Inside Out (franchise)
Inside Out is an American media franchise created by Pete Docter. It takes place inside the mind of a girl named Riley, with multiple personified emotions administer her thoughts and actions throughout her life. The franchise is produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by its parent company Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It began with the 2015 film of the same name, and will be followed by Inside Out 2 (2024). The franchise also includes a short film, several video games, and two theme park attractions.
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Created by | Pete Docter |
Original work | Inside Out (2015) |
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Years | 2015–present |
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Films
Inside Out (2015)
Inside Out is the fifteenth Pixar film. The film follows the inner workings inside the mind of a young girl named Riley, who adapts to her family's relocation, as five personified emotions administer her thoughts and actions.
The film was released on June 19, 2015, in the United States,[1] and was nominated for two awards at the 88th Academy Awards, winning Best Animated Feature.[2]
Short film
Riley's First Date? (2015)
Riley's First Date? was released in November 3, 2015 on the first film's Blu-ray release with Josh Cooley as director and writer.[5]
The short follows the events of the 2015 film Inside Out and involves Riley's parents and their emotions, suspecting that Riley is going out on a date with a boy named Jordan.
Video games
Inside Out: Thought Bubbles (2015)
Inside Out: Thought Bubbles is a mobile Puzzle Bobble-style game, was released in 2015 for some app stores.[6][7]
Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015)
Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015) includes a platformer-type Inside Out playset featuring the emotions as playable characters.[8][9]
Disney Crossy Road (2016)
Disney Crossy Road was released in 2016, and features Inside Out characters.[10]
Disney Emoji Blitz (2016)
Disney Emoji Blitz was released in 2016, and contains Inside Out emojis.
Lego The Incredibles (2018)
Bing Bong becomes a playable character in Lego The Incredibles.[11]
Disney Heroes: Battle Mode (2018)
Disney Heroes: Battle Mode was released in 2018, and features Inside Out characters.
Cast and characters
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in the franchise.
- An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
Characters | Theatrical films | Video game | Short films | |
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Inside Out | Inside Out 2 | Inside Out Thought Bubbles | Riley's First Date? | |
Joy | Amy Poehler | Kate Higgins | Amy Poehler | |
Sadness | Phyllis Smith | TBA | Phyllis Smith | |
Fear | Bill Hader | TBA | Bill Hader | |
Disgust | Mindy Kaling | TBA | Mindy Kaling | |
Anger | Lewis Black | TBA | Lewis Black | |
Riley Andersen | Kaitlyn Dias | TBA | Kaitlyn Dias | |
Riley's Mother | Diane Lane | TBA | Diane Lane | |
Riley's Father | Kyle MacLachlan | TBA | Kyle MacLachlan | |
Bing Bong | Richard Kind | |||
Jangles | Josh Cooley | |||
Jordan | Character is mute | Ben Cox |
Crew
Film | Director(s) | Writers | Producer(s) | Executive Producer(s) | Composer | Editor(s) |
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Inside Out | Pete Docter co-directed by: Ronnie del Carmen |
Original Story by: Pete Docter Ronnie del Carmen Screenplay by: Pete Docter Meg LeFauve Josh Cooley |
Jonas Rivera | John Lasseter Andrew Stanton |
Michael Giacchino | Kevin Nolting |
Inside Out 2 | Kelsey Mann | Meg LeFauve | Mark Nielsen | Pete Docter | TBA |
Reception
Box office performance
Film | U.S. release date | Box office gross | All-time ranking | Budget | Ref. | |||
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U.S. and Canada | Other territories | Worldwide | U.S. and Canada[12] | Worldwide[13] | ||||
Inside Out | June 19, 2015 | $356,461,711 | $501,149,463 | $857,611,174 | 60 | 83 | $175 million | [14] |
Total | $356,461,711 | $501,149,463 | $857,611,174 | — | — | $175 million |
Critical and public response
Film | Critical | Public | ||
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Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore | PostTrak | |
Inside Out | 98% (380 reviews)[15] | 94 (55 reviews)[16] | A[17] | — |
Academy Awards
Category | Inside Out |
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Best Animated Feature | Won |
Best Original Screenplay | Nominated |
Theme park attractions
References
- Dickey, Josh L. (April 24, 2012). "Disney, Pixar wrangle CinemaCon". Variety. Archived from the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- "Oscars: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 28, 2016. Archived from the original on May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- Grobar, Matt (September 9, 2022). "Inside Out Sequel Plans Confirmed By Pixar at D23". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- Rubin, Rebecca; Vary, Adam B. (September 15, 2022). "Disney Removes Star Wars Spinoff Rogue Squadron From Release Calendar, Sets Dates for Snow White, Inside Out 2 and Lion King Sequel". Variety. Archived from the original on September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- Wolfe, Jennifer (August 14, 2015). "Pixar Debuts 'Inside Out' Short at D23 EXPO". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- Minotti, Mike (November 19, 2020). "Kongregate takes over three aging mobile games from Disney". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- Shaul, Brandy (June 18, 2015). "Disney Launches Inside Out Thought Bubbles on Mobile". Adweek. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- Wallace, Kimberley (May 28, 2015). "Everything We Know About Disney Infinity 3.0's Inside Out Play Set". Game Informer. Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- Campbell, Colin (May 28, 2015). "Here's Pixar movie Inside Out as a Disney Infinity 3.0 platformer". Polygon. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- Farokhmanesh, Megan (April 7, 2016). "Disney Crossy Road launches today for mobile devices". Polygon. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- Balanza, Albert (May 24, 2018). "The Lego Incredibles Video Game Will Include Secret Playable Disney Pixar Characters". Brick Show. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- "Domestic Top Lifetime Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- "Worldwide Top Lifetime Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- "Inside Out (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- "Inside Out". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- "Inside Out". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 21, 2015). "A T-Rex-fic Weekend: Jurassic World, Inside Out Drive Second Biggest 2015 Frame To Date With $240M". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
- MacDonald, Brady (June 28, 2019). "Review: New Inside Out ride that opened today at Disney's California Adventure is perfect for little kids and cuddling couples". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- Davis-Friedman, Samantha (February 17, 2022). "New Disney Wish venues and experiences themed to 'Inside Out', 'Frozen'". Attractions Magazine. Retrieved April 21, 2022.