Inside Out 2 cost just $426,431 to beat Jurassic World and reach the all-time box office record

As 2024 comes to an end, there is no doubt that Inside Out 2 is the highest-grossing film of the year. Set a few years after the end of the first film, the sequel was highly successful in continuing the story of Riley and the emotions in From the inside out. The first film performed very well upon its release in 2015 but grossed $858 million worldwide, but that now pales in comparison to the success of Inside Out 2 at the box office.

There have been many knockouts in 2024. Deadpool and Wolverine surpassed $1 billion worldwide, and Disney's other sequel, Moana 2 is still trending at the box office. Inside Out 2 surpassed Disney's The Lion King and Frozen II to become the highest-grossing animated film Disney has ever made. In fact, Inside Out 2 collected shortly before US$1.7 billion internationally. With a box office like this, Inside Out 2 It's been an overwhelming success, but there are some records that even he couldn't break – despite coming impressively close.

Inside Out 2 finished its box office run with less than $1 million behind Jurassic World for the 10th best domestic total of all time

That's such a narrow margin!

Despite this record success, Inside Out 2 it barely fell short of a place among the ten highest-grossing domestic films of all time, where it is beaten by Jurassic World. Jurassic World was released in 2015, the same year as From the inside outand ushered in a new era for Jurassic Park franchise. After the moderate success of Jurassic Park 3 in 2001, Jurassic World it grossed $653,406,625 domestically and $1,671,537,444 worldwide. This launched Jurassic World among the top ten at the national and international box office, where it has remained ever since.

In contrast, Inside Out 2 it grossed $652,980,194 domestically, ranking 11th in domestic revenue. That's a difference of just $426,431. For context, Inside Out 2 it grossed nearly $300 million in its opening weekend alone. Furthermore, Jurassic WorldDomestic box office revenue includes not only the initial gross but also the lifetime gross. Although the numbers are for Inside Out 2initial box office gross, it is entirely possible that, over time, Inside Out 2 will pass Jurassic World among the top ten nationally.

Inside Out 2 still beats Jurassic World at the box office overall

See the worldwide totals, Inside Out 2 made $27 million more than Jurassic World

None of this is to say that the battle for dominance will be resolved between Inside Out 2 and Jurassic World. The international recipe for Inside Out 2 it accounted for more than 61% of its gross box office sales. To Jurassic World, international box office sales represented just over 60% of total revenue. Although it may not seem like much, it means that, on the international stage, Inside Out 2 is beating Jurassic World at more than US$27 million. So far, Inside Out 2 won $1,698,586,747. That $1.7 does Inside Out 2 the eighth highest-grossing film of all time, right behind Spider-Man: No Way Home.

All this success meant that Inside Out 2 broke records in every aspect. He dethroned Incredibles 2 as the highest-grossing Pixar film of all time and the highest-grossing animated film domestically. When he returned to Disney in 2022, CEO Bob Iger immediately promised Moana 2, Frozen 3, Incredibles 3and Toy Story 5. If history repeats itself, we may see Inside Out 2 dethroned all of its current record holders by one of those emerging animated sequels; only time will tell.