Family Favorite INSIDE OUT 2 is the Biggest Animated Movie Ever
By Movieguide® Contributor
INSIDE OUT 2 is now the highest-grossing animated movie ever, surpassing FROZEN II, which previously held the record.
“After six weeks of release, INSIDE OUT 2 has generated $601 million domestically and $861 million internationally, bringing its global tally to a staggering $1.46 billion. FROZEN II was bigger than the very successful original 2013 film and collected a mighty $1.45 billion during its theatrical run in 2019,” Variety reported.
The family-friendly flick hit another milestone, taking BARBIE’s place as the 13th highest-grossing movie of all time, and was the fastest movie in Pixar history to make $1 billion, reaching the amount in just 19 days.
Movieguide® gave INSIDE OUT 2 a +2 content rating, thanks to its wholesome story. The review reads:
INSIDE OUT 2 is a sequel to the acclaimed 2015 animated comedy. Riley, the young girl of the first movie, turns 13 and starts having teenage angst. She longs to join the champion varsity girls high school hockey team. However, new, unruly teenage emotions, led by Anxiety, has taken over the Control Room in Riley’s brain. In fact, Anxiety has forcibly banished Joy and her friends from the Control Room. Can Joy and her friends find their way back and fix the damage Anxiety is inflicting on Riley?
INSIDE OUT 2 is a marvelous, family-friendly animated movie. The movie is delightful, funny, inventive, and heartwarming. It has many positive messages. For example, it promotes “the joy of the Lord is your strength” (Nehemiah 8:10c) and doing the right thing, controlling your emotions and not letting anxieties overcome your decision making. INSIDE OUT 2 also promotes kindness, friendship, repentance, and forgiveness. MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for younger children for scenes of peril and a large scary-looking but nonthreatening character. Unlike other recent animated movies, INSIDE OUT 2 doesn’t have any woke or politically correct content.
“INSIDE OUT 2’s success is definitive proof that Movieguide®’s advocacy work impacts Disney,” says Robby Baehr, Movieguide® CEO. “This is the first movie Pixar has released in years that doesn’t flaunt an immoral agenda. Instead, because of our Annual Report to the Entertainment Industry, Disney and Pixar chose to cater to families and focus on positive, uplifting messages, and it’s already paying out dividends.”
