Weekend number two was just as joyous for 'Inside Out 2.' The Pixar sequel collected $100 million in ticket sales in its second weekend,.
collected $100 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, setting a new record for an animated movie in its follow-up frame in theaters. The previous best second weekend for an animated title was the $92 million for "The Super Mario Bros. Movie." Only six movies ever have had better second weekends.
The record haul for "Inside Out 2," though, recalled past years when $1 billion grosses were more commonplace for the Walt Disney Co. It is also a much-needed blockbuster for Pixar, which after experimenting with direct-to-streaming releases, reconsidered its movie pipeline and approach to mass-audience appeal.
For theater owners, "Inside Out 2" could hardly have been more needed. But it also reminded exhibitors of how feast-or-famine the movie business has become in recent years. Since the pandemic, movies like "Barbie," "Spider-Man: No Way Home" and "Top Gun: Maverick" have pushed ticket sales to record heights, but fallow periods in between box-office sensations have grown longer. Ticket sales over Memorial Day last month were the worst in three decades.
"The Bikeriders," starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy, came in on the high side of expectations with $10 million from 2,642 venues in its opening weekend. "The Bikeriders," which cost about $35 million to produce, was originally to be released by Disney before New Regency took it to Focus Features last fall.
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