Dwayne Johnson visits soldiers in his home state of Hawaii as his hit Moana 2 breaks box office records
Dwayne Johnson returned to his home state of Hawaii this weekend, where he spent some time with some of the brave men and women of the U.S. military.
The 52-year-old actor shared photos of him interacting with military and military personnel at Pearl Harbor in Oahu on his verified social media pages over the weekend.
The outing came as its hit animated sequel Moana 2 broke box office records by becoming the biggest debut ever over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
In the first photo Johnson shared on
The next image showed Johnson shaking hands with a female soldier named Lara, while another showed him meeting another soldier and her family.
The last image showed him shaking hands with a soldier while wearing a green lei during the outing.
Dwayne Johnson returned to his home state of Hawaii this weekend, where he spent some time with some of the brave men and women of the U.S. military.
The last photo showed him shaking hands with a soldier while wearing a green lei during the outing
“It is an absolute honor for me to once again return to scared land and spend time with our soldiers and their families at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam here in Oahu, Hawaii,” Johnson began.
“All of our military men and women and their families are endlessly grateful for their service. A great day to look you in the eyes and shake your hands and also enjoy all the daps, hugs, tears and selfies,” he added.
“God bless you and your families. Forever a proud patriot as our freedom is our greatest privilege,” he concluded.
Just days earlier, Johnson appeared on the red carpet for the Hawaiian premiere of Moana 2 ahead of its big box office debut.
Moana 2 has raised $135.5 million over its traditional three-day weekend and a whopping $221 million since opening on Wednesday.
The tally easily shattered Disney’s Frozen II’s previous five-day Thanksgiving gross of $125 million.
The animated sequel opened in a whopping 4,200 theaters and grossed a per-screen average of $32,261.
It also raked in another $165.3 million in overseas markets for a whopping worldwide debut of $386 million.
“It is an absolute honor for me to once again return to scared land and spend time with our soldiers and their families at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam here in Oahu, Hawaii,” Johnson began.
“God bless you and your families. Forever a proud patriot as our freedom is our greatest privilege,” he concluded.
Just days earlier, Johnson appeared on the red carpet for the Hawaiian premiere of Moana 2 ahead of its big box office debut
That global figure marks the second-highest debut of 2024, behind Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine’s $438 million
That global figure marks the second-highest debut of 2024, behind Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine’s $438 million.
Johnson can also be seen on the big screen in the holiday adventure Red One, starring Chris Evans and JK Simmons.
That film hasn’t quite found the same box office success as Moana 2, taking in $148.6 million worldwide after three frames at the box office.
He will next be seen in The Smashing Machine and is currently filming the live-action version of Moana, in which he returns as Maui.