'Inside Out' sees mind-blowing opening

Bryan Alexander | USA TODAY

Show Caption Hide Caption Trailer: 'Inside Out' The five emotions inside a girl's head vie for control after a life-changing event.

Inside out is already blowing audience minds across the country.

The Pixar film opened to $3.7 million on Thursday night screenings, according to Disney Animation Studio estimates.

The number represents a Pixar and Disney Animation record, trumping Monsters University in 2013 which opened to $2.6 million. It's even substantially higher than Disney Animation's hit Frozen, which took $1.2 million on its opening Tuesday in 2013.

Inside Out, which takes place inside the mind of an 11-year-old-girl, has a stellar 98 percent critical rating on RottenTomatoes.com. For weeks it stood at 100 percent, but the number has dipped slightly.

Inside Out will see a significant box office battle with Jurassic World, which saw a record opening of $208.8 million last weekend. The Universal dinosaur blockbuster is expected to handily take its second weekend crown.