disney and Pixar’s movie has become the first movie of the year to hit the milestone of $1 billion at the global box office.

The sequel to the 2015 hit movie opened with mindblowing numbers in the domestic as well as in the international market. The animated drama that delves into human emotions has amassed  $469.3 million in North America, becoming the highest-grossing movie domestically. The movie has surpassed Timothee Chalamet’s Dune: Part 2 ($282.1 million) earnings in the United States.

In the international market, the movie has grossed $545.5 million, taking the tally to $1.015 billion. As the movie enters the billion-dollar club, it has become the highest-grossing movie of the year and the first film to earn $ 1 billion after Greta Gerwig’s Barbie which earned $1.4 billion globally. The movie has become the fastest to achieve the feat.

From the first day of its release, the movie became the biggest opening of the year. Shattering expectations, it earned $151 million domestically, surpassing Dune: Part 2 and Barbie.

Only 11 animated films have ever crossed the $1 billion mark.

Inside Out 2 success comes after several movies of Pixar’s struggled with box office numbers and saw back-to-back box office duds. The studio’s recent films like Elemental, Turning Red, Soul, and Luca, among others had extremely disappointing theatrical runs.

Directed by Kelsey Mann, the sequel revolves around a girl named Riley, and her emotions. In the sequel, the 11-year-old teenager is grappling with new emotions including anxiety and envy.

The voice cast includes Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Ayo Edebiri, Lilimar, Grace Lu, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Paul Walter Hauser, and Yvette Nicole.