Disney’s Moana sequel, Moana 2 , crashed through multiple box office records over its Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The family-friendly adventure set a new 5-day opening record by grossing $221 million domestically, taking over the top spot held by 2023’s The Super Mario Bros Movie.
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00:00Disney's Moana sequel, Moana 2, has broken multiple box office records over its Thanksgiving
00:06holiday weekend.
00:07The family-friendly adventure set a new five-day opening record by grossing $221 million domestically,
00:14taking over the top spot held by 2023's The Super Mario Bros. movie.
00:19Besides this, the film has even managed to register the biggest opening day collection
00:23of all time by beating Deadpool and Wolverine in the same.
00:27For the unversed, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman's starrer film collected $211.4 million
00:34in its three-day opening weekend.
00:35However, as Moana 2 enters the box office, its five-day earnings have surpassed all the
00:41ever-longstanding collection record.
00:44Moana 2 has set a record as Walt Disney Animation Studios' biggest opening in their history.
00:49Speaking about the success, Disney Entertainment co-chairman Alan Bergman said,
00:54Moana 2 has far surpassed our high expectations this weekend and is a testament to the phenomena
01:00that Moana has become.
01:01We are fortunate to have an incredibly talented and hardworking creative team at Disney Animation
01:06who brought this new adventure to life alongside our wonderful stars Ollie and Dwayne.
01:12The original Moana released in 2016, earning a solid $687.2 million worldwide.
01:18However, Disney's decision to greenlight a sequel was heavily influenced by the film's
01:23massive popularity on streaming platforms, where it became one of the company's most
01:27watched titles.