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An emotional win for theaters, Hollywood: 'Inside Out 2' scores massive $155 million opening

INSIDE OUT 2 - WHO’S IN CHARGE? -- Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley, where her Emotions Anger (voice of Lewis Black), Fear (voice of Tony Hale), Joy (voice of Amy Poehler), Sadness (voice of Phyllis Smith) and Disgust (voice of Liza Lapira) must make room for new Emotions, including Envy (voice of Ayo Edebiri), Anxiety (voice of Maya Hawke) and Embarrassment (voice of Paul Walter Hauser).
INSIDE OUT 2 - WHO’S IN CHARGE? -- Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley, where her Emotions Anger (voice of Lewis Black), Fear (voice of Tony Hale), Joy (voice of Amy Poehler), Sadness (voice of Phyllis Smith) and Disgust (voice of Liza Lapira) must make room for new Emotions, including Envy (voice of Ayo Edebiri), Anxiety (voice of Maya Hawke) and Embarrassment (voice of Paul Walter Hauser).

Hollywood's summer movie anxieties gave way to joy this weekend with the massive debut of Disney and Pixar's "Inside Out 2."

The animated sequel earned $155 million in ticket sales from 4,440 theaters in the U.S. and Canada. 

That is according to studio estimates Sunday. 

Not only is it the second-highest opening weekend in Pixar's nearly 29 years of making films and the second-biggest animated opening ever. 

It's also the biggest of 2024 which had not had any films debut over $100 million. 

With an estimated $140 million from international showings, "Inside Out 2" had a staggering, and record-breaking, $295 million global debut.