Back in March, the Wall Street Journal reported that Pixar had begun developing of a third ‘Monsters, Inc.’ feature. Although we don’t have many details at this time until the official announcement potentially at D23 in August, I’m feeling confident that it’s actually happening this time
Last time we have something from the ‘Monsters’ franchise, it was a prequel ‘Monsters University’ in 2013. The hypothetical question I’m asking is an actual direct sequel that take place after the events of Monsters, Inc with Mike, Sully, & Boo. So basically ‘Monsters, Inc. 2’
(Yes, I know about Monsters at Work, but we are taking it out of the equation for this)
When it comes to its box office potential, it’s actually a very interesting observation in my eyes. When you see other animation studio releases sequels, it would have a around a 3-5 year gap between predecessor where it would have between a small jump or a small dip (for example, Mario 1 with $1.36 billion to Mario Galaxy with a potential $990M-$1.0B finish)
Disney & Pixar don’t have that problem with their sequels. Because when they get released, it becomes BIG success.
Let’s compare to the sequels that came out the last year or so by Disney
-Zootopia (2016) with $1.025 billion & Zootopia 2 (2025) with $1.870 billion (9-year gap)
-Moana (2016) with $687.2 million & Moana 2 (2024) with $1.059 billion (8-year gap)
-Inside Out (2015) with $858.8 million & Inside Out 2 (2024) with $1.7 billion (9-year gap)
Notice a pattern? The reason why Disney & Pixar sequels over perform compare to its competitors is because the longer gaps between films, the nostalgic factors over the years, and the strong brand name attached to it. And we aren’t done with the sequels this decade with more coming up like:
-Toy Story 5 (Pixar) – June 19th
-Ice Age: Boiling Point (20th Animation) – Feb 2027
-The Simpsons 2 (20th Animation) – Sep 2027
-Frozen 3 (WDAS) – Nov 2027
-Incredibles 3 (Pixar) – Jun 2028
-Coco 2 (Pixar) – Nov 2029 (?)
-Frozen 4 (TBA)
So how does Monsters Inc 2 fit?
Hypothetically, if Monsters, Inc 2 has a release window of June 2030, then it would have a release gap
-Monsters, Inc to Monsters, Inc 2 (29 years between predecessor)
-Monsters University to Monsters, Inc 2 (17 years between films)
Now that we have everything today, what do we think of the box office potential? A big jump?
by TiredWithCoffeePot
17 Comments
Over a billion in its sleep
A Monsters Inc sequel with a grown up Boo could challenge Inside Out 2’s record if they market it correctly.
I’m expecting this to release sometime in 2031 because that’s the 30th anniversary of the original, and that gap between the original and a true sequel would make it feel like an EVENT for millennials and older Gen Z.
It’s a Pixar sequel to a pretty beloved film so it should do good
Ne zha 2 numbers
Hopefully Rio 3 is announced too
Monsters Inc is a deeply beloved film and while University didn’t make a billion, it still did rather well.
If they make a sequel that focuses more on Boo as an adult reconnecting with Mike and Sully, it could energize millenial and gen-z nostalgia for the first film around the world(especially Japan which loves Monsters Inc).
I’d bet it makes at least $900 million, probably much more.
And while you’re at it, give Frank Oz a big raise.
Having a growed up Boo kinda kill the whole message of the first one. Really bad idea
Monsters Inc. is not as big a franchise as Finding Nemo or Incredibles so not as well as their sequels, but I think it could still cross a billion easily.
Monsters Inc. 2 would pull my ass out of a 10 year old jumper and I’d be in this hoe talkin bout Mike Wazowski
Monsters Inc gets shut down as their society elects an imbecile monster President who enacts policies that favor the lesser energy technology because its favored by the lobbyists that fund him.
Easy slam dunk billion. The IP is way more popular today than when MU came out. I also think a prequel was a bad move. Had MU been a sequel then it would have done better.
That’s a pretty easy billion.
Even MU made $750M in 2013 which is the equivalent of $1.1B today.
A lot if released this year. There’s a hunger for family friendly animation.
1. Zootopia 2 – 1.87B
2. Moana 2 – 1.06B
3. Inside Out 2 – 1.7B
4. Frozen II – 1.45B
5. Toy Story 4 – 1.07B
6. Incredibles 2 – 1.24B
Hmm, idk, maybe 1B+
I could see it being a sort of adult Boo with a kid and Mike/sully have to go rescue the kid cause he/she was kidnapped etc etc
$950M.
Probably $1 billion if it’s good, but idk about getting as high as Inside Out 2 or Zootopia 2