Inside Out 2 Outperforms Quiet Place Prequel Like Horizon Bombs

Sadness and joy in the movie “Inside Out 2”

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Pixar Inside out 2 It held on to the top spot at the domestic box office in its third weekend with $57.4 million, enough to scare off the Paramount prequel. Quiet Place: Day One After a closer race than expected.

Furthermore it, Inside Out 2 Celebrates global ticket sales surpassing $1 billion in record time for an animated film, or 19 days. The sequel, directed by Kelsey Mann, brings a whole new set of emotions brought to the ‘head’ – when the story’s young heroine, Riley, becomes a teenager. Joy, sadness, anger, fear and disgust are not sure how to feel with the arrival of anxiety, envy, boredom and embarrassment.

Amy Poehler leads the voice cast, which also includes Maya Hawke, Kensington Talman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Ayo Edebiri, Lilimar, Grace Law, Soumaya Noureddine-Green, Adele Exarchopoulos, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Paul Walter Hauser and Yvette Nicole Brown.

Inside Out 2 Making life difficult for Illumination and the global support pillar on the Fourth of July I am despicable 4which is getting an early release in select foreign markets before its domestic release during the Fourth of July celebrations. But the film has plenty of time to regroup. I am despicable 4Now showing in 20 markets, “The Last Day” grossed $13.9 million this weekend for an early total of $25.3 million and is expected to generate a lot of buzz when it opens nationwide on July 3.

It will come in second place at the domestic box office this weekend, Quiet Place: Day One It has a lot to celebrate after scoring the best opening weekend of all time with $53 million, well ahead of its projected $40 million-plus debut. The prequel’s performance is especially impressive considering that franchise creator John Krasinski isn’t directing this time around; Emily Blunt isn’t starring.

Alternatively, Michael Sarnoski (pig) was brought to the command First day, based on a story he and Krasinski came up with together. Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn star in the $70 million film, which has generally strong reviews and a B+ CinemaScore, which is good for a horror film. The film caters to an 18-34 year old audience, along with an ethnically diverse audience. It also acquired many Imax screens and premium large screens from From inside out 2.

“the A quiet place “The franchise is still alive and kicking,” says Chris Aronson, Paramount’s president of domestic distribution. “We made the film feel new and fresh, and it takes its rightful place in the series.”

The film is directed by Krasinski. A quiet place It was a huge box office success in 2018 when it opened to $50 million despite having almost no dialogue. A Quiet Place: Part Twowhich arrived in theaters over Memorial Day in 2022 as the box office was still in recovery mode from the COVID-19 pandemic, grossed a four-day holiday total of $57 million, including $47 million for its three-weekend. days.

First day The June box office rebound that Sony started continues Bad Boys: Ride or Die It was reinforced before From inside out 2.

It ranked third at the domestic box office behind Inside out 2 And First day Over the weekend, Kevin Costner’s $100 million Western, Horizon: An American Odyssey – Chapter One. The film died after its opening gross was estimated at $11 million (overseas revenue figures were not immediately available). The big question now is what this means for Horizon: American Epic – Chapter TwoWhich opens its doors in mid-August.

Horizon He’s undoubtedly one of the biggest curiosities of the summer after Costner left behind a lucrative gig on Taylor Sheridan’s hit show. Yellowstone He put tens of millions of his own money into turning his decades-long passion project into a reality with four Western films.

The hope was that Horizon It would strike a chord among older white males in America’s heartland. Although it succeeded in reaching its target audience – 57% of the audience was male, while more than 75% of ticket buyers were Caucasian – it did not do so to the degree hoped for. The B- CinemaScore and meh reviews certainly didn’t help its cause. The Loft Theater was in Salt Lake City (Costner shot the film in Utah).

Warners agreed to distribute and market the first two Horizon films for royalties in the United States. Costner – who tirelessly promoted the film – invested $38 million of his own money, while two mystery investors also raised shares. The rest of the budget came from selling foreign rights with the help of sales company K5 International, which premiered the film at the Cannes Film Festival. (Horizon Opens in many markets this weekend). Costner is also allocating marketing money to the film.

Bad Boys 4 I did almost as much Horizon In its fourth weekend, it earned $10.3 million to finish fourth. The film’s domestic total is $165.3 million. Overseas, it added $13.1 million from 66 markets for a worldwide total of $332 million in a remarkable comeback for Will Smith after his memorable Oscar slap in 2022. Bad boys (The installment ended up grossing $462 million worldwide in a less competitive market.)

Prathyangira Cinema launches Indian film in Telugu Kalki 2898 AD It rounded out the top five with $5.4 million from just 1,049 theaters.

At the specialty box office, Searchlight’s Types of charityDirected by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, the film increased its theatrical run from five to 485 in its sophomore outing, earning $1.5 million and cracking the top ten.

Magnolia Thelma“The Last Day,” which stars June Squibb as a 93-year-old grandmother who is scammed, expanded to 1,220 locations, grossing $1.3 million, bringing its U.S. total to $5.1 million.

Sony Pictures Classics has opened the film, which stars Sean Penn and Dakota Johnson. Daddio The film grossed a modest $440,000 in 638 theaters despite strong reviews. Directed by Christy Hall, the drama about a New York City taxi ride.