Summary

• The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been outgrossed by Inside Out 2.
• This means it only held the record of being the No. 2 highest-grossing animated movie for 13 months.
• Inside Out 2 would need to sur Frozen II's $1.45 billion total in order to become No. 1.

Inside Out 2 box office has been performing similarly since it debuted in June 2024. The Pixar movie is a direct sequel to their Oscar-winning 2015 movie, continuing the adventures of the emotions inside the head of adolescent girl Riley.

Per Collider, Inside Out 2 has made more than $1.361 billion at the worldwide box office as of Tuesday, in the middle of its fifth week in theaters. This means it has outgrossed the global total of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, supplanting it as the No. 2 highest-grossing animated movie of all time behind Frozen II ($1.45 billion). Mario earned this record in June 2023, so it was only able to hold it for a total of 13 and a half months.

Could Inside Out 2 Become The No. 1 Animated Movie Of All Time?

The Pixar Sequel Still Has A Long Way To Climb

While taking the No. 2 spot is an outstanding achievement for the Inside Out 2 release, there is still a long way to go if the Pixar movie is going to top the animated movie chart. While it is just a few decimal points away from the worldwide gross of Frozen II, the sheer size of any gross over $1 billion means that it still needs to earn roughly $89 million more in order to claim the No. 1 spot. However, this is still a possibility for the popular new release.

The chart of highest-grossing animated movies in question does not include the photorealistic 2019 remake of The Lion King, which made $1.663 billion.

At the very least, Inside Out 2 could draw dangerously close to toppling Frozen II by the end of its run. When The Super Mario Bros. Movie previously hit No. 2, during the fourth week of its release, it went on to earn an additional $71.9 million worldwide by the end of its run. The new movie, while a week later in its run, could perform a similar feat, which would allow it to draw near to Frozen II's overall total, though it would still need to make a $17 million push to hit its goal.

This push could be accomplished if its financial prospects are proportional to its critical reception. Inside Out 2 reviews have given it a Certified Fresh Rotten Tomatoes score of 91%, compared to The Super Mario Bros. Movie's Rotten 59%. If this encourages more straggling viewers to get out to theaters to see the movie, it could potentially make up for that $17 million gap, though it remains to be seen if it could possibly be boosted enough to hit No. 1 instead of merely closing the gap between it and Frozen II, maintaining a very close second place.

Source: Collider