# Inside Out 2

> Pixar’s emotion sequel crossed $1 billion at the worldwide box office.

- Owner: Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (distributor)
- Kind: Film
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2024-06-12
- Observed peak date: Week of Jun 20, 2024
- Date basis: Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 71 (Viral), v1.2
- Mechanics: Remixable template, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

Anxiety memes followed the teaser before the film opened internationally on June 12. Paid placements and partner promotions accompanied fan reactions and remixes. Its $154.2 million domestic opening led into a billion-dollar worldwide run in 19 days.

## Timeline

- 2023-11-09 — Disney / Pixar (YouTube) — Disney and Pixar released a teaser that introduced Anxiety, voiced by Maya Hawke.
- 2023-11-09 — @paulswhtn (X) — @paulswhtn compared Sadness meeting Anxiety to a video of Jay-Z hugging a friend.
- 2023-11-12 — @inzanelyrejected_denied (Instagram) — @inzanelyrejected_denied replaced the new emotion with the sitting-wolf meme.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/inside-out-2

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Inside Out 2.” Case HIS-01272. Spread Score v1.2: 71/100. Updated 2026-10-22. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01272