moana 2 is enjoying a historic box office adventure, breaking record after record since its release just before Thanksgiving.
The holidays are just around the corner, and Walt Disney Animation’s sequel is expected to open to $125 million to $135 million over the five-day weekend (Wednesday through Sunday). Instead, the music-filled family film grossed a magic $221 million over five days, including $135.3 over the three-day weekend, thanks to pent-up viewing as the fearless Moana continues her adventures. Demand, voiced once again by Ollie I Am Cravalho, and the demigod Maui, also voiced once again by Dwayne Johnson.
Thanksgiving menu also includes Universal Pictures record-setting evil and paramount Gladiator II. The three films generated their largest-ever domestic holiday revenue during Thanksgiving, reaching $420 million, topping 2018’s previous record of $316 million by more than $100 million, according to Comscore.
overseas, moana 2 It debuted with a box office of US$165.3 million and a global box office of US$386.3 million, ranking first in all regions except China.
MoanaThe journey to becoming a franchise has been unusual, to say the least. The 2016 original film performed well but wasn’t great, and the sequel was originally developed as a Disney+ series. That is, until the 2016 film became an enduring cultural phenomenon among kids and became the most streamed movie on all platforms in 2023, according to Nielsen data.
Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana LeDoux Miller, the sequel follows the young heroine as she embarks on a journey to the long-lost waters after receiving a call from her ancestors. An unexpected adventure. Maui, of course, made an appearance.
“moana 2 This weekend far exceeded our high expectations and proved the phenomenon Moana has become,” Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Alan Bergman said in a statement. “We’re lucky that Disney Animation has an incredibly talented and hard-working creative team to bring this new adventure to life, along with our amazing stars Ollie and Dwayne and great new music. It’s a It’s a time for celebration and we’re grateful to all of our moviegoers and fans who helped make this record-breaking premiere possible.
Here are the records broken so far, according to data from Disney and Comscore. Total amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The largest five-day debut in history
moana 2 (November 2024): $221 million
super mario bros movie (April 2023): $204 million
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (July 2010): $200 million
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (July 2011): $163 million
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (July 2009): $158 million
Top-grossing five-day Thanksgiving movies of all time (including expired movies)
moana 2 (2024): $221 million
Frozen 2 (2019): $125 million
evil (2024): $117.5 million
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2010): $110 million
freezing (2013): $93.6 million
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moana 2 (2024): $221 million
freezing (2013): $93.6 million
ralph broke the internet (2018): $84.8 million
toy story 2 (1999): $80.1 million
cocoa (2017): $72.9 million
The largest three-day premiere of Walt Disney Animation in history
moana 2: $135.5 million.
Frozen 2: $130.3 million
Biggest Black Friday sales ever
moana 2: US$54.5 million
Frozen 2: US$34.2 million
Biggest Thanksgiving Gross Ever
moana 2: US$28 million
Frozen 2: US$15 million
Walt Disney Animation’s Biggest Opening Dayand more
moana 2: US$57.5 million
Frozen 2: US$42.2 million
In all animated movies, moana 2 Third largest opening day after 2024 Brain Teasers 2 ($71.3 million) and 2018 The Incredibles 2 ($63.6 million). The latter two films both come from Disney sister studio Pixar.
Highlights abroad
moana 2 Achieved the second largest release in the world this year, far behind other Disney films Deadpool and Wolverine.
France led all markets with an astronomical $18.8 million, the highest opening ever for an animated film. In other major markets, it had the second-biggest animated opening in Italy and Brazil. It is the largest premiere of a Walt Disney animated film in Latin America and in nearly 30 markets around the world, including Australia and Mexico.
