“Inside Out 2” Breaks Records as Disney+’s Top Premiere of 2024. Inside Out 2 has not only dominated the box office but is also making waves on Disney+. Its universal appeal, resonating with both children and adults, is a testament to Pixar and Disney’s ability to tell emotionally powerful stories. We absolutely gave it top marks in our review, and it is sure to win some major awards this year.
Disney has released the stats for the first few days it has been available to stream on Disney+, and the numbers are massive. Again, it is well deserved. Not only is Inside Out 2 just fun and emotional, but it has spawned our new favorite character of the year. The 2D character Bloofy! The theme song has been stuck in my head for weeks now. I will literally just walk down Main Street USA singing “Stomp like and Elephant, Scury Like a Mouse, Make Your Way over to Bloofy’s house!
Following a record-breaking theatrical run, Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2—the highest-grossing animated movie of all time—set even more records with its Disney+ debut.
Inside Out 2 drove 30.5 million views* globally on Disney+, based on five days of streaming, making it the No. 1 film premiere on Disney+ in 2024, the No. 1 theatrical film premiere on Disney+ since Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Encanto (2021), and the No. 1 film premiere of all time on Disney+ in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) and LATAM (Latin America). Additionally, excitement for the sequel drove viewers to revisit the original in huge numbers: since the first Inside Out 2 teaser trailer premiered to record numbers, there have been more than 121 million views of Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out (2015) globally on Disney+.
The coming-of-age comedy Inside Out 2 takes place inside the mind of newly minted teenager Riley (Kensington Tallman), just as Headquarters undergoes a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions. Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis Black), Fear (Tony Hale), and Disgust (Liza Lapira) are unsure how to feel when those new Emotions—Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Adebiri), Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos), and Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser)—arrive.
The Movie is directed by Kelsey Mann, produced by Mark Nielsen, and executive produced by Pete Docter, Jonas Rivera, and Dan Scanlon. It features a screenplay by Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein, from a story by Mann and LeFauve, and music by Andrea Datzman.
Released in theaters June 14, Inside Out 2 continued to set new records throughout the summer. In addition to opening to record numbers, it enjoyed a massive second weekend and crossed the $1 billion mark in just 19 days—faster than any other animated film ever. It remains the highest-grossing movie of 2024, and the only animated film to cross $1 billion internationally. The film has been a hit with audiences and critics alike, as it’s Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes™, has an “A” CinemaScore, and boasts a Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 95%.
* A view is defined as total stream time divided by runtime.
