Dream Wired
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop
No Result
View All Result
Dream Wired
No Result
View All Result
Home Movie

‘Moana 2’ Smashes Box Office Records in Opening Weekend

rmtsa by rmtsa
December 1, 2024
in Movie
0
‘Moana 2’ Smashes Box Office Records in Opening Weekend
74
SHARES
1.2k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter


You might also like

Why Captain Triumph Could Be Peacemaker Season 2’s Real Villain

Famed Japanese Critic Shiguehiko Hasumi Curates New York Showcase

/r/movies Giveaway – 300+ Free Tickets to a Special Pre-Screening of ‘Bugonia’ on Wednesday 10/22 in NYC & LA (AMC Lincoln Square & AMC The Grove)

Moana 2 being a hit is no surprise — the first movie was a success and remains extremely popular. But the film has exceeded many projections and is already a huge smash after an opening weekend among the biggest in history.

The film has grossed $221 million in the U.S. alone since last Wednesday, and a total of $386 million worldwide. Disney is touting a whole list of box office records it has broken to date, including:

Biggest 5-day opening of all-time (surpassing The Super Mario Bros. Movie/$204.6M)Biggest Thanksgiving weekend of all time by far ($221M 5-day, $135.5M 3-day, surpassing Frozen II/$125M 5-day and $94M 3-day)Biggest Thanksgiving debut by far (more than doubling Frozen/$94M 5-day and $67M 3-day)Thanksgiving Day of $28M (nearly doubling Frozen II/$15M)Highest ever Black Friday at the box office with $54.5M (exceeding Frozen II/$34.2M)Biggest Walt Disney Animation Studios debut of all time.

The original Moana grossed roughly $643 million worldwide in its initial box office run. At this rate, Moana 2 should easily pass those numbers soon.

READ MORE: Why Josh Gad Regrets Using His Own Voice as Olaf

What makes this all the more incredible is the fact that Moana 2 almost didn’t happen — at least not as a movie. Initially, Disney announced plans to continue the story of Moana in a series for Disney+. The studio eventually decided to change course, and then worked to reconfigure the material developed for the Moana series as a theatrical sequel. They only announced the existence of the movie in February of this year — while most animated features take at least two to three years to complete.

And Disney still has their live-action remake of Moana (the first Moana) in production now and scheduled for release in the summer of 2026. (The film stars Dwayne Johnson as Maui, the character he voices in the animated Moana movies.) I can’t think of a precedent for a remake of a movie hitting theaters so close to a sequel to that same film. Will audience be confused? Will they care? It will be an interesting test case, if nothing else.

ScreenCrush logo

The Worst Disney Sequels

The House of Mouse loves to churn out sequel after sequel in their hit franchises. Sometimes, it works. Sometimes, it doesn’t.



Source link

Tags: BoxMoanaOfficeOpeningRecordsSmashesWeekend
Share30Tweet19
rmtsa

rmtsa

Recommended For You

Why Captain Triumph Could Be Peacemaker Season 2’s Real Villain

by rmtsa
October 3, 2025
0
Why Captain Triumph Could Be Peacemaker Season 2’s Real Villain

John Cena’s titular character in Peacemaker Season 2 may have to fight one final villain in the upcoming Episode 8. The penultimate chapter of the sequel installment saw...

Read more

Famed Japanese Critic Shiguehiko Hasumi Curates New York Showcase

by rmtsa
October 3, 2025
0
Famed Japanese Critic Shiguehiko Hasumi Curates New York Showcase

At age 89, Shiguéhiko Hasumi, the critic and theorist long regarded as Japan’s greatest living film scholar, is finally making what amounts to his U.S. debut. Later this...

Read more

/r/movies Giveaway – 300+ Free Tickets to a Special Pre-Screening of ‘Bugonia’ on Wednesday 10/22 in NYC & LA (AMC Lincoln Square & AMC The Grove)

by rmtsa
October 3, 2025
0
/r/movies Giveaway – 300+ Free Tickets to a Special Pre-Screening of ‘Bugonia’ on Wednesday 10/22 in NYC & LA (AMC Lincoln Square & AMC The Grove)

Focus Features is offering r/movies (and other related communities) users over 300 free tickets to a special advanced screening of Yorgos Lanthimos' Bugonia, ahead of its regular release....

Read more

Trailer For Apple TV+ Doc Series MR. SCORSESE About The Legendary Filmmaker — GeekTyrant

by rmtsa
October 3, 2025
0
Trailer For Apple TV+ Doc Series MR. SCORSESE About The Legendary Filmmaker — GeekTyrant

Apple TV+ has dropped the official trailer for its upcoming 5-part documentary series Mr. Scorsese, and it looks like an essential watch for film lovers. Coming from award-winning...

Read more

The Surprising MCU History Between Kang and Doctor Doom

by rmtsa
October 2, 2025
0
The Surprising MCU History Between Kang and Doctor Doom

Before it was called Avengers: Doomsday, the next Avengers movie was going to be called Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. (Hopefully by now you don’t need us to explain the name...

Read more
Next Post
Rock Stars Celebrating Birthdays in December

Rock Stars Celebrating Birthdays in December

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Browse by Category

  • Celebrity
  • Comics
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • Music
  • TV
  • Uncategorized

CATEGORIES

  • Celebrity
  • Comics
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • Music
  • TV
  • Uncategorized
No Result
View All Result

Recent News

  • NFL’s Taylor Lewan Explains ‘Mistake’ of Naming Bad Bunny Halftime Performer
  • Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli separate after 27 years of marriage – National
  • Why Captain Triumph Could Be Peacemaker Season 2’s Real Villain

Copyright © 2023 DramaWired.
DramaWired is a content aggregator and not responsible for the content of external sites.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop

Copyright © 2023 DramaWired.
DramaWired is a content aggregator and not responsible for the content of external sites.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In