Uncertainty has given way to fun in Hollywood thanks to a strong weekend for a Pixar film Inside out 2. The success suddenly gives the hitherto mediocre film more sparkle.

The film grossed $155 million in the US market, the best debut of the year. The film strives for ease Sand Dunes: Part Two Last, which opened in February with $82 million, its best result yet. This also makes it the biggest opening for a film since $162 million Barbie last year.

It is also the second best opening for an animated film of all time in the United States. Inside out 2 You only need special Pixar products Incredibles 2 To carry revenues of $182 million.

The return was much more than expected. Experts assumed that the opening weekend would be similar to that of the first part of 2015, at around $90 million. Even that would have been a huge boost to what has been a disappointing season so far.

Since Corona, Hollywood has been struggling to attract audiences to movie theaters. The Barbenheimer phenomenon worked well last year, but the results this year have been disappointing: so far, a quarter fewer tickets have been sold than last year. Mad Max prequel Furiosawhich was supposed to start the summer season off to a spectacular start, opened to a paltry $32 million, the worst Memorial Day weekend in 30 years.

This problem is exacerbated by the fact that fewer productions are now being planned due to strikes among writers and actors in Hollywood last year. However, there are blockbuster movies like Despicable me 4, Deadpool Wolverine And Joker: Folie a Deux Expect more big titles that can make up for a lot.

Pixar could also use another hit. Animation studio that produced films like Toy Story, Monsters Inc, Top And Finding Nemo He only seems to be able to produce hit songs, and has lost some of his magic in recent years due to disappointments like unwanted And Light year.

Now it settles down Inside out 2 Another world record with international revenues of $295 million. The movie does better than that Super Mario Bros. film last year, which held the world record for the highest-grossing opening weekend to date. With this receipt, the film has at least made back its estimated $200 million production budget.

Given its strong opening weekend, there’s already speculation about it Inside out 2 It could become the fifth Pixar film to gross more than $1 billion worldwide Incredibles 2, Find my role And toy story 3 and 4. Inside out 1 It was slightly lower than that at 858 million.

Inside out 2 It takes another look inside the head of teenager Riley, who now, at thirteen years old, is learning about new emotions such as insecurity, boredom and shyness, as well as playfulness, fear and anger. The cast with the voices of Amy Poehler, Tony Hale, and Lewis Black has been expanded to include actresses such as Maya Hawke and Ayo Edebiri.

The film will premiere in the Netherlands on July 17. In addition to the original version, the dubbed version can also be seen here under the name Inside out 2.