'Inside Out 2' posts smashing debut at N.American box office

"This is a sensational opening by Pixar's own exceptional standard for a follow-up sequel," said analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research. In the hotly awaited sequel from Disney and Pixar, a girl named Riley grapples with new feelings as she starts high school. Emotions such as Envy and Anxiety join the existing, talkative residents of her young head, including Joy and Sadness, all of them voiced by actors including Amy Poehler and Phyllis Smith. "Every one of Pixar's second...