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{{Short description|2024 Pixar film}}
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{{Use American English|date=July 2024}}
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{{Infobox film
| image          = Inside Out 2 poster.jpg
| alt            = The emotions are crowded together in a tight space.
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Kelsey Mann]]
| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
* [[Meg LeFauve]]
* Dave Holstein
}}
| story          = {{Plainlist|
* Kelsey Mann
* Meg LeFauve
}}
| producer       = Mark Nielsen
| starring       = {{Plainlist|<!--In order of end credits and Template:Infobox film documentation-->
* [[Amy Poehler]]
* [[Maya Hawke]]
* Kensington Tallman
* [[Liza Lapira]]
* [[Tony Hale]]
* [[Lewis Black]]
* [[Phyllis Smith]]
* [[Ayo Edebiri]]
* [[Lilimar Hernandez|Lilimar]]
* Grace Lu
* Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green
* [[Adèle Exarchopoulos]]
* [[Diane Lane]]
* [[Kyle MacLachlan]]
* [[Paul Walter Hauser]]
}}
| cinematography = {{Plainlist|
* Adam Habib
* Jonathan Pytko
}}
| editing        = Maurissa Horwitz
| music          = Andrea Datzman{{efn|Original ''Inside Out'' themes by [[Michael Giacchino]]}}
| production_companies = [[Pixar Animation Studios]]<!-- Do not add Walt Disney Pictures; since it is used as a banner for the distributor -->
| distributor    = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Walt Disney Studios<br />Motion Pictures]]{{efn|name=Disney|Distributed by [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]] through the [[Walt Disney Pictures]] banner.}}<!-- do not change it WDSMP/BVI is just a distribution credit -->
| released       = {{Film date|2024|6|10|[[El Capitan Theatre]]|2024|6|14|United States}}
| runtime        = 96 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 5, 2024 |title=''Inside Out 2'' (U) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/inside-out-2-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde3njay |access-date=June 11, 2024 |publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611082737/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/inside-out-2-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde3njay |url-status=live}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $200&nbsp;million<ref name="Budget">{{Cite magazine |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=June 11, 2024 |title=Box Office: ''Inside Out 2'' Aims to Reverse Pixar's Woes With $85 Million Debut |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/box-office-inside-out-2-opening-weekend-projection-pixar-woes-1236032726/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611184816/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/box-office-inside-out-2-opening-weekend-projection-pixar-woes-1236032726/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross          = $1.694&nbsp;billion<ref name="TN">{{Cite The Numbers |id=Inside-Out-2-(2024) |title=Inside Out 2 (2024) |access-date=October 13, 2024}}</ref><ref name="BOM">{{Cite Box Office Mojo |id=22022452 |title=Inside Out 2 (2024) |access-date=October 13, 2024}}</ref>
}}
'''''Inside Out 2''''' is a 2024 American animated [[coming-of-age film]] produced by [[Pixar Animation Studios]] for [[Walt Disney Pictures]]. The sequel to ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'' (2015), it was directed by [[Kelsey Mann]] (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by Mark Nielsen, from a screenplay written by [[Meg LeFauve]] and Dave Holstein, and a story conceived by Mann and LeFauve. [[Amy Poehler]], [[Phyllis Smith]], [[Lewis Black]], [[Diane Lane]], and [[Kyle MacLachlan]] reprise their roles from the first film, with [[Maya Hawke]], Kensington Tallman, [[Liza Lapira]] (replacing [[Mindy Kaling]]), [[Tony Hale]] (replacing [[Bill Hader]]), [[Ayo Edebiri]], [[Lilimar Hernandez|Lilimar]], Grace Lu, Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green, [[Adèle Exarchopoulos]], and [[Paul Walter Hauser]] joining the cast. The film tells the story of Riley's emotions as they find themselves joined by new emotions that want to take over Riley's head.

Work on ''Inside Out 2'' commenced in 2020 after Mann saw photos of his birthday during upbringing. The film features Pixar chief creative officer [[Pete Docter]]'s "five to 27 emotions" idea from the first film that Mann [[Pitch (filmmaking)|pitched]] during its production to utilize "truthful" [[worldbuilding]].

''Inside Out 2'' premiered at the [[El Capitan Theatre]] in Los Angeles on June 10, 2024, and was released in theaters in the United States on June 14. The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed $1.694 billion worldwide, breaking multiple box-office records, including becoming the [[List  of highest-grossing animated films|highest-grossing animated film]] of all time. It also became the [[2024 in film#Highest-grossing films|highest-grossing film of 2024]] and the [[List of highest-grossing films|eighth-highest-grossing film]] of all time.

==Plot==
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Two years after her move to [[San Francisco]],{{efn|As depicted in ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'' (2015).}} 13-year-old Riley Andersen is entering high school. Her personified emotions—[[Joy (Inside Out)|Joy]], Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger—now oversee a newly formed element of Riley's mind called her "[[Sense of Self]]", which houses memories and feelings that shape Riley's beliefs. Joy, aiming to fill the Sense of Self with only positive memories, has created a mechanism that launches negative memories to the back of Riley's mind.

Riley and her best friends, Bree and Grace, are invited to a weekend ice hockey camp, where Riley hopes to qualify for her new school's team, the Firehawks. However, a "Puberty Alarm" goes off the night before camp, and a group of mind workers upgrade the emotion console, leaving Headquarters in disarray. The emotions find that Riley now overreacts to any inputs they make to the console. Four new emotions—Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment, and [[boredom|Ennui]]—arrive and clash with the original emotions over their approaches. In particular, Joy wants Riley to have fun at camp, while Anxiety focuses on winning a spot on the team and making new friends, especially after Riley learns that Bree and Grace will be attending a different high school.

Under Joy's control, Riley inadvertently gets the campers punished by the strict camp director, Coach Roberts. Anxiety, deciding that Riley needs to change to fit in with the older players, launches the Sense of Self to the back of Riley's mind and has Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, and Disgust captured and thrown into a memory vault. Anxiety, Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment then create a new anxiety-dominated Sense of Self and encourage Riley to befriend popular hockey player Val Ortiz, straining her friendship with Bree and Grace. Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, and Disgust escape the vault; while the others go to retrieve Riley's old Sense of Self, Sadness returns to Headquarters to prepare to bring them back via a recall tube. Sadness is discovered by Embarrassment, but due to his second thoughts on Anxiety’s plan, he helps her remain hidden, and eventually helps her out. 

Under Anxiety's control, Riley sneaks into Coach Roberts' office and learns from her notebook that Riley is not considered ready to become a Firehawk. The old emotions find the old Sense of Self on a mountain of negative memories deposited by Joy's mechanism. Unable to use the recall tube as planned due to Anxiety destroying it, they cause an avalanche of memories to return them to Headquarters, causing the negative memories to spill into Riley's Belief System. Anxiety realizes that the Sense of Self she has created for Riley is one of self-doubt, which causes Riley to perform poorly during her final tryout match, accidentally hurt Grace, and get sent to the [[Penalty_box#Ice_hockey|penalty box]]. Horrified, Anxiety frantically swarms the console in a blinding whirlwind, causing Riley to have an [[panic attack|anxiety attack]].

Returning to Headquarters, Joy finds Anxiety still in control but in paralysis; Joy convinces her that Riley does not need to change to have a better future. Anxiety relents and Joy reinstates Riley's original Sense of Self, but the panic attack persists. After Anxiety admits that she cannot determine who Riley is, Joy realizes that the same applies to her. Joy removes the first Sense of Self and allows a new one to form from Riley's positive and negative memories. The emotions embrace this third Sense of Self, calming Riley and helping her reconcile with Bree and Grace. The console calls for Joy, who takes command and helps Riley happily finish the hockey tryouts.

Riley befriends Val and the other Firehawks at high school, while maintaining her friendship with Bree and Grace. Living in peace, the original and new emotions work together to protect Riley, who checks her phone for the Firehawks' recruitment results{{efn|It is left ambiguous whether or not Riley was accepted.}} and looks at herself in the mirror with a proud smile.<!-- DO NOT PUT THAT "RILEY MADE IT" AS IT IS NOT SHOWN -->

==Voice cast==
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{{cast listing|
* [[Amy Poehler]] as [[Joy (Inside Out)|Joy]], a yellow emotion who often takes the lead in Riley's emotional life, and is reluctant to accept any influences that could detract from Riley's happiness<ref name="MeetAnxiety" />
* [[Maya Hawke]] as Anxiety, a new orange emotion who catastrophizes every situation, with the stated intention of averting bad outcomes for Riley<ref name="MeetAnxiety" />
* Kensington Tallman as Riley Andersen, a 13-year-old girl in whose mind the emotions live<ref name="NewTrailerCastWDC" />
* [[Liza Lapira]] as Disgust, a green emotion who deals with visceral aversion as well as gut reactions like responding to body language<ref name="MeetAnxiety" />
* [[Tony Hale]] as Fear, a purple emotion responsible for protecting Riley from threats in the physical world<ref name="MeetAnxiety" />
* [[Lewis Black]] as Anger, a red emotion who also governs aspects of Riley's hockey game when she plays aggressively<ref name="MeetAnxiety" />
* [[Phyllis Smith]] as Sadness, a blue emotion who helps Riley process upsetting experiences<ref name="MeetAnxiety" />
* [[Ayo Edebiri]] as Envy, a new cyan emotion who motivates Riley to pursue what others have<ref name="NewTrailerCastWDC" />
* [[Adèle Exarchopoulos]] as Ennui, a new indigo emotion with a French accent who expresses Riley's boredom and also deflects uncomfortable situations with sarcasm, feigned disinterest, or taciturn responses.<ref name="NewTrailerCastWDC" /> Exarchopoulos reprised her role in both European French and Canadian French dubs of the movie.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Découvrez l'affiche et les voix françaises de Vice-versa 2, le nouveau Disney.Pixar au cinéma le 19 juin |url=https://newsroom.disney.fr/actualites/vice-versa-2-decouvrez-laffiche-et-les-voix-francaises-de-vice-versa-2-le-nouveau-disney-pixar-au-cinema-le-19-juin-b809-dc71f.html |website=www.newsroom.disney.fr |language=fr |access-date=July 19, 2024 |archive-date=June 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621122520/https://newsroom.disney.fr/actualites/vice-versa-2-decouvrez-laffiche-et-les-voix-francaises-de-vice-versa-2-le-nouveau-disney-pixar-au-cinema-le-19-juin-b809-dc71f.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Paul Walter Hauser]] as Embarrassment, a new pink emotion who, in response to Riley's embarassment, hides his face inside a hoodie<ref name="NewTrailerCastWDC" />
* [[Lilimar Hernandez|Lilimar]] as Valentina "Val" Ortiz, a popular hockey player at Riley's high school<ref name="NewTrailerCastWDC">{{cite web |date=March 7, 2024 |title=Disney and Pixar's 'Inside Out 2' Reveals New Trailer and Voice Cast |url=https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-and-pixars-inside-out-2-reveals-new-trailer-and-voice-cast/ |access-date=March 7, 2024 |publisher=[[The Walt Disney Company]] |archive-date=March 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307195101/https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-and-pixars-inside-out-2-reveals-new-trailer-and-voice-cast/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Grace Lu as Grace, Riley's friend<ref name=":1" />
* Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green as Bree, Riley's friend<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Julie & T.J. |date=April 16, 2024 |title='Inside Out 2' – Story, Heart, Humor (Go Behind-the-Scenes of the Film) |url=https://pixarpost.com/2024/04/inside-out-2-story-heart-humor-go-behind-the-scenes-of-the-film.html |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=Pixar Post |archive-date=April 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419102902/https://pixarpost.com/2024/04/inside-out-2-story-heart-humor-go-behind-the-scenes-of-the-film.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Diane Lane]] as Mrs. Andersen, Riley's mother<ref name="MeetAnxiety" />
* [[Kyle MacLachlan]] as Mr. Andersen, Riley's father<ref name="MeetAnxiety" />
* [[Yvette Nicole Brown]] as Coach Roberts, a hockey coach and head of the summer hockey camp<ref name="NewTrailerCastWDC" />
* [[Ron Funches]] as Bloofy, a character from Riley's favorite childhood TV show. He is similar to the hosts of interactive children's shows such as ''[[Blue's Clues]]'' and ''[[Dora the Explorer]]''.<ref name="InsideOut2Slashfilm">{{Cite web |last=Anderton |first=Ethan |date=April 16, 2024 |title=Inside Out 2 Introduces Two New Scene-Stealing Characters With Very Different Animation Styles |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1562764/inside-out-2-introduces-two-new-non-emotional-characters-different-animation-styles/ |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=/Film |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901180103/https://www.slashfilm.com/1562764/inside-out-2-introduces-two-new-non-emotional-characters-different-animation-styles/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[James Austin Johnson]] as Pouchy, a talking pouch who is similar to Backpack from ''Dora the Explorer'' and Toodles from ''[[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse]]''<ref name="indiewire">{{Cite web |last=Ehrlich |first=David |date=June 12, 2024 |title='Inside Out 2' Review: All Brains and No Heart, This Disappointing Sequel Proves Pixar Learned All the Wrong Lessons from Its Pandemic Years |url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/inside-out-2-review-pixar-1235015342/ |access-date=June 12, 2024 |publisher=IndieWire |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612195247/https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/inside-out-2-review-pixar-1235015342/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Yong Yea]] as Lance Slashblade, a heroic video game character whom Riley was infatuated with when she was younger. He is similar to the character [[Cloud Strife]] from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''.<ref name="InsideOut2Slashfilm" />
* [[Steve Purcell]] as Deep Dark Secret<ref name="InsideOut2PressKit">{{cite web |url=https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/inside_out_2_project_profile_final_05-09-2024_5f2935fa.pdf |title=''Inside Out 2'' Press Kit |website=DisneyUK |access-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614001323/https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/inside_out_2_project_profile_final_05-09-2024_5f2935fa.pdf |archive-date=June 14, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Dave Goelz]] as Mind Cop Frank<ref name="InsideOut2PressKit" />
* [[Frank Oz]] as Mind Cop Dave<ref name="InsideOut2PressKit" />
* [[Kirk Thatcher]] as Foreman<ref name="InsideOut2PressKit" />
* [[Paula Pell]] as Mom's Anger<ref name="NewTrailerCastWDC" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEjhY15eCx0 |title=Inside Out 2 {{!}} Official Trailer |date=March 7, 2024 |access-date=April 6, 2024 |via=YouTube |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901180312/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEjhY15eCx0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Pete Docter]] as Dad's Anger<ref name="InsideOut2PressKit" />
* [[June Squibb]] as Nostalgia, a new beige emotion who fondly recalls past events, which due to Riley's youth are always quite recent. The other new emotions shut Nostalgia in another room, saying that she has arrived many years too early<ref name="Nostalgia">{{cite web |last1=Shuler |first1=Skyler |title=June Squibb Voicing Nostalgia in 'Inside Out 2' |url=https://thedisinsider.com/2024/03/28/june-squibb-voicing-nostalgia-in-inside-out-2/ |website=Daily Disney News |access-date=March 29, 2024 |date=March 28, 2024 |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329181847/https://thedisinsider.com/2024/03/28/june-squibb-voicing-nostalgia-in-inside-out-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Squibb">{{Cite magazine |last=Shanfeld |first=Ethan |date=January 16, 2024 |title=June Squibb Joins Pixar's 'Inside Out 2' Voice Cast (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/inside-out-2-cast-june-squibb-1235871154/ |access-date=January 16, 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=February 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228080719/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/inside-out-2-cast-june-squibb-1235871154/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Paula Poundstone]] as Forgetter Paula<ref name="InsideOut2PressKit" />
* [[Bobby Moynihan]] as Forgetter Bobby<ref name="InsideOut2PressKit" />
* [[John Ratzenberger]]<ref name="NewTrailerCastWDC" /> as Fritz
* [[Sarayu Blue]] as Margie<ref name="InsideOut2PressKit" />
* [[Flea (musician)|Flea]] as Jake<ref name="InsideOut2PressKit" /><ref name=FleaInsideOut>{{cite news |last=Garner |first=Glenn |title=Flea Gives The Finger On 'Inside Out 2' Premiere Red Carpet |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/flea-gives-finger-inside-out-2-premiere-red-carpet-1235969788/ |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=June 11, 2024 |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612142130/https://deadline.com/2024/06/flea-gives-finger-inside-out-2-premiere-red-carpet-1235969788/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Kendall Coyne Schofield]] as Hockey Announcer<ref name="InsideOut2PressKit" />
}}

Additionally, television personality [[Sam Thompson (TV personality)|Sam Thompson]] cameos in the UK version of the film as Security Man Sam, a character who finds himself on a chase with the emotions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Thompson To Star In Pixar's ''Inside Out 2'' |url=https://whatsondisneyplus.com/sam-thompson-to-star-in-pixars-inside-out-2/ |access-date=June 1, 2024 |publisher=What's On Disney Plus |archive-date=June 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601172119/https://whatsondisneyplus.com/sam-thompson-to-star-in-pixars-inside-out-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Production==
===Development===
After the success of ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'', which became the [[2015 in film#Highest-grossing films|seventh-highest-grossing film of 2015]], ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'' and ''[[The Guardian]]'' considered a sequel to be "inevitable".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Boone |first=John |date=October 30, 2015 |title=Exclusive: Did You Spot These 9 Pixar Easter Eggs in ''Inside Out''? |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/175082_9_pixar_easter_eggs_inside_out |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031114534/https://www.etonline.com/news/175082_9_pixar_easter_eggs_inside_out |archive-date=October 31, 2015 |access-date=November 19, 2023 |work=[[Entertainment Tonight]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Heritage |first=Stuart |date=November 5, 2015 |title=Lust, idealism and torschlusspanik: a wishlist of emotions for ''Inside Out 2'' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/05/inside-out-2-emotions-wishlist-pixar-sequel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106022448/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/05/inside-out-2-emotions-wishlist-pixar-sequel |archive-date=November 6, 2015 |access-date=November 19, 2023 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 Worldwide Box Office |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2015/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818152249/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2015/ |archive-date=August 18, 2020 |access-date=November 19, 2023 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref> ''Inside Out'' director [[Pete Docter]] was germinating ideas for a sequel while the original film's nominations were unveiled at the [[88th Academy Awards]] in January 2016.<ref name="PossibleSequel">{{Cite magazine |last=Terrero |first=Nina |date=January 14, 2016 |title=Pete Docter talks ''Inside Out'' Oscar nominations, possible sequel |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/01/14/oscars-2016-inside-out-pete-docter |url-status=live |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117102600/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/14/oscars-2016-inside-out-pete-docter |archive-date=January 17, 2016 |access-date=September 10, 2022}}</ref> Development of ''Inside Out 2'' began in January 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aqui |first=Reggie |date=June 14, 2024 |title=Experience the magic behind Pixar's ''Inside Out 2'' |url=https://6abc.com/post/inside-2-experience-magic-behind-pixars-newest-animated/14945756/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614073131/https://6abc.com/post/inside-2-experience-magic-behind-pixars-newest-animated/14945756/ |archive-date=June 14, 2024 |access-date=August 27, 2024 |website=[[WPVI-TV]]}}</ref> after director [[Kelsey Mann]] saw photos of his birthday during upbringing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boone |first=John |date=June 13, 2024 |title=The Inside Story of ''Inside Out 2''{{'s}} New Emotions (Exclusive) |url=https://aframe.oscars.org/news/post/inside-out-2-kelsey-mann-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613195716/https://aframe.oscars.org/news/post/inside-out-2-kelsey-mann-interview |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=August 27, 2024 |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]}}</ref> [[Pixar]] officially confirmed the sequel's development during the [[D23 Expo]] announcement in September 2022, with [[Amy Poehler]] coming on stage to discuss the film alongside Docter.<ref name="IO2ReleaseDate" /> [[Kelsey Mann]] was announced as the director of the sequel (making it his feature directorial debut), with Mark Nielsen producing, while [[Meg LeFauve]] was announced to write the film's screenplay, returning from its predecessor.<ref name="IO2DeadlineAnnouncement">{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=September 9, 2022 |title=''Inside Out'' Sequel Plans Confirmed By Pixar at D23 |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/inside-out-sequel-plans-confirmed-by-pixar-at-d23-1235113202/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913003924/https://deadline.com/2022/09/inside-out-sequel-plans-confirmed-by-pixar-at-d23-1235113202/ |archive-date=September 13, 2022 |access-date=September 10, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

To utilize "truthful" [[worldbuilding]], Mann used Docter's "five to 27 emotions" idea from the first film that he [[Pitch (filmmaking)|pitched]] during its production.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |date=February 21, 2023 |title=Pete Docter Opens Up About the Past, Present and Future of Pixar |url=https://www.thewrap.com/pete-docter-interview-pixar-lightyear-toy-story-5/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221185838/https://www.thewrap.com/pete-docter-interview-pixar-lightyear-toy-story-5/ |archive-date=February 21, 2023 |access-date=March 18, 2023 |website=[[TheWrap]]}}</ref> Mann's first pass included nine new emotions to make Joy feel overwhelmed with all the new emotions showing up, but felt that the story could not keep track with so many emotions taking the spotlight or not adding to the story, so after the first screening, he decided to simplify the number. Among those emotions was [[Schadenfreude]] (having joy at someone's expense), Jealousy and Guilt, but the latter two influenced the film despite being removed, with Mann feeling that Envy could relate to Jealousy and how remnants of Guilt could be found within Anxiety's introduction, even giving Anxiety some of Guilt's baggage, which was inspired by that of [[Disneyland]] hotels.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Loftus |first=Meredith |date=April 16, 2024 |title='Inside Out 2' Originally Planned on Introducing Nine New Emotions |url=https://collider.com/inside-out-2-originally-9-new-emotions/ |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425092551/https://collider.com/inside-out-2-originally-9-new-emotions/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Uncut Gems]]'' was cited as an inspiration for all of Anxiety's scenes, specially the visually intensive ones.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Radulovic |first1=Petrana |title=Uncut Gems helped inspire Inside Out 2 |url=https://www.polygon.com/24131409/inside-out-2-preview-first-look-new-emotions-uncut-gems |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |access-date=April 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423154150/https://www.polygon.com/24131409/inside-out-2-preview-first-look-new-emotions-uncut-gems |archive-date=April 23, 2024 |date=April 16, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Anderton |first1=Ethan |title=How Pixar's Inside Out 2 Took Surprising Inspiration From An Adam Sandler Movie |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1564343/how-pixar-inside-out-2-took-inspiration-adam-sandler-movie/ |website=[[/Film]] |access-date=April 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422084346/https://www.slashfilm.com/1564343/how-pixar-inside-out-2-took-inspiration-adam-sandler-movie/ |archive-date=April 22, 2024 |date=April 17, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Research and writing===
The production team frequently consulted author and clinical psychologist [[Lisa Damour]] and used her books as guidance on accurately portraying how teenagers' emotions change during puberty. Professor of [[psychology]] at the [[University of California, Berkeley]], [[Dacher Keltner]], who helped on the first ''Inside Out'', returned as a consultant as well. Keltner played a key role in selecting which emotions should be introduced in the story. A character based on the emotion of shame was intended to be a part of the film but was axed, in part due to Keltner contesting that shame was not an emotion.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Anderton |first=Ethan |date=June 16, 2024 |title=How Pixar's ''Inside Out 2'' Male Director And Producer Tapped Into The Mind Of A 13-Year Old Girl |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1603145/inside-out-2-male-director-producer-mind-riley-13-year-old-girl-female-perspective/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616192134/https://www.slashfilm.com/1603145/inside-out-2-male-director-producer-mind-riley-13-year-old-girl-female-perspective/ |archive-date=June 16, 2024 |access-date=June 19, 2024 |website=/Film |language=en-US}}</ref>

To assist with the development of the film, Pixar enlisted a group of nine teenagers, who were dubbed "Riley's Crew", to provide feedback on the film to ensure it accurately portrayed modern teenage life. Their input led to the inclusion of the emotion Nostalgia and influenced various scenes, including everyday elements of the emotions' lives and the transition from middle school to high school.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gentile |first=Dan |date=June 9, 2024 |title=The real-life Bay Area teens who made sure 'Inside Out 2' wasn't 'cringe' |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/inside-out-2-rileys-crew-19487200.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709031553/https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/inside-out-2-rileys-crew-19487200.php |archive-date=9 July 2024 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aol.com/inside-2-filmmakers-enlisted-feedback-172953622.html |title='Inside Out 2' filmmakers incorporated feedback from teen girls to 'keep the story authentic' |website=AOL |date=June 13, 2024 |author=Laura Clark |access-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613215223/https://www.aol.com/inside-2-filmmakers-enlisted-feedback-172953622.html |archive-date=13 June 2024}}</ref> Nielsen and Mann were also inspired by their own daughters when crafting the film. As development on the story began during lockdown due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the two were able to gather personal research from studying their children, some of whom were Riley's age in the film. Their perspective as parents helped in shaping the film and characterizing the emotions, especially Joy.<ref name=":4" />

Initially, the plot of the film was to involve a talent show, but that idea ended up being scrapped. After about three test screenings, Nielsen, Mann, and LeFauve decided it was best to center the story on Riley playing hockey, as they felt it was a unique aspect of her character. The decision was also influenced by input Mann received from ''[[Turning Red]]'' director [[Domee Shi]] when he asked how to make the film unique from other teenage coming-of-age stories, including her own.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sarto |first=Dan |date=April 16, 2024 |title=Kelsey Mann and Mark Nielsen Talk ''Inside Out 2'' |url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/kelsey-mann-and-mark-nielsen-talk-inside-out-2 |access-date=June 21, 2024 |website=Animation World Network |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422160208/https://www.awn.com/animationworld/kelsey-mann-and-mark-nielsen-talk-inside-out-2 |archive-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> The scene where the old emotions are locked in a vault was originally longer but was trimmed down as several gags were cut out due to time constraints.<ref name=":0" />

===Casting===
[[File:Amy Poehler (53671989427) cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Amy Poehler]] reprised her role as Joy from the [[Inside Out (2015 film)|original film]].]]
Poehler accepted an offer of $5{{nbsp}}million with lucrative bonuses to reprise her role as [[Joy (Inside Out)|Joy]] from the [[Inside Out (2015 film)|first film]]. [[Phyllis Smith]] and [[Lewis Black]] also reprise their roles from the first film, voicing Sadness and Anger, respectively.<ref name="NewTrailerCastWDC" /> Following a dispute over pay, both [[Bill Hader]] and [[Mindy Kaling]] declined to reprise their respective roles as Fear and Disgust; they and the rest of the returning cast were reportedly offered $100,000 each, equivalent to two percent of Poehler's salary.<ref name="VultureAnnouncement">{{Cite web |last=Alter |first=Rebecca |date=September 9, 2022 |title=''Inside Out 2'' Is Happening, But Only Amy Poehler's Feeling the Joy |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/09/inside-out-2-pixar-details.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912130135/https://www.vulture.com/2022/09/inside-out-2-pixar-details.html |archive-date=September 12, 2022 |access-date=September 12, 2022 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]}}</ref> On November 9, 2023, with the release of the teaser trailer, it was revealed that [[Tony Hale]] and [[Liza Lapira]] would replace Hader and Kaling as Fear and Disgust, respectively, while [[Maya Hawke]] joined the cast as Anxiety, a new emotion.<ref name="MeetAnxiety">{{Cite web |last=Zahed |first=Ramin |date=November 9, 2023 |title=Watch: Meet Anxiety, the New Emotion Introduced in Pixar's 2024 Sequel, ''Inside Out 2'' |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/11/watch-meet-anxiety-the-new-emotion-introduced-in-pixars-2024-sequel-inside-out-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110023210/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/11/watch-meet-anxiety-the-new-emotion-introduced-in-pixars-2024-sequel-inside-out-2/ |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |access-date=November 10, 2023 |website=[[Animation Magazine]]}}</ref> Mann auditioned Hawke via [[Zoom Video Communications|Zoom]] at the office of a back room in [[Epcot]] during a family vacation with his kids after Nielsen told him that Hawke was available to audition just then, with her anxious performance driving him to tears.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Rourke |first=Ryan |date=April 16, 2024 |title=Maya Hawke's 'Inside Out 2' Audition Moved Director Kelsey Mann to Tears |url=https://collider.com/inside-out-2-maya-hawke-anxiety-casting-audition/ |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |archive-date=April 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418113138/https://collider.com/inside-out-2-maya-hawke-anxiety-casting-audition/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On January 16, 2024, it was revealed that [[June Squibb]] had joined the cast in an undisclosed role,<ref name="Squibb" /> later revealed to be Nostalgia.<ref name="Nostalgia" />

On March 7, 2024, Disney revealed that [[Ayo Edebiri]], [[Adèle Exarchopoulos]], [[Paul Walter Hauser]], Kensington Tallman, [[Diane Lane]], and [[Kyle MacLachlan]] joined the cast, with Edebiri, Exarchopoulos, and Hauser playing the other new emotions, Envy, Ennui, and Embarrassment, respectively.<ref name="NewTrailerCastWDC" /> In addition, Tallman replaces Kaitlyn Dias as Riley Andersen, while Lane reprises her role as Mrs. Andersen, and MacLachlan also reprises his role as Mr. Andersen.<ref name="NewTrailerCastWDC" /> John Ratzenberger reprises his role as Fritz, marking his first voice role in a Pixar film since ''[[Onward (film)|Onward]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cotter |first=Padraig |date=March 7, 2024 |title=Inside Out 2 Restores Pixar's Oldest Tradition 4 Years After Breaking It |url=https://screenrant.com/inside-out-2-john-ratzenberger-pixar-return/ |website=[[Screen Rant]] |access-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901180123/https://screenrant.com/inside-out-2-john-ratzenberger-pixar-return/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also joining the cast in supporting roles are [[Lilimar]], who plays a hockey player named Valentina, and [[Yvette Nicole Brown]], who plays the coach of the hockey team, while Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green and Grace Lu play Bree and Grace, Riley's friends.<ref name="NewTrailerCastWDC" /><ref name=":1" />

===Music===
{{Main|Inside Out 2 (soundtrack){{!}}''Inside Out 2'' (soundtrack)}}
On March 7, 2024, with the release of the second trailer, it was reported that Andrea Datzman had composed the film's score, taking over for [[Michael Giacchino]].<ref name="Soundtrack">{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |date=March 7, 2024 |title=''Inside Out 2'' Trailer Introduces All of Riley's New Emotions |url=https://www.thewrap.com/inside-out-2-trailer-new-emotions-pixar-cast/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427193421/https://www.thewrap.com/inside-out-2-trailer-new-emotions-pixar-cast/ |archive-date=April 27, 2024 |access-date=June 17, 2024 |website=[[TheWrap]]}}</ref> This made Datzman the first woman to score a Pixar feature film.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leishman |first=Rachel |date=May 14, 2024 |title=''Inside Out'' Director On Telling a Story For Young People to Relate to |url=https://www.themarysue.com/interview-kelsey-mann-on-directing-inside-out-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514222855/https://www.themarysue.com/interview-kelsey-mann-on-directing-inside-out-2/ |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |access-date=June 18, 2024 |website=The Mary Sue}}</ref> The soundtrack album was released by [[Walt Disney Records]] on June 14, 2024, the same day as the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 13, 2024 |title=''Inside Out 2'' Soundtrack Album Details |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/06/13/inside-out-2-soundtrack-album-details/ |access-date=June 18, 2024 |website=Film Music Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901180123/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/06/13/inside-out-2-soundtrack-album-details/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Release==
''Inside Out 2'' premiered at the [[El Capitan Theatre]] in [[Los Angeles]] on June 10, 2024,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Garner |first1=Glenn |title=Flea Gives The Finger On 'Inside Out 2' Premiere Red Carpet |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/flea-gives-finger-inside-out-2-premiere-red-carpet-1235969788/ |website=Deadline |access-date=June 11, 2024 |date=June 10, 2024 |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611041304/https://deadline.com/2024/06/flea-gives-finger-inside-out-2-premiere-red-carpet-1235969788/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and was released in theaters in the United States on June 14, 2024.<ref name="IO2ReleaseDate">{{Cite web |last1=Rubin |first1=Rebecca |last2=Vary |first2=Adam B. |date=September 15, 2022 |title=Disney Removes ''Star Wars'' Spinoff ''Rogue Squadron'' From Release Calendar, Sets Dates for ''Snow White'', ''Inside Out 2'' and ''Lion King'' Sequel |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/disney-star-wars-spinoff-rogue-squadron-release-snow-white-inside-out-2-lion-king-sequel-1235373972/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915182131/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/disney-star-wars-spinoff-rogue-squadron-release-snow-white-inside-out-2-lion-king-sequel-1235373972/ |archive-date=September 15, 2022 |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> It also screened at the [[2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival]] that same day.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |date=April 25, 2024 |title=Disney Brings Inside Out 2, Moana 2 to Annecy This Year |url=https://www.thewrap.com/disney-moana-2-inside-out-2-annecy-festival/ |access-date=May 9, 2024 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US |archive-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508152122/https://www.thewrap.com/disney-moana-2-inside-out-2-annecy-festival/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The film was screened in various formats, including [[RealD 3D]], [[IMAX]] and [[Dolby Cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=May 14, 2024 |title=''Inside Out 2'' Tickets on Sale Now for Theaters, IMAX, Dolby & RealD (New Clip) |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/05/tickets-on-sale-now-for-theaters-imax-dolby-reald-new-clip/ |access-date=June 14, 2024 |website=[[Animation Magazine]] |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524060735/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/05/tickets-on-sale-now-for-theaters-imax-dolby-reald-new-clip/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Marketing===
The [[teaser trailer]] for the film, along with the poster, was released on November 9, 2023. James Withbrook of ''[[Gizmodo]]'' and ''[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]''{{'s}} Rotem Rusak highlighted the introduction of three other emotions in the poster: Embarrassment, Ennui, and Envy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitbrook |first=James |date=November 9, 2023 |title=''Inside Out 2'' Prepares for the Wild World of Teenage Emotions |url=https://gizmodo.com/inside-out-2-teaser-new-emotions-cast-changes-pixar-1851007569 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109171847/https://gizmodo.com/inside-out-2-teaser-new-emotions-cast-changes-pixar-1851007569 |archive-date=November 9, 2023 |access-date=November 11, 2023 |website=[[Gizmodo]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rusak |first=Rotem |date=November 9, 2023 |title=''Inside Out 2'' Trailer Introduces Everyone's BFF Anxiety, Teases Other New Emotions |url=https://nerdist.com/article/inside-out-2-trailer-introduces-anxiety-reveals-other-new-emotions-on-the-way/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110224355/https://nerdist.com/article/inside-out-2-trailer-introduces-anxiety-reveals-other-new-emotions-on-the-way/ |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |access-date=November 11, 2023 |website=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]}}</ref> The teaser was viewed 157{{nbsp}}million times in its first 24 hours, it was the most-watched animated film trailer until the teaser of ''[[Moana 2]]'' surpassed that record in May 2024.{{efn|name=Lion King}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=May 30, 2024 |title=''Moana 2'' Trailer Breaks Record As Most Watched Ever For Disney Animated Pic With 178M Views In 24 Hours |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/moana-2-trailer-record-1235944850/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807033521/https://deadline.com/2024/05/moana-2-trailer-record-1235944850/ |archive-date=August 7, 2024 |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] }}</ref> A clip from the film was also aired during the [[Super Bowl LVIII]], named "Team".<ref>{{Citation |title=Inside Out 2 {{!}} Team |date=February 8, 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYRnM4nyuKs |access-date=March 7, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=March 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308030418/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYRnM4nyuKs |url-status=live}}</ref> The second trailer, along with a new poster, was released on March 7, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last=Darco |first=Doccy |date=March 11, 2024 |title=Watch the New Trailer for ''Inside Out 2'' |publisher=[[Power100]] |url=https://www.power100.com.au/trending/movies/watch-the-new-trailer-for-inside-out-2/ |url-status=live |access-date=June 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321103754/https://www.power100.com.au/trending/movies/watch-the-new-trailer-for-inside-out-2/ |archive-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref> This trailer also marked the debut of the "standard" variant of the 2023 Walt Disney Pictures logo, which was introduced the year before for the studio's centennial anniversary.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Peralta |first1=Diego |title='Inside Out 2' Trailer Makes Room For a Whole New Team of Emotions |url=https://collider.com/inside-out-2-trailer-anxiety/ |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |access-date=March 7, 2024 |language=en |date=March 7, 2024 |archive-date=July 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703172306/https://collider.com/inside-out-2-trailer-anxiety/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The first 35 minutes of the film were screened during [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|the Walt Disney Studios]]' presentation of first looks at their 2024 theatrical release slate at [[National Association of Theatre Owners|CinemaCon]] on April 11, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |last2=Tartaglione |first2=Nancy |title='Inside Out 2': Pixar Returns To Hysterical, Heartfelt Form In First 35 Minutes Shown To Exhibs – CinemaCon |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/inside-out-2-cinemacon-extended-look-1235882359/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |access-date=April 13, 2024 |date=April 11, 2024 |archive-date=April 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412215113/https://deadline.com/2024/04/inside-out-2-cinemacon-extended-look-1235882359/ |url-status=live}}</ref> As part of a partnership with [[Airbnb]], a new rental home in [[Nevada]] just outside of [[Las Vegas]] modeled after "headquarters" in the film was listed on the website beginning June 12, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/travel/story/vibrant-inside-2-inspired-property-coming-airbnb-111053615 |title=A vibrant 'Inside Out 2'-inspired property is coming to Airbnb |first=Kelly |last=McCarthy |work=Good Morning America |publisher=ABC |date=June 12, 2024 |access-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901180123/https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/travel/story/vibrant-inside-2-inspired-property-coming-airbnb-111053615 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Home media===
[[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] released ''Inside Out 2'' for [[Digital distribution|digital download]] on August 20, 2024, while [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] released the film on [[4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]], [[Blu-ray]], and [[DVD-Video|DVD]] on September 10. Physical copies contain behind-the-scenes featurettes and deleted scenes with introductions by Director Kelsey Mann.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |date=August 8, 2024 |title=Pixar's Record-Breaking ''Inside Out 2'' Sets Digital, Blu-ray Release Dates |url=https://www.thewrap.com/inside-out-2-digital-dvd-blu-ray-release-date/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816022425/https://www.thewrap.com/inside-out-2-digital-dvd-blu-ray-release-date/ |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |access-date=August 29, 2024 |website=[[TheWrap]]}}</ref> It was released on [[Disney+]] on September 25, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeVore |first=Britta |date=2024-09-12 |title=Embrace Your Inner Joy as 'Inside Out 2' Sets Disney+ Streaming Debut |url=https://collider.com/inside-out-2-disney-plus-streaming-release-date/ |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Box office===
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{{As of|2024|10|13|df=US}}, ''Inside Out 2'' has grossed $653&nbsp;million in the United States and Canada, and $1.042&nbsp;billion in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.694 billion.<ref name="TN" /><ref name="BOM" />

On a budget of $200&nbsp;million, ''Inside Out 2'' was initially projected to gross $80–90&nbsp;million in its domestic opening weekend. The sub-$100&nbsp;million industry projections were partially due to the notion that general audiences remained hesitant to return to theaters, given the direct-to-streaming releases of the Pixar films ''[[Soul (2020 film)|Soul]]'' (2020), ''[[Luca (2021 film)|Luca]]'' (2021), and ''[[Turning Red]]'' (2022) on [[Disney+]], the underperformance of Pixar's ''[[Lightyear (film)|Lightyear]]'' at the box office in 2022, and the lackluster box office results of several films in 2024.<ref name="Budget" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-box-office-projection-1235970379/ |title=''Inside Out 2'' Eyes $135M Global Opening As Summer Box Office Rebound Continues – Preview |date=June 11, 2024 |first1=Anthony |last1=D'Alessandro |first2=Nancy |last2=Tartaglione |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901180124/https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-box-office-projection-1235970379/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficepro.com/long-range-forecast-can-inside-out-2-be-the-first-100m-opener-of-2024/ |title=Long Range Forecast: Can ''Inside Out 2'' Be the First $100M Opener of 2024? |date=May 17, 2024 |website=[[Box Office Pro]] |access-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615171752/https://www.boxofficepro.com/long-range-forecast-can-inside-out-2-be-the-first-100m-opener-of-2024/ |url-status=live}}</ref> After making $63.6&nbsp;million on its first day,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-14/ |title=Domestic Box Office For Jun 14, 2024 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=June 18, 2024 |archive-date=June 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618023749/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-14/ |url-status=live}}</ref> including an estimated $13&nbsp;million from Thursday night previews, projections were raised to $140–150&nbsp;million for the weekend.<ref name="Opening Weekend">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/box-office-inside-out-2-1235973432/ |title=Pixar Comes Alive: ''Inside Out 2'' Turns Box Office Right Side Up With 2nd Best Animated Pic Opening Of All-Time At $155M – Sunday AM Update |date=June 16, 2024 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 16, 2024 |archive-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615195448/https://deadline.com/2024/06/box-office-inside-out-2-1235973432/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It ended up grossing $154.2&nbsp;million domestically from 4,440 theaters and an estimated $140&nbsp;million from 38 international markets, for a worldwide debut of $294.2&nbsp;million, the highest in Pixar history.<ref name="ActualsOpening">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W24/ |title=Domestic 2024 Weekend 24 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=June 18, 2024 |archive-date=June 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618023753/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W24/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-global-international-box-office-1235972688/ |title=Joy To The World! ''Inside Out 2'' Thrills With Historic $295M Global Bow – International Box Office |date=June 16, 2024 |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 16, 2024 |archive-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615203001/https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-global-international-box-office-1235972688/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In the United States and Canada, the $154.2&nbsp;million opening weekend was the best of 2024, surpassing ''[[Dune: Part Two]]'' ($82.5&nbsp;million) and ''[[Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]]'' ($80&nbsp;million) to become the first film of the year to open above $100&nbsp;million, and the third-best for an animated film behind Pixar's own ''[[Incredibles 2]]'' (2018; $182.7&nbsp;million) and Disney's ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' (2019; $191.7&nbsp;million).{{efn|name=Lion King|Several publications reporting the film's box office and trailer listed ''The Lion King'' as live-action when considering records for animated films.<ref name="Opening Weekend" /><ref name="OpeningRecords" /> While photorealistic, ''The Lion King'' was computer-animated.<ref name="CartoonBrew-Sep1">{{cite web|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office-report/inside-out-2-surpasses-the-lion-king-becomes-highest-grossing-animated-feature-of-all-time-242814.html|title=''Inside Out 2'' Surpasses ''The Lion King'' Remake, Becomes Highest-Grossing Animated Feature Of All Time|date=September 1, 2024|first=Amid|last=Amidi|website=[[Cartoon Brew]]|access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref>}} It was also the fourth-best opening for a [[Motion Picture Association film rating system#PG|PG film]] after ''The Lion King'', ''Incredibles 2'', and ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' ($174&nbsp;million). With an average ticket price of $12.53 overall and $10.36 for children, twelve million moviegoers saw the film in its first weekend, nearing the thirteen million admissions for ''[[Barbie (film)|Barbie]]'' (2023) in its first three days. It played strongly throughout the day (22% of viewers attended before 1{{nbsp}}pm, 35% between 1{{nbsp}}pm and 5{{nbsp}}pm, 26% between 5{{nbsp}}pm and 8{{nbsp}}pm, and 17% after 8{{nbsp}}pm), benefiting from substantial walk-up business credited to its multi-cultural pull (of the opening weekend audience, 36% identified as Hispanic and Latino). IMAX and Premium Large Formats (PLFs) accounted for 43% of the earnings, while 14% came from 3D showings.<ref name="Opening Weekend" /><ref name="ActualsOpening" /><ref name="OpeningRecords">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/inside-out-2-box-office-opening-weekend-records-pixar-1236039419/ |title=''Inside Out 2'' Box Office: All the Records Seen, Felt and Heard on Opening Weekend |date=June 16, 2024 |first=Rebecca |last=Rubin |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=June 17, 2024 |archive-date=June 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617022413/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/inside-out-2-box-office-opening-weekend-records-pixar-1236039419/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The film found momentum during the weekday, bringing its seven-day total to $255.2&nbsp;million and reaching multiple box-office milestones,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekly/2024W24/ |title=Domestic 2024 Week 24 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=June 21, 2024 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622005421/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekly/2024W24/ |url-status=live}}</ref> including the second-highest-grossing first Monday for a Pixar film (at $22.4&nbsp;million),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-monday-box-office-record-1235976981/ |title=''Inside Out 2'' Clears $22M+ Monday, Pixar's Second Best Ever; Sequel Will See Near $70M Second Weekend – Box Office |date=June 18, 2024 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 18, 2024 |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718231541/https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-monday-box-office-record-1235976981/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-17/ |title=Domestic Box Office For Jun 17, 2024 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=June 20, 2024 |archive-date=June 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620040048/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-17/ |url-status=live}}</ref> the highest-grossing first Tuesday for an animated film (at $28.8&nbsp;million),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-box-office-record-tuesday-1235978168/ |title=''Inside Out 2'' Posts Record Tuesday For Animated Movie With $29M+; $205M+ U.S., $380M WW – Box Office |date=June 19, 2024 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 20, 2024 |archive-date=June 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620011443/https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-box-office-record-tuesday-1235978168/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-18/ |title=Domestic Box Office For Jun 18, 2024 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=June 20, 2024 |archive-date=June 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620040055/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-18/ |url-status=live}}</ref> the third highest non-opening Wednesday after ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' (2015; $38&nbsp;million) and ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]'' (2019; $32.2&nbsp;million) that doubled as a record for the [[Juneteenth]] federal holiday since it began in 2021 (at $30.1&nbsp;million),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-juneteenth-box-office-record-1235978396/ |title=''Inside Out 2'' Scores $30M Juneteenth Box Office Record – Update |date=June 20, 2024 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 20, 2024 |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718231542/https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-juneteenth-box-office-record-1235978396/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-19/ |title=Domestic Box Office For Jun 19, 2024 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=June 20, 2024 |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718231542/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-19/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and the highest-grossing first Thursday for a Pixar film (at $19.6&nbsp;million).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/box-office-inside-out-2-record-bikeriders-1235980501/ |title=Box Office Ecstatic: ''Inside Out 2'' Heads For $85M-$90M+ Second Weekend; Pixar Sequel Will Topple ''Dune 2'' Today As 2024's Top Grossing Pic YTD – Friday PM Update |date=June 21, 2024 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 21, 2024 |archive-date=June 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621214231/https://deadline.com/2024/06/box-office-inside-out-2-record-bikeriders-1235980501/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-20/ |title=Domestic Box Office For Jun 20, 2024 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=June 21, 2024 |archive-date=June 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622005421/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/date/2024-06-20/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The film made $101.2&nbsp;million in its second weekend, a mere 34.4% drop to become the most profitable second weekend for an animated film, topping the $92.3&nbsp;million earned by ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023), and the seventh-best second weekend overall. ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]''{{'}}s Anthony D'Alessandro attributed the feat to [[2024 North America heat waves|heat wave]]s and rainstorms prompting people to visit air-conditioned theaters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/box-office-inside-out-2-record-bikeriders-1235980501/ |title=''Inside Out 2'' Record Second Weekend For Animated Pic Bigger At $101M – Monday AM Update |date=June 24, 2024 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 24, 2024 |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718230156/https://deadline.com/2024/06/box-office-inside-out-2-record-bikeriders-1235980501/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W25/ |title=Domestic 2024 Weekend 25 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-date=June 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624184126/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W25/ |url-status=live}}</ref> During its third weekend, it beat newcomer ''[[A Quiet Place: Day One]]'' to remain at the top of the box office with $57.5&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/box-office-a-quiet-place-day-one-horizon-1235985586/ |title=''A Quiet Place: Day One'' Easily Scares Up $53M Franchise Opening Record, But ''Inside Out 2'' Has Last Laugh With Third No. 1 Win At $57M+ – Sunday AM Update |date=June 30, 2024 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 30, 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714214002/https://deadline.com/2024/06/box-office-a-quiet-place-day-one-horizon-1235985586/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W26/ |title=Domestic 2024 Weekend 26 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=July 1, 2024 |archive-date=June 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623163217/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W26/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On the [[Fourth of July]], it crossed $500&nbsp;million domestically, and during its fourth weekend, the film made $30.3&nbsp;million, finishing in second behind ''[[Despicable Me 4]]''.<ref name="FourthWeekend">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/box-office-despicable-me-4-1236001250/ |title=''Despicable Me 4'' Leaves 'Em Laughing With $122M+ 5-Day Over July 4th Frame – Box Office Update |date=July 7, 2024 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=July 7, 2024 |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718230128/https://deadline.com/2024/07/box-office-despicable-me-4-1236001250/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W27/ |title=Domestic 2024 Weekend 27 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=July 16, 2024 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714103811/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2024W27/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Worldwide, the film surpassed the gross of its predecessor ($858.8&nbsp;million) on June 27, 2024, after sixteen days of release.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-international-worldwide-box-office-1235985850/ |title=''Inside Out 2'' Jubilant As Sequel Tops $900M Global On Way To $1B Through Sunday |date=June 29, 2024 |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=July 4, 2024 |archive-date=July 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703005241/https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-international-worldwide-box-office-1235985850/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On June 30, 2024, it crossed the $1 billion threshold, becoming the first Disney animated film to do so since ''[[Frozen II]]'' in 2019. With this, ''Inside Out 2'' equalled the record of ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' as the fastest animated film to cross $1 billion, doing so in 19 days.{{efn|name=Lion King}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-1-billion-global-box-office-1235997925/ |title=''Inside Out 2'' Out Of This World!: Sequel Crosses $1B Global Box Office; Fastest Animated Movie Ever To Milestone |date=June 30, 2024 |first=Nancy |last=Tartaglione |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 30, 2024 |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718230157/https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-1-billion-global-box-office-1235997925/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On July 10, 2024, the film surpassed the global box office of ''Incredibles 2'' ($1.242 billion) to become the highest-grossing Pixar film.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McClintock |first1=Pamela |title=Box Office Milestone: ''Inside Out 2'' Becomes Pixar's Top-Grossing Movie of All Time Globally |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/inside-out-2-box-office-biggest-pixar-movie-of-all-time-1235945110/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=10 July 2024 |date=10 July 2024 |archive-date=July 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710163200/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/inside-out-2-box-office-biggest-pixar-movie-of-all-time-1235945110/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The film broke various international box office records in Latin America, becoming the highest-grossing film in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Uruguay.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-17 |title=Here's every record 'Inside Out 2' has broken at the box office |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-07-17/inside-out-2-box-office-records |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718231543/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-07-17/inside-out-2-box-office-records |url-status=live}}</ref> On July 28, 2024, it surpassed ''Incredibles 2'' as the highest domestic grossing animated film of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=2024-07-29 |title=Box Office: 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Lands 6th Biggest Opening of All Time With $211M, Makes R-Rated History |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/deadpool-wolverine-box-office-record-205m-opening-1235960325/ |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=July 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728153217/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/deadpool-wolverine-box-office-record-205m-opening-1235960325/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 25, 2024, it became the second animated film to gross $1 billion internationally.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=2024-08-25 |title=''Inside Out 2'' Is First Animated Film to Hit $1 Billion at International Box Office |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/inside-out-2-first-animated-film-1-billion-international-box-office-1236117580/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901180124/https://variety.com/2024/film/global/inside-out-2-first-animated-film-1-billion-international-box-office-1236117580/ |url-status=live }}</ref>{{efn|name=Lion King}} On September 1, 2024, it surpassed ''The Lion King'' to become the highest-grossing animated film of all time and the highest-grossing film released under the Walt Disney Pictures label.{{efn|name=Lion King}}<ref name="CartoonBrew-Sep1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/inside-out-2-overtakes-the-lion-king-ninth-biggest-movie-ever-worldiwde-alien-romulus-it-ends-with-us-deadpool-wolverine-despicable-me-4-global-international-box-office-1236075212/|title=''Inside Out 2'' Overtakes ''Lion King'' Globally, Now No. 9 Biggest Movie Ever; ''Despicable Me 4'' Tops $900M WW; ''Alien: Romulus'' & ''It Ends With Us'' Close In On $300M – International Box Office|date=September 1, 2024|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=September 1, 2024|archive-date=September 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917025528/https://deadline.com/2024/09/inside-out-2-overtakes-the-lion-king-ninth-biggest-movie-ever-worldiwde-alien-romulus-it-ends-with-us-deadpool-wolverine-despicable-me-4-global-international-box-office-1236075212/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Critical response===
The film received positive reviews.{{efn|Multiple references:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stedman |first=Alex |date=2024-07-01 |title=Inside Out 2 Just Crossed $1 Billion in Record Time for an Animated Movie |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-out-2-just-crossed-1-billion-in-record-time-for-an-animated-movie |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=July 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712200006/https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-out-2-just-crossed-1-billion-in-record-time-for-an-animated-movie |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bohannon |first=Molly |title='Inside Out 2' Becomes Pixar's Highest-Grossing Movie |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2024/07/10/inside-out-2-becomes-pixars-highest-grossing-movie/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718231543/https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2024/07/10/inside-out-2-becomes-pixars-highest-grossing-movie/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Watson |first=Fay |date=2024-06-11 |title=First reactions to new Pixar movie Inside Out 2 call the emotional sequel a return to form for the studio |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/animation-movies/first-reactions-new-pixar-movie-inside-out-2-emotional-sequel/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |magazine=Total Film |publisher=GamesRadar+ |language=en |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718231543/https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/animation-movies/first-reactions-new-pixar-movie-inside-out-2-emotional-sequel/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=2024-06-23 |title='Inside Out 2' Surpasses 'Dune 2' as Highest-Grossing Movie of Year With $724 Million Globally |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/inside-out-2-highest-grossing-movie-year-passing-dune-2-1236045195/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=July 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712200005/https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/inside-out-2-highest-grossing-movie-year-passing-dune-2-1236045195/ |url-status=live}}</ref>}} According to ''[[Animation Magazine]]'', most critics praised its color palette, storyline, and the introduction of new emotions, but some expressed dissatisfaction with the predictability of the external plot related to Riley's acceptance by her new hockey team.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Ramin |last=Zahed |title=Pixar's ''Inside Out'' Elicits Positive Emotions from Critics, Expects a $135 million Weekend |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/06/pixars-inside-out-elicits-positive-emotions-from-critics-expects-a-135-million-weekend/ |date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=[[Animation Magazine]] |archive-date=July 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712200005/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/06/pixars-inside-out-elicits-positive-emotions-from-critics-expects-a-135-million-weekend/ |url-status=live}}</ref> {{RT prose|90|7.6|314|Spicing things up with the wrinkle of teen angst, ''Inside Out 2'' clears the head and warms the heart by living up to its predecessor's emotional intelligence.|ref=y|access-date=August 22, 2024}} {{Metacritic film prose|73|59|ref=yes|access-date=June 21, 2024}} Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale (the same as the first film), while those surveyed by [[PostTrak]] gave the film an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars, with 71% saying they would definitely recommend it.<ref name="Opening Weekend" />

Moira Macdonald<!-- does not seem to be the person with the Wikipedia article, do not link --> of ''[[The Seattle Times]]'' awarded the film {{frac|3|1|2}} stars out of four, commending the voice cast and the film as "a happy head trip, for any age".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/inside-out-2-review-an-adorable-sequel-of-a-head-trip/ |title='Inside Out 2' review: Pixar delivers adorable head trip of a sequel |first=Moira |last=Macdonald |website=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=June 12, 2024 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901180718/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/inside-out-2-review-an-adorable-sequel-of-a-head-trip/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Robbie Collin]] of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' gave the film four stars out of five, praising the animation, metaphors, and wit while saying "the cast-iron ontological brilliance of Docter's original premise bears expansion well".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2024/06/12/inside-out-2-review-pixar/ |title=Inside Out 2: This terrific, high-stakes sequel proves Pixar's still a force to be reckoned with |first=Robbie |last=Collin |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=June 12, 2024 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612194557/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2024/06/12/inside-out-2-review-pixar/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' praised Hawke's performance as Anxiety and the film's emotional impact, calling it "the most poignantly perceptive tale of the conundrums of early adolescence since ''[[Eighth Grade (film)|Eighth Grade]]''".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/inside-out-2-review-amy-poehler-lewis-black-1236033453/ |title='Inside Out 2' Review: New Feelings Propel a Pixar Sequel Enchanting Enough to Second That Emotion |first=Owen |last=Gleiberman |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=June 12, 2024 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-date=July 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703172308/https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/inside-out-2-review-amy-poehler-lewis-black-1236033453/ |url-status=live}}</ref> David Ehrlich of ''[[IndieWire]]'' gave the film a 'C–' rating, writing that the film "so perfectly ticks Pixar's boxes in a way that forces the sincerity of its storytelling into a losing battle with the cynicism of its existence".<ref name="indiewire" /> [[Manohla Dargis|Manhola Dargis]], in ''[[The New York Times]]'', praised "Pixar's skill for turning ideas into images, some of which actually manage to slip past the safety of its nice worldview with shocks of the sublime."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dargis |first=Manohla |date=2024-06-12 |title='Inside Out 2' Review: PUBERTY! OMG! LOL! IYKYK! |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/movies/inside-out-2-review.html |access-date=2024-07-13 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=July 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714155739/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/movies/inside-out-2-review.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Other positive reviews include ''[[The Guardian]]'' and ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Sullivan |first=Charlotte |date=2024-06-15 |title=Inside Out 2 review – an inventive and moving return to form for Pixar |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jun/15/inside-out-2-review-an-inventive-and-moving-return-to-form-for-pixar |access-date=2024-07-18 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712 |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901180727/https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jun/15/inside-out-2-review-an-inventive-and-moving-return-to-form-for-pixar |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Olly |date=2024-12-06 |title=Inside Out 2 Review |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/inside-out-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717215210/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/inside-out-2/ |archive-date=July 17, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Empire |language=en}}</ref> while reviews from the [[BBC]] and ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' were more mixed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Youngs |first=Ian |date=June 13, 2024 |title=Inside Out reviews: Sequel gives film critics mixed emotions |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wwln8m4x3o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704081555/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wwln8m4x3o |archive-date=July 4, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-18 |publisher=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Walsh |first=Katie |date=2024-06-12 |title=Review: 'Inside Out 2' entertains but takes only a baby step into the wilds of adolescence |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-06-12/inside-out-2-review-pixar-maya-hawke-amy-poehler |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718231621/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-06-12/inside-out-2-review-pixar-maya-hawke-amy-poehler |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>  Among the other mixed reviews, Siddhant Adlakha, writing for ''[[IGN]]'', found the film was "(s)urprising and disappointing in equal measure".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adlakha |first=Siddhant |date=2024-06-12 |title=Inside Out 2 Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-out-2-review |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=July 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724183408/https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-out-2-review |url-status=live }}</ref>

Robert Daniels, in his review on ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'', felt that the film effectively used Anxiety to transform Riley into a blank character, while Joy and other emotions navigate her mind. For Daniels, this structure allowed the film to blend visually stunning scenes with a whimsical style that is both gentle and entertaining, addressing the pressures faced by teenage girls. Daniels noted that the new emotions introduced were not as memorable as the main emotions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daniels |first=Robert |date=June 17, 2024 |title=Inside Out 2 movie review & film summary (2024) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/inside-out-2-pixar-film-review-2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718231544/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/inside-out-2-pixar-film-review-2024 |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=Roger Ebert |language=en}}</ref>

Writing for ''[[Deadline (magazine)|Deadline]]'', Damon Wise, however, was rather negative about the film and concluded, "Battle-weary parents of surly teens will have some fun here and there, especially when Ennui's blasé influence opens up a 'sar-''chasm''{{'}} in Riley's brain that makes everything sound, well, sarcastic. But, when all's said and done, the stakes are so minor, it's hard to imagine anyone will leave this desperate to see an ''Inside Out 3''."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wise |first=Damon |date=2024-06-12 |title='Inside Out 2' Review: Pixar's Talky, Uneventful Sequel Doesn't Have Much Fun In Mind |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-review-pixar-amy-poehler-maya-hawk-kelsey-mann-sequel-1235971095/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708014509/https://deadline.com/2024/06/inside-out-2-review-pixar-amy-poehler-maya-hawk-kelsey-mann-sequel-1235971095/ |archive-date=July 8, 2024 |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
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|-
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! scope="col" | Date of ceremony
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|-
! scope=row | [[Hollywood Creative Alliance|Astra Midseason Movie Awards]]
| [[7th Astra Midseason Movie Awards|{{dts|2024|7|3}}]]
| Best Picture
| ''Inside Out 2''
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Neglia |first=Matt |date=2024-07-03 |title=The 2024 Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) Midseason Astra Award Winners |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-hollywood-creative-alliance-hca-midseason-astra-award-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703163332/https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-hollywood-creative-alliance-hca-midseason-astra-award-winners/ |archive-date=2024-07-03 |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Next Best Picture |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

== Possible sequel ==
When asked whether fans could expect a third ''Inside Out'' film, [[Bob Iger]] briefly stated that he "would love" to see it get made.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-10 |title=Bob Iger Reveals Details About 'Moana 2' and Teases Possible 'Inside Out 3' - WDW News Today |url=https://wdwnt.com/2024/08/bob-iger-talks-moana-2-possible-inside-out-3/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=wdwnt.com |language=en-US |archive-date=September 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924140438/https://wdwnt.com/2024/08/bob-iger-talks-moana-2-possible-inside-out-3/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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==External links==
* {{official website|https://movies.disney.com/inside-out-2}}
* [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/inside-out-2-am286348 ''Inside Out 2''] at [[AllMovie]]
* {{IMDb title|22022452}}

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