INSIDE OUT 2’s Family-Friendly Values Make History…Again
By Movieguide® Contributor
Disney’s INSIDE OUT 2 is still making history.
The movie just became the first animated film to reach $1 billion at the international box office.
“Though 55 films have grossed $1 billion globally (which is comprised of domestic and international ticket sales), just a dozen have managed to hit that benchmark from overseas markets alone — and 11 of those movies were live-action. While Disney’s 2019 THE LION KING earned a staggering $1.1 billion internationally, the studio has categorized the remake as live-action rather than computer generated, so INSIDE OUT 2 is technically the first animated release to join the coveted club,” Variety reported.
Not only did INSIDE OUT 2 become the first animated flick to reach $1 billion at the international box office, it also holds “the title of highest-grossing movie this year worldwide, with a gross of $1.6 billion” thus far.
“We’re absolutely thrilled to have reached this phenomenal milestone in record time, and it once again proves that global audiences will come out for a great movie,” said Tony Chambers, Executive Vice President of Theatrical Distribution. “The film’s remarkable success is a testament not only to the incredible creativity of the Pixar team but an example of moviegoing at its very best.”
Chief Creative Officer of Pixar and director of the first INSIDE OUT, Pete Docter, said that INSIDE OUT 2 is what “Pixar is about.”
“We’re not an animation studio — we say we are, but ultimately we’re a storytelling studio,” he explained. “You might think our movies are about cars or bugs or monsters, but they’re really about us at the core. They’re about our experiences as human beings that we hope will then resonate with the audience.”
Thanks to its family-friendly values, INSIDE OUT 2 really has resonated with fans. Movieguide®’s review reads:
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.
Eleven other films hit the $1 billion mark in just international markets, including:
- AVATAR ($2.1 billion)
- AVENGERS: ENDGAME ($1.9 billion)
- AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER ($1.6 billion)
- TITANIC($1.6 billion)
- STAR WARS: EPISODE VII – THE FORCE AWAKENS ($1.1 billion)
- AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR ($1.4 billion)
- SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME ($1.1 billion)
- JURASSIC WORLD ($1.01 billion)
- THE LION KING ($1.1 billion)
- FURIOUS 7 ($1.2 billion)
- THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS ($1.01 billion)
