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Inside Out 2 and Other Movies that Earned USD 1 Billion The Fastest

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Jul 23, 2024 / 6257 Views

Evan Walker

The animated film Inside Out 2 is now in the elite club of the fastest movies to reach USD 1 billion in worldwide gross. The beautiful story of a young girl and her many emotions has clearly resonated with audiences around the world. It has thus resulted in high earnings before ending its theatrical run. But which other film else is on the list of the fastest billion-dollar grossing movies at the box office?

But before coming to that, we need to first understand why USD 1 billion is considered a coveted benchmark in Hollywood, and, by extension, in world cinema. As a mark, it instantly defines the film’s popularity with theatrical audiences and its reach. On a deeper level, it also underlines the scale of the film, the marketing, production quality, cast and, finally, an estimate of the profit it may have churned out. Since even some of the most expensive films cost an average of around USD 200-300 million, a USD 1 billion gross indicates that the film has turned a profit.

But even in the billion-dollar club, it is an undeclared race to reach that mark first. The outcome of this race depends on several factors. Among them is the franchise connection of a film. Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), one of the most successful franchises in cinema today, has a History of churning out record-shattering movies. These include Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: EndGame, both of which are among the highest-grossing movies of all time.

Any film that is part of the MCU, therefore, instantly becomes a highly anticipated one before its release. Add to this fan-favourite characters, and there is a much greater chance that the film will do good Business at a rapid pace. The buzz around Deadpool vs Wolverine is the best example of both factors. It is an MCU film and stars two immensely fan-favourite characters, played by two beloved actors — Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, respectively.

Additionally, the decades-long storyline of Star Wars also helped The Force Awakens rapidly march into the USD 1-billion club. FaNBAse and franchise History are, therefore, two critical factors.

Of course, offerings from established franchises dominate the list of movies that were the fastest to reach the USD 1-billion mark at the box office. But as is evident from the success of movies such as Barbie, it is not the franchise alone that helps propel a film to box office success. For instance, Barbie ended up as one of the most successful films at the box office despite an extremely tough challenge from Oppenheimer on the back of its brilliant marketing and a progressive story that pleased modern moviegoers across cultures.