From ‘Inside Out 2’ to ‘Madame Web,’ Grading the Box Office Winners and Losers of 2024 (So Far)
variety.comInside Out 2” performed like major studio movies of yore, while IFC’s “Late Night With the Devil” proved that there’s still life in the indie business.
There were also redemption stories. Will Smith restored the luster on his tarnished star with another “Bad Boys,” and “Garfield,” whose love affair with lasagna dates back to 1976, proved that some kitties have nine lives.
Here’s a look at what scored and stumbled as 2024 reaches its mid-point. Global box office: $762 millionProduction budget: $200 million Anxiety for the win!
Only the offbeat minds at Pixar could turn a film about that dreaded emotion into the biggest movie of the year. Thanks to goodwill for the original 2015 head trip, stellar word-of-mouth and four-quadrant appeal, it’s on track to be the first movie of 2024 to join the coveted $1 billion club.
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