'Inside Out 2' breaks Philippine cinema records after wide release

MANILA, Philippines — Pixar's latest entry, "Inside Out 2," broke several records in the Philippines after premiering nationwide last June 12.

Disney Philippines announced that the sequel to the Oscar-winning 2015 movie recorded the third biggest opening day of all time in the Philippines. The newly released feel-good movie is behind the last two "Avengers" movies released in 2018 and 2019, which are also under Disney through Marvel Studios.

"Inside Out 2" now holds the biggest opening day of all time for an animated film released in the Philippines.

"Inside Out 2" is poised to be the biggest film opening of 2024 in the Philippines, unless upcoming comic book movies, "Deadpool and Wolverine" and "Joker: Folie à Deux," can pull off massive sales despite having R-ratings.

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More blockbusters are anticipated in the latter half of 2024, but for now, "Inside Out 2" looks to improve its box office sales already off to a good start.

The sequel is set a year after the end of the original where core emotions Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust and Fear are managing well inside 13-year-old Riley Andersen's mind.

Puberty kicks in and with it brings a new bunch of emotions — Anxiety, Envy, Ennui and Embarrassment.

With Riley's future on the line, emotions will literally clash, as if being a young teenager navigating life was not hard enough already.

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