Moana 2has already been incredibly successful at the box office so far, and its momentum doesn’t seem like it will run out anytime soon. The story ofMoana 2is set three years after the first film, which was released in 2016, and follows Moana as she once again teams up with the demigod Maui and assembles a crew to find the lost island of Motufetu and break its curse. Thecast ofMoana 2includes Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger, and Alan Tudyk.
Moana 2was actually originallyplanned to be a Disney+ series, but it was ultimately decided that it should be a theatrical release. This ended up being a very smart decision, sinceMoana 2has been earning a lot of money at the box office.Reviews forMoana 2have not been nearly as strong as the first movie, but that has not stopped moviegoers from flocking to the theaters to see Moana’s most recent adventure.
Moana 2’s Current Box Office Total (So Far)
Moana 2 Has Made Over $400 Million At The Box Office So Far
As of this writing,Moana 2has grossed a total of $439,713,250 at the worldwide box office (viaBox Office Mojo). This is incredibly impressive since the movie has only been out for one week. In its five-day opening period,Moana 2grossed $221 million domestically and $165 million internationally, totaling for a worldwide gross of $386 million.Releasing just before the Thanksgiving long weekend was an effective strategy forthe sequel, asMoana 2 broke several recordswith its opening weekend earnings.
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Moana 2’s$221 million domestic haul is the biggest five-day Thanksgiving earner of all time. This record was previously held byFrozen II, which earned $125 million across its first five days.Moana 2easily beat outFrozen IIfor this record, which showcases just how well the sequel is currently performing at the box office.Moana 2also beat out theFrozensequel as the movie with the biggest Black Friday gross of all time, the biggest Thanksgiving Day gross of all time, and the biggest opening day gross ever for a Disney animated movie.
Furthermore,Moana 2also beat outThe Super Mario Bros. Movie, which was just released last year, as the biggest global opening ever for an animated movie. In its opening weekend in April 2023, at a time when Disney animated movies were struggling at the box office,The Super Mario Bros. Moviemade $377 million at the worldwide box office. Therefore,Moana 2beatThe Super Mario Bros. Movieby earning $9 million more.
Moana 2 Is Expected To Have Strong Legs At The Box Office
Moana 2’s Box Office Dominance Will Continue
In addition to all the previous records,Moana 2was also a major contributor to the most profitable five-day Thanksgiving weekend at the box office in history.Moana 2, along with other major films such asWickedandGladiator II, earned a combined total of$414 million across the five-day Thanksgiving period.Moana 2’sopening five-day haul accounted for more than half of the record-breaking Thanksgiving box office, and reports suggest it will also have a successful second weekend at the box office.
Moana 2is projected to make $60 million in its second weekend, which is an extremely impressive figure for the weekend right after Thanksgiving.
While the first weekend of December, right after the Thanksgiving weekend, doesn’t tend to be a very strong weekend for the box office,Moana 2looks set to change that. As reported byDeadline,Moana 2is projected to make $60 million in its second weekend, which is an extremely impressive figure for the weekend right after Thanksgiving. This projection proves thatMoana 2’sbox office success isn’t going to stop right after its opening weekend.
Moana 2 Should Make Over $1 Billion - But By How Much?
Moana 2 Will Make Much More Than The First Movie
The amount of money thatMoana 2has already made at the box office is shocking since the first film grossed a worldwide total of $643,332,460. While a movie earning over $600 million is impressive, the firstMoanamovie is not even close to being near the top of the list of the most profitable animated movies. The aforementionedFrozen II, for example, made $1,453,683,470 at the worldwide box office. 2016’sMoanawas nowhere close to earning $1 billion at the box office, butMoana 2will likely soar past this major box office milestone.
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Moana 2has already grossed well over $400 million at the worldwide box office, and will surpass the total box office of the first film in no time. Given all the box office records that the moviehas achieved,it is clear thatMoana 2will easily make over $1 billion. However, it is currently unclear how much over the $1 billion markMoana 2will earn.
Predicting Moana 2’s Final Box Office Total
Moana 2 May Double The First Movie’s Box Office Total
The best film to look at when trying to predictMoana 2’sbox office total is without a doubtFrozen II. Beyond the fact thatMoana 2surpassedFrozen IIto earn many of its records,Frozen IIis also a sequel that earned worse reviews than its predecessor upon release. The firstFrozenmovie has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 89%, whileFrozen IIdropped to 77%. To compare,Moanahas an impressive score of 95%, whereasMoana 2currently has an underwhelming score of 63% (viaRotten Tomatoes).
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Even thoughMoana 2’sscore is significantly lower than the first film’s score,Frozen II’sworse reviews didn’t stop it from surpassing the firstFrozenmovie at the box office. This is proof thatMoana 2will likely soar well beyond the $1 billion mark at the box office.Moanaisn’t as popular of an IP asFrozen, however, so it is unlikely it will make more thanFrozen IIdid, even though it has already surpassed the film in other records.
Most likely,Moana 2will earn around $1.2 to $1.3 billion at the worldwide box office. This number would still be very impressive, since it would mean thatMoana 2doubled the box office total of the first film.
Moana 2
Cast
Moana 2 is the sequel to the 2016 animated film Moana. Directed by David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller, the film continues the journey of Moana as she embarks on new adventures, exploring the vast Pacific Ocean while encountering new characters and challenges along the way.
