Inside Out 2
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Their $100 million+ total does two-thirds of the holiday weekend business.
IntensaMente 2
Mexico leads internationally with an impressive 8 percent of the global "Inside Out 2" box office — how social media, dubbing, and Mexico's own "popcorn bucket wars" made the Pixar sequel a local sensation.
Box Office
The third weekend of "Inside Out 2" narrowly beat "A Quiet Place: Day One."
Box Office
The Pixar hit has improved the year's outlook from bleak to not as bad as feared.
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More good news: Stellar debuts for Yorgos Lanthimos' “Kinds of Kindness,'” Jeff Nichols' “The Bikeriders,” and Annie Baker's “Janet Planet.”
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A $500 million domestic total for the Pixar sequel seems certain, but $600 million looks unlikely.
Thompson on Hollywood
It's all about avoiding the "Band-Aid Monster," said LeFauve, who also tells IndieWire about the emotions (like Schadenfreude) and ideas (like Procrastination Land) left out of the Pixar sequel.
Getting Animated
Pixar director Kelsey Mann tells IndieWire about visualizing Riley's Sense of Self and devising Anxiety's panic attack, where she spins fast and creates a storm.
Getting Animated
Pixar tells IndieWire about the retro opportunities of exploring the dog and fanny pack stars of the fictional preschool show "Bloofy's House."
Sadness
Pixar's obsession with universal relatability results in another movie that feels more like a corporate spreadsheet than a glimpse into a real person's brain.
Box office
June has new franchise entries for "Bad Boys," "Inside Out," and "A Quiet Place," but as tracking fails and theaters close that's a lot of pressure on potential.
Getting Animated
Pixar tells IndieWire about the tech that went into the new emotion, Anxiety, and how she gets into an "All About Eve" dynamic with Riley's star emotion, Joy.
