Moana 2 topped the box office over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, in line with the trend set by its Wednesday release date and again on Black Friday.
The highly anticipated animated adventure starring the voices of Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson broke the previous record of five days set by The Super Mario Bros. Movie over Easter weekend in 2023 and the previous record of Thanksgiving set by Frozen 2 of 2019, with box office mojo reporting that the film grossed $221 million domestically over the five-day weekend.
Internationally, the musical about a young woman chosen by the ocean to break a curse on her island home, grossed another $165.3 million for a worldwide total of $386.3 million and ranked number one in all parts, except in China.
“Moana 2 far exceeded our high expectations this weekend and is a testament to the phenomenon that Moana has become,” Disney Entertainment co-chairman Alan Bergman said in a statement Sunday.
“We are fortunate to have an incredibly talented and hard-working creative team at Disney Animation who brought this new adventure to life, along with our wonderful stars Auli’i and Dwayne and great new music,” he said.
“This is a moment to celebrate and we are grateful to all the moviegoers and fans who have helped make this an unprecedented debut.”
Moana 2 topped the box office over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, continuing the trend set by its Wednesday release date and again on Black Friday.
The highly anticipated animated adventure starring the voices of Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson broke the previous five-day record set by 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie and 2019’s Frozen 2, grossing $221 million at national level during the extended weekend.
Wicked: Part 1 ended up falling to second place, but the two-hour, 40-minute musical based on the Tony-winning Broadway show continued to fill theaters.
It also broke some records of its own, becoming the most successful adaptation of a Broadway musical in history, surpassing the previous total of 1978’s Grease.
The stage show starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as enemies Glinda and Elphaba grossed $80 million over the usual three-day weekend, but with Wednesday and Thursday, it filled its coffers to the tune of $117.5 million. of dollars for the extended weekend.
The film is performing well worldwide, with a global total of nearly $359.3 million.
Gladiator II, starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington, battled to third place, earning an estimated $44 million over the five-day period.
The high-budget film, which cost $350 million to produce and market, has covered its costs, earning a total of $111.2 million domestically and $320 million worldwide to date.
Fourth place went to Red One, starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans who embark on a quest to rescue a kidnapped Santa Claus played by JK Simmons.
The holiday adventure grossed nearly $12.9 million over the three-day weekend and with an additional $5.822 million from Wednesday and Thursday ticket sales for a packed five-day average of $18.322 million.
Wicked: Part 1 fell to second place, but the musical based on the Tony-winning Broadway show continued to fill seats. The stage show starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo grossed $80 million over the usual three-day weekend for a five-day total of $117.5 million.
Gladiator II, starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington, battled to third place, earning an estimated $44 million over the five-day period.
Fourth place went to Red One, starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans. The holiday adventure grossed nearly $12.9 million over the three-day weekend and with an additional $5.822 million from Wednesday and Thursday ticket sales for a packed five-day average of $18.322 million.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, an adaptation of the classic children’s book earned a respectable $4.88 million during the five-day period.
The best Christmas game show of all time, starring Judy Greer in the film adaptation of the classic children’s book, earned a respectable $4.88 million over the five-day period.
The Angel Studios releases Bonhoeffer: Shepherd. Spy. Assassin continued to have good results among moviegoers, coming in sixth place.
The fact-based story about a pastor in Nazi Germany who joins a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler grossed a total of $3.47 million over the long weekend.
Venom: The Last Dance keeps spinning. Audiences continued to watch the third film in the franchise, adding another $3.1 million to the coffers with a global gross of $461.15 million.
The Angel Studios releases Bonhoeffer: Shepherd. Spy. Assassin continued to have good results among moviegoers, finishing in sixth place. The fact-based story about a pastor in Nazi Germany who joins a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler grossed a total of $3.47 million over the long weekend.
Heretic, starring a creepy Hugh Grant as a man who puts two Mormon missionaries to the test of their faith as they fight to survive, came in eighth with $956,797.
The Wild Robot continued to delight audiences and this week took ninth place. The story of a robot stranded on a desert island raised $670,000 in three days
Rounding out the top 10 is A Real Pain, starring Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg as two cousins on a tour of Poland in honor of their grandmother. The drama grossed $665,000.
Heretic, starring a creepy Hugh Grant as a man who puts two Mormon missionaries to the test of their faith as they fight to survive, came in eighth with $956,797.
The Wild Robot continued to delight audiences and this week took ninth place.
The story of a robot stranded on a desert island raised $670,000 during the three-day period.
Rounding out the top 10 is A Real Pain, starring Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg as two cousins on a tour of Poland in honor of their grandmother. The drama earned $665,000.