When It Comes to Animated Films, Inside Out 2 Rules

One Disney sequel has dethroned another. CNBC reports Inside Out 2 became the highest-grossing animated feature ever on Tuesday, taking the top slot from Frozen II. The film's current box-office take is $1.462 billion versus Frozen II's $1.454 billion, reports Deadline, and that figure is sure to rise once the film opens in Japan. It's a much-needed win for Disney, whose Pixar and Walt Disney Animation studios haven't had an animated feature pull in more than $480 million globally since 2019. Other feats by the film:

• Deadline reports it pushed Barbie ($1.446 billion) out of the No. 13 spot of all movies globally. Inside Out 2 now sits behind Top Gun: Maverick.
• The film reeled in $1 billion in 19 days; that's the shortest time ever for an animated film.
• Variety adds it's the only film to cross the $1 billion mark in 2024.
• Disney now occupies seven slots on the list of the Top 10 animated movies ever globally; five are from Pixar.

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