‘Inside Out 2’ approaches Juneteenth box office record with $30 million

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Sources tell us that Disney/Pixar Inside out 2 It’s on track for $30 million on Wednesday at the domestic box office — a number as great, if not bigger, than Tuesday’s $29.1 million, a record for an animated film. Disney had no comment.

As we always mention, take this projection with a grain of salt, because even if the sequel hits the $20 million-plus range, it’s still great for business.

Nearly $30 million it takes Inside out 2 That would easily make it a Juneteenth holiday box office record, well before 2022 Jurassic World: Sovereignty$21 million (that year the holiday fell on a Sunday). If projections hold true, the running house in the Amy Poehler-Maya Hawke-Tony Hale-Lewis Black-Phyllis Smith-Ayo Edebiri animated ensemble will be worth $235 million.

Of all the Wednesday animated movies, Inside out 2 It looks to rank third behind Illumination/Universal I’m despicable 2$ 35 million opening day ( July 3, 2013 ) and 2023 opening day for Super Mario Bros movie Priced at $31.7 million. Among Wednesdays Inside out 2 It is definitely a record for Pixar Incredibles 2$19.7 million.

We’ve heard it’s a good day too Bad Boys: Ride or Die At $5 million, which is 16% compared to $4.3 million on Tuesday. This would put the running total for the fourth film starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence at $125.6 million on its 13th day. This is 2% behind its predecessor Boys are bad for life At the same time; The latest pic ended its domestic run at $206.3 million.

Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021.