Now thatInside Out 2has taken its throne, the highest-grossing animated movie is indisputably an animated movie.
The box office success ofInside Out 2is a great example of a multigenerational hit.
Pixar’s Inside Out 2 has become 2024’s highest-grossing movie.
Suffice it to say, it made so much money while also breaking few box office records.
BeforeFrozenandInside Out 2,the longest gap between these record-breaking animated movies was the nine years betweenToy StoryandShrek 2.
The gap betweenFrozenandInside Out 2is two years longer than that.
In 2014, the highest-grossing movie of the year wasTransformers: Age of Extinction.
In 2015, it wasStar Wars: The Force Awakens.
In 2016, it wasCaptain America: Civil War.
Inside Out 2 is the sequel to the 2015 original film, which starred a young girl named Riley with a head full of emotions. - literally. With Amy Pohler as Joy, Bill Hader as fear, Mindy Kaling as Disgust, Phyllis Smith as Sadness, and Lewis Black as Anger, the all-star cast brought to life the emotions that adolescents face as they grow, change, and adapt to new situations. This sequel, currently in development, will bring Amy Pohler back as Joy, with Riley, now a teenager.
In 2017, it wasStar Wars: The Last Jedi.
In 2018, it wasAvengers: Infinity War.
In 2019, it wasAvengers: Endgame.
In 2021, it wasSpider-Man: No Way Home.
In 2022, it wasAvatar: The Way of Water.
And in 2023, it wasBarbie.
But live-action blockbusters likeSuperman,Jurassic World Rebirth, andAvatar: Fire and Ashare bound to outgross them.
2026, on the other hand, could see another animated movie top the year-end box office.
Shrek 5andToy Story 5are releasing less than two weeks apart in the summer of 2026.
Plus,the sequel toThe Super Mario Bros. Movieis coming out on April 3, 2026.
Theres a good chance 2026 will repeatInside Out 2s success.
