Box Office Battle: “Inside Out 2” wins weekend with record $100M

“Box Office Battle” is The Fly’s weekly roundup of what movies topped the weekend’s box office.

Disney’s (DIS) “Inside Out 2” won the weekend at the domestic box office with a record $100M in the U.S. and $164.4M overseas in its second outing as it became the top grossing movie of the year with $724.4M. Only a handful of films have grossed $90M or more in their second weekend at the domestic box office. “Inside Out 2” sports a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 93% and audience score of 96%, and has earned an A CinemaScore.

BOX OFFICE RUNNER-UPS: Sony’s (SONY) “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” placed number 2 with another $18.8M in its third outing for a domestic cume of almost $150M. Behind it was Focus Features and New Regency’s “The Bikeriders” with a $10M debut. “The Garfield Movie,” another Sony title, placed number 4 with $3.6M. Rounding out the top five, 20th Century and Disney (DIS) “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” grossed an estimated $3.6M.

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE:

1. “Inside Out 2” – $100M
2. “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” – $18.8M
3. “The Bikeriders” – $10M
4. “The Garfield Movie” – $3.6M
5. “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” – $3.6M

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