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Inside Out 2 is a 2024 American coming-of-age film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It was directed by Kelsey Mann, with a screenplay by Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein from a story by Mann and LeFauve, and produced by Mark Nielsen. The film stars the voices of Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman, Liza Lapira, Tony Hale, Lewis Black, Phyllis Smith, Ayo Edebiri, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, and Paul Walter Hauser. [1] The film continues Riley's journey as she enters her teenage years, introducing new emotions, such as anxiety, alongside the familiar ones. The film explores how her growing mind balances joy, fear, anger, sadness, and the challenges of adolescence.
Premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on June 10, 2024, and was released in the United States on June 14. [2] Inside Out 2 received positive reviews from critics and was a massive box office success grossing $1.699 billion worldwide, breaking multiple box-office records, becoming the highest-grossing film by Pixar and the highest-grossing animated film of all time, though was later overtaken by Ne Zha 2 (2025) in just nine months after its initial release. It also became the highest-grossing film of 2024 and the eighth-highest-grossing film at the time of its release. [3] [4]
The film received nominations for Best Animated Feature at the Golden Globes, Critics' Choice, BAFTAs and Academy Awards. It additionally received a nomination for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement at the Golden Globes.