While Inside Out 2The box office success and critical performance were already great news, the most popular movies of 2024 are what prove it Pixar is really back on top. While nearly all of Pixar's films have fared well with critics, the studio hasn't had as much luck at the box office. 2015 The Good Dinosaur it underperformed with both critics and audiences upon its release, proving that it wasn't just Pixar's spinoffs and sequels that had difficulty matching the critical success of its first original offerings.
Meanwhile, the 2020s have been downright brutal for the previously reliable studio. 2020 fantasy adventure Forward brought together two of the year's most bankable movie stars, Chris Pratt and Tom Holland, for a comedic fantasy adventure that seemed certain to be a hit. However, Forward grossed just $142 million on a budget of over $175 million when it hit theaters in March 2020. Admittedly, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry was a factor Forward2022's failure, but Pixar's fortunes haven't improved Turning red grossed a disastrous $21 million on a $175 million budget.
Inside Out 2 as 2024's most popular film proves Pixar's comeback is real
Inside Out 2 managed to beat Google's movie trends in 2024
Fortunately, 2024 saw Pixar's fortunes improve immensely. The phenomenal success Inside Out 2 grossed over $1.69 billion at the box office, making it the highest-grossing animated film of all time. To make things even better for the studio, From the inside out was the most popular film of 2024 according to Google. The rest of the search engine giant's top ten list includes blockbusters like Dune: Part Two, Twistedand Deadpool and Wolverineas well as some unexpected indie hits like Terrifying 3 and Salt burn. However, Inside Out 2 took first place.
This is great news for Pixar, whose losing streak cannot be blamed entirely on COVID-19. Although Turning redThe financial failure of 2022 was certainly caused in part by the ongoing impact of the pandemic on the industry, Light year proved that even the studio's most reliable franchises weren't always guaranteed to generate hits. Although it fared well with critics, Light year was a financial failure that didn't match Pixar's first TV show in terms of recapturing the humor and kick-ass fun of the Toy Story franchise. Meanwhile, the comparatively dismal Rotten tomatoes 2023 ranking Elementary further highlighted the studio's problems.
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Although Turning red had success with critics, ElementaryReviews consistently compared the film unfavorably to Pixar's previous successes. Likewise, although Elementary was a huge box office success and ended up grossing almost US$500 million, Light yearGood reviews failed to save it from financial catastrophe. Since 2020 Forward, Pixar has struggled to make films that are successful with both critics and audiencesalthough this was once the studio's forte. A look at the most successful animated films of all time proves that Pixar's rave reviews rarely impeded mainstream financial success before 2020.
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GoogleThe 5 most popular films of 2024 |
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Box office |
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Inside Out 2 |
US$ 1.699 billion |
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Beetle juice Beetle juice |
US$451 million |
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End with us |
US$350 million |
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Salt burn |
US$21.1 million |
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Dune: Part Two |
US$714.4 million |
Incredibles 2, Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4, Finding Dory, From the inside out, Coconut, Monsters Universityand Above are all among the 30 most financially successful animated films of all time, and this highlights a fascinating trend in the studio's offerings. Not only have Pixar sequels seemed immune to the law of diminishing returns faced by most franchises, but the studio's sequels have often fared better than their predecessors with both critics and viewers. That's part of what did Light year'The failure of the spin-off is so concerning, especially when Toy Story 5Pre-production is already underway.
Pixar's next film could complete the studio's return to greatness
Pixar's next original film will be an even bigger test
Since then, the incredible success of Inside Out 2 reshaped the studio's fortunes. Inside Out 2Massive success means Pixar is back on top and your reliance on sequels is safer than ever. While the Cars the sequels didn't live up to the original film, made Pixar a lot of money and Cars Firstly, it was never considered a highlight in the studio's canon. However, it is important to note that Inside Out 2The studio's success alone is not the ultimate test of the studio's future potential.
Next Pixar film of 2025 Elio will be the biggest test for the studio's future, as the original film doesn't have an existing franchise to rely on.
In the end, Inside Out 2 It is a sequel to an already successful film. Next Pixar film of 2025 Elio will be the biggest test for the studio's future, as the original film doesn't have an existing franchise to rely on. Scheduled for release in June 2025, Elio centers on Elio Solis, a young man who must act as Earth's Ambassador when aliens kidnap him and introduce him to the Communiverse of several alien species. The success or failure of this upcoming original film will test whether Pixarof Inside Out 2 success was a fluke.
Source: Rotten tomatoes