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Inside Out 2 becomes biggest film of the year on second week of release

Pixar’s animated sequel takes $100m in the US over its second weekend, reaching a global total of $724m – and looks set to hit the $1bn mark within the fortnight

However, it will face competition from A Quiet Place: Day One, out this weekend, which will take away premium-priced Imax screens, as well as Despicable Me 4 a week later. Hopes are high that the peak summer season can lift the box office out of concerning early doldrums, with much resting on releases such as Twisters, starring Glen Powell, and Deadpool & Wolverine. That film, whose R-rating in the US may cap its potential earnings, is the first superhero movie of the year; a deficit widely credited with exacerbating the financial slump.

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