Alongside Wicked and Gladiator II the Disney sequel made for an unprecedented five-day ‘weekend’
Christmas came early at the box office this year. Moana 2 brought in a tidal wave of moviegoers over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, setting records with $221m in ticket sales, according to studio estimates. That, combined with Wicked and Gladiator II, made for an unprecedented weekend in cinemas.
Expectations had been high for Disney’s Moana 2, but the film’s five-day opening set a new record for Thanksgiving weekend. (The previous best was $125m for Frozen 2 in its second week of release in 2019.) Moana 2 added $165.3m internationally; with $386m worldwide, it’s the second-best global launch of the year.
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