Nine years after Pete Docter’s Vice-Versa, an $857 million international box office success, Riley and his emotions are back for an all-new adventure. Freshly graduated, Riley is now a teenager… leading to a major upheaval at headquarters, which must face something unexpected: the arrival of new emotions! Joy, sadness, anger, fear and disgust – which have worked successfully for a long time – do not really know how to behave when anxiety comes. And it seems he’s not the only one…
Directed by Kelsey Mann, the feature film opened this Friday, June 14 in US theaters and earned $155 million in its opening weekend in theaters and $140 million worldwide. Thus, Vice-Versa 2 collected $295 million at the international box office for its opening weekend. This is the best worldwide debut of all time for an animated film.
In France, the Pixar studio film was presented to the press and public in several previews.
What do the first viewers think about the arrival of anxiety, boredom, envy and embarrassment in Riley’s emotional headquarters?
#on the contrary 2 is a weekend phenomenon 🎫 in the United States. That’s enough to get you started: family fun with multiple reads and great writing to keep generations laughing.
Political disconnection was guaranteed and valued in the 90’s. @DisneyFR pic.twitter.com/gepcVM034T— Kevin Elarbi (@KevinElarbi) June 16, 2024
We saw ‘#on the contrary 2‘! Undoubtedly one of Pixar’s strongest and most mature films to date, one of its most successful and moving sequels as well.
where all its strength lies in its undeniably clever writing and vocal performance. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/287cqUikvs
— Disneyphile (@DisneyphileLIVE) June 11, 2024
How clever is that? #on the contrary 2A film about adolescence that has the potential to live with us for a very long time.
And a special mention to VF Pierre Niney and Dorothée Pousséo who came to present the film to us… with joy! 😄 pic.twitter.com/eIJccJWZtP
— Wissem (@wissemtweet) June 16, 2024
With its pursuit-like energy and fidelity to the original work, #on the contrary 2 Brings back fond memories of Toy Story 2: An intelligent sequel that raises the stakes and keeps you guessing until you move on. However… 🧵 pic.twitter.com/Huclh3pDBN
— Jérémy Ponthieux (@JeremPonthieux) June 16, 2024
Less novelty and the inevitable remake aspect #on the contrary 2 Still, it manages to expand the world with humor and emotion. Good Findings (Thought Flow/Sarcasm Gap/Brainstorming) Expected, but in the Service of an Effective Statement (Confidence and Self-Esteem) pic.twitter.com/bYoij8ZCnK
— Robin (@Piwi_47) June 16, 2024
Still not my favorite Pixar license, but #on the contrary 2 Nevertheless, it is a very good vintage ðŸ§
The narrative structure remains very close to the first opus for me, but the new emotions are very cool. pic.twitter.com/V8tT5GHyKE
— Jeremy M. (@JeremyMingot) June 16, 2024
The concept is clearly losing some power. The first was a real novelty, it became a cult. But it still works very well. Above all, if it can help children/adults (or others) understand and manage the messiness that is emotions. Good Pixar at last. #on the contrary 2 pic.twitter.com/30zvYK1i87
– Rauer (@Rauerer) June 16, 2024
In terms of vocal casting, Adele Exarchopoulos voices Ennui in the French version and the original version, Pierre Nin voices Pie, Charlotte Le Bon again as Joy, Gilles Lelouche as Kohler, Marilou Berry as Sadness. Once again, Melanie Laurent always doubles the disgust, Dorothe Pousseau voices the angst, Casey Chase is the envy, and Maxime Horault doubles the awkwardness.
On the contrary 2 Releases in our cinemas this Wednesday, June 19th.
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