MikeQ

Along with becoming the highest grossing animated film domestically, and passing $1.5 billion worldwide, Inside Out 2 has also achieved better legs than the original, among the best for any movies of this size, with a 4+ multiplier soon to come. Best Multipliers Ever for $70+ Million Opening Films (Friday Openers): Avatar (2009) — 77.0 million (9.73) Top Gun: Maverick (2022) — 126.7 million (5.67) Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) — 134.1 million (5.10) Finding Nemo (2003) — 70.3 million (4.84) Zootopia (2016) — 75.1 million (4.55) Oppenheimer (2023) — 82.5 million (4.00) Wonder Woman (2017) — 103.3 million (4.00) Inside Out 2 (2024) — 154.2 million (3.98)^ Inside Out (2015) — 90.4 million (3.94) Barbie (2023) — 162.0 million (3.93) American Sniper (2015) — 89.3 million (3.92) Aladdin (2019) — 91.5 million (3.89) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) — 248.0 million (3.78) Toy Story 3 (2010) — 110.3 million (3.76) The Incredibles (2004) — 70.5 million (3.71) Frozen II (2019) — 130.3 million (3.66) Despicable Me 3 (2017) — 72.4 million (3.65) Finding Dory (2016) — 135.1 million (3.60) Toy Story 4 (2019) — 120.9 million (3.59) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) — 84.6 million (3.58) The Secret Life of Pets (2016) — 104.4 million (3.53) The Jungle Book (2016) — 103.3 million (3.53) Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) — 94.3 million (3.53) Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone (2001) — 90.3 million (3.52) Spider-Man (2002) — 114.8 million (3.52) Peace, Mike

For me, unfortunately, the conclusion of the first season was a disappointment. The show had some lovely highs and a good deal that I appreciated about it (including the excellent score - that Númenor theme *chefs kiss*), but also some lows. It may have been easier if I hadn't liked it at all, but I saw the potential in it. But viewing these trailers, I will inevitably continue watching. I'm hopeful maybe I can just enjoy the show for what it is now that this is the second go around. Peace, Mike

Deadpool: 85% - 7.1 rating Deadpool 2: 84% - 7.1 rating Deadpool & Wolverine: 79% - 7.1 rating Clearly will be a step down in overall critical reception, but not considerably so. It doesn't sound like these reviews will be problematic for box office performance and audience reception, particularly given what the reviews are saying. But who knows - it remains to be seen. Peace, Mike

This was excellent. It gripped me from the beginning, with directing that contributed to a thoroughly unsettling (and occasionally shocking) experience. The cinematography in particular was impressive and tremendously effective - in a way that I haven't seen in a little while. I appreciated Maika Monroe's understated performance, while Cage proves how underrated of an actor he is. He delicately straddles the dividing line between terrifying and hilarious - uncanny in the way that the most unnerving villains can be. While I have my quibbles, this is my favourite horror film of the year so far. Peace, Mike

This weekend feels really encouraging - strength all around. Inside Out 2 has already hit a 3.71 multiplier - having passed other animated giants like Frozen 2, Finding Dory and Toy Story 4 - and is on its way to passing the original film and hitting a 4+ multiplier. This is not something I expected after opening to over $150M. Best Multipliers Ever for $70+ Million Opening Films (Friday Openers): Avatar (2009) — 77.0 million (9.73) Top Gun: Maverick (2022) — 126.7 million (5.67) Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) — 134.1 million (5.10) Finding Nemo (2003) — 70.3 million (4.84) Zootopia (2016) — 75.1 million (4.55) Oppenheimer (2023) — 82.5 million (4.00) Wonder Woman (2017) — 103.3 million (4.00) Inside Out (2015) — 90.4 million (3.94) Barbie (2023) — 162.0 million (3.93) American Sniper (2015) — 89.3 million (3.92) Aladdin (2019) — 91.5 million (3.89) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) — 248.0 million (3.78) Toy Story 3 (2010) — 110.3 million (3.76) Inside Out 2 (2024) — 154.2 million (3.71)^ The Incredibles (2004) — 70.5 million (3.71) Frozen II (2019) — 130.3 million (3.66) Despicable Me 3 (2017) — 72.4 million (3.65) Finding Dory (2016) — 135.1 million (3.60) Toy Story 4 (2019) — 120.9 million (3.59) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) — 84.6 million (3.58) The Secret Life of Pets (2016) — 104.4 million (3.53) The Jungle Book (2016) — 103.3 million (3.53) Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) — 94.3 million (3.53) Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone (2001) — 90.3 million (3.52) Spider-Man (2002) — 114.8 million (3.52) Peace, Mike

Fair point - that could have been one direction they could have gone in. As you mention, though, they are understandably wanting to capitalize on the love for the original. Given this, it feels like it would have been wiser to craft a trailer that feels tonally in keeping with the original film, particularly given the iconic score. I'm not sure though. It can be a challenge meeting anyone's expectations when creating a sequel to what appears to be a beloved original. I also say all of this without having seen the new film, obviously. I do think the movie looks good, even if I think the trailer is somewhat off for me. Peace, Mike

My feeling is that it is because while what is in the trailer looks great, the construction and tone of the trailer is off. I went back to watch the trailer for the original film, and the disjunction between that and this trailer is odd, at minimum, IMHO. We can also already see recent comments on the original trailer from folks saying "who's here after watching the terrible Gladiator 2 trailer?". I'm certainly not trying to be hyperbolic. I'm optimistic about the film, and there's still plenty of opportunity between now and release to put out better trailers/clips/etc, but it really does feel like a missed opportunity in presenting this first look of the movie. All IMHO. Peace, Mike

Looks great, just not the best trailer (editing/music), IMHO. But glad that it looks good (and expensive), and Denzel looks like he is totally in his element. I think it's early to judge Pascal. His draw is not the typical charisma, if I may say so - it's about vulnerability. He can really make a moment of devastation - which I suspect he will have in this film. Denzel will bring the charisma. Peace, Mike

Inside Out 2 is at 17 days with $10M+ and could potentially end up with 21 days, depending on if it manages 10M+ this coming Tuesday and over the next weekend (FSS) in the face of Despicable Me 4. If it does, it would be the most number of days above 10M outside of December openers. Do we think it’s going to make it? The question mark for me is how it will be impacted by DM4. Days Over 10M Avatar — 28 Avatar: The Way of Water — 24 The Force Awakens — 21 Barbie — 20 Top Gun: Maverick — 20 Spider-Man: No Way Home — 18 Black Panther — 18 Inside Out 2 — 17^ Avengers: Endgame — 16 Jurassic World — 16 Mario — 16 Avengers: Infinity War — 15 Peace, Mike

I'm thrilled that A Quiet Place: Day One ended up passing $50M - and it's always nice seeing a weekend with two $50M+ grossers. This weekend adds another to the list: Weekends with 2 films 50M+ 80M+ July 21-23, 2023 (both openers) Barbie — 162.0M Oppenheimer — 82.5M June 22-24, 2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom — 148.0M Incredibles 2 — 80.3M June 19-21, 2015 Jurassic World — 106.6M Inside Out — 90.4M 60M+ June 21-23, 2013 (both openers) Monsters University — 82.4M World War Z — 66.4M Nov 29-December 1, 2013 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire — 74.2M Frozen — 67.4M May 28-30, 2004 Shrek 2 — 72.2M The Day After Tomorrow — 68.7M December 25-27, 2009 Avatar — 75.6M Sherlock Holmes — 62.3M 50M+ June 10-12, 2022 Jurassic World: Dominion — 145.1M Top Gun: Maverick — 51.9M May 25-27, 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End — 114.7M Shrek the Third — 53.0M May 10-12, 2013 Iron Man 3 — 72.5M The Great Gatsby — 50.1M May 10-12, 2019 Avengers: Endgame — 63.3M Pokémon Detective Pikachu — 54.4M June 9-11, 2023 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts — 61M Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse — 55.5M June 27-29, 2008 (both openers) Wall-E — 63.1 Wanted — 50.9M June 8-10, 2012 (both openers) Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted — 60.3M Prometheus — 51.1M June 17-19, 2022 Jurassic World: Dominion — 59.2M Lightyear — 50.6M June 28-30, 2024 Inside Out 2 — 57.4M A Quiet Place: Day One — 53.0M June 26-28, 2015 (both holdovers) Jurassic World — 54.5M Inside Out — 52.3M December 29-31, 2017 (both holdovers) Star Wars: The Last Jedi — 52.5M Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle — 50.1M Peace, Mike

It's pretty straightforward, no? It's not about whether a film would "make the list" or not, but rather having a list of generally comparable films when comparing second weekend drops. It's a whole lot more useful to compare Inside Out 2's second weekend drop to other films whose 2nd weekends were also not shaped by holidays. It's the same reason the list only includes Friday openers, because it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to compare the drops of Wednesday openers to Friday openers - particularly in this age of previews that are rolled into the weekend when you're a Friday opener. We do this kind of parsing all of the time when making lists for comparison's sake. Of course, no list is perfect, because genre, time of year, etc, are complicating factors, too. No list is "definitive". Overall, however, it gives a snapshot look at how well it has performed. Given the strength of its weekdays this past week, and how it compares to other animated/Pixar films of this size, I think that puts the strength of this weekend drop into perspective, too. Peace, Mike

Incredible drop for Inside Out 2. A sub-40% drop for a film of this size is remarkable. When you're outdoing the original Spider-Man's 2nd weekend drop from 2002, and edging close to Top Gun: Maverick territory, you know your 2nd weekend is incredibly strong. Best Second Weekend Drops for 100M+ Friday Openers without Holiday Second Weekend: Top Gun: Maverick (2022): -28.9% Inside Out 2 (2024): -35.1% Spider-Man (2002): -37.8% The Jungle Book (2016): -40.4% Barbie (2023): -42.6% Wonder Woman (2017): -43.3% Black Panther (2018): -44.7% Finding Dory (2016): -46.0% Alice in Wonderland (2010): -46.0% Toy Story 3 (2010): -46.2% Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023): -47.6% Beauty and the Beast (2017): -48.3% Jurassic World (2015): -49.0%* The Avengers (2012): -50.3% The Batman (2022): -50.4% Toy Story 4 (2019): -50.6%^ It (2017): -51.3% The Secret Life of Pets (2016): -51.3% The Dark Knight (2008): -52.5% Thor: Ragnarok (2017): -53.5% *2nd weekend was not technically a holiday weekend, but it did benefit significantly from Father’s Day (almost flat on Sunday) ^2nd weekend wasn’t a holiday weekend for US/NA, but it was for CANADA (Canada Day weekend arguably boosted its Sunday gross) Peace, Mike

This is Pixar's best sequel, in my opinion. It managed to be as funny and profoundly moving as the first - in some ways, even more impressively so, given the greater complexity of emotions as Riley is growing up. The larger themes and concepts that the film explores feel still so rooted in an authentic human experience. In a way, it is not surprising that the film has blown up at the box office, as these films are really tracking our emotional journey as humans. Looking forward to following this box office run into it's second weekend and beyond. Peace, Mike

The hyper-realistic look that they're going for here (and with the first film) is so... ehh. Why the desire to go the faux live-action route? Honestly, the remake (and now this sequel) could have been really cool if they went in a Pixar animation direction. A film that is still clearly animated, with all of the stylistic benefits this entails in capturing the heart and humour of the original, but that also benefits from the incredible detail and realism of this style of animation (incredible textures, lighting, shadows, hair/fur, etc). It just feels like there was a universe where they could have made a remarkably impactful remake of the original with modern animation. Peace, Mike

Looks fantastic and beautifully produced. The idea to shift the sequel into a musical is a potentially brilliant move - in a way that feels in keeping with the potential themes of the film (from my best intuition from the trailer) and that certainly distinguishes it from the first film. It just feels like they've taken this in an interesting and compelling direction, antithetical to most superhero films that try to be relatively familiar and mundane. Peace, Mike