Disney landed at the CineEurope trade show on Wednesday riding wave of goodwill from across the industry thanks to the outstanding recent success of “Inside Out 2.”
Before their slate presentation to European exhibitors on Wednesday —the final show from the major studios —the Pixar sequel had already shattered records with a global opening weekend haul of $295 million, the biggest opening of the year to date, the biggest ever for an animated movie worldwide and the highest animated opening internationally of all time (at $140.8 million).
But as Disney’s head global theatrical distribution Tony Chambers revealed on stage, the film’s latest figures gave the company —which had been received praise all week from the other studios —even more reason to smile, the worldwide total now sitting at $380 million thanks to Tuesday’s record breaking box office.