Even the “best horror film of the year” fails

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Things are really happening in Hollywood at the moment. the cinema year 2024 started not so badly: Films like the science fiction epic Dune 2 and the monster spectacle Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire caused quite a stir at the box office. But the really big blockbusters were missing, at least in the first half of the yearBut at the latest with the sensational launch of the new Pixar masterpiece Inside Out 2 A few weeks ago everything changed – much to the chagrin of the rest of Hollywood productions.

How successful is Inside Out 2 really?

Even before its actual cinema release, Inside Out 2 caused quite a stirthe animated film was even broke a first record back then. After the official premiere, all barriers had been broken: The Pixar masterpiece set several historic recordsonly a few days were enough to dominate the entire competition.

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Meanwhile it is even the most successful film of the year so farwith blockbusters like Deadpool 3 and Gladiators 2 could soon challenge this title. But at the moment even new works from Hollywood cannot get past Disney. This is also shown on the US charts.

The best horror film of the year has no chance against Disney

Last week, several potential blockbusters celebrated their premiere in cinemas. A Quiet Place: Day One made a great start, and many fans already consider him as “best horror film of the year”With revenues of 53 million dollars At another time in 2024 he would certainly have been in first place. However, Inside Out 2 is still extremely strong and earned more than 57 million dollars, it ultimately “only” came in second place.

Directly behind it is Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 another newcomer. The Western, with which Hollywood icon Kevin Costner takes a damn big riskbrought in around eleven million dollars at its debut. That is enough for third place in the US box office charts, but is Overall, certainly disappointingAs usual, we present you the complete top 10 in an overview.

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  1. Inside Out 2 – $57.4 million
  2. A Quiet Place: Day One – $53.0 million
  3. Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 – $11.0 million
  4. Bad Boys: Ride or Die – $10.3 million
  5. Kalki 2898 AD – $5.5 million
  6. The BIkeriders – $3.3 million
  7. The Garfield Movie – $2.0 million
  8. Planet of the Apes: New Kingdom – $1.7 million
  9. Jatt & Juliet 3 – $1.5 million
  10. Kinds of Kindness – $1.5 million

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Source: Box Office Mojo

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