Moana 2 sails to the top of the box office in record breaking $221M weekend surpassing Wicked and Gladiator II

Moana 2 reached the top of the box office over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, following the trend set on Wednesday’s release date and again on Black Friday.

The highly anticipated animated adventure featuring the voices of Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson broke the previous five-day record set by The Super Mario Bros. Movie during Easter weekend 2023 and the former Thanksgiving record of 2019’s Frozen 2. , with Box Office Mojo reported 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 home island grossed another $165.3 million for a worldwide total of $386.3 million and hit number one everywhere but 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 on Sunday.

“We are fortunate to have an incredibly talented and hardworking creative team at Disney Animation who have brought this new adventure to life, along with our incredible 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 helped make this a record-breaking debut.”

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 The Super Mario Bros. Movie from 2023 and 2019’s Frozen 2, and grossed $221 million domestically over an extended weekend.

Wicked: Part 1 ultimately fell to second place, but the two-hour, forty-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, breaking the previous total set by 1978’s Grease.

The theatrical extravaganza starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as enemies Glinda and Elphaba collected $80 million over its usual three-day weekend, but with Wednesday and Thursday added, it filled the coffers for the extended weekend with $117.5 million.

The film is doing well around the world, with a total of almost $359.3 million.

Gladiator II starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington battled for third place and earned around $44 million for the five-day run.

The big-budget film, which cost $350 million to produce and market, has covered its costs and has grossed 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 as they hunt to rescue a kidnapped Santa Claus, played by JK Simmons.

The holiday adventure grossed nearly $12.9 million over the three-day weekend, with an additional $5.822 million coming from ticket sales on Wednesday and Thursday for a five-day stocking filled with $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 theatrical extravaganza starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo raised $80 million over its usual three-day weekend, for a five-day total of $117.5 million.

Gladiator II starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington battled for third place and earned around $44 million for the five-day run

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, with an additional $5.822 million coming from ticket sales on Wednesday and Thursday for a five-day stocking filled with $18.322 million

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, an adaptation of the classic children’s book, earned a respectable $4.88 million in five days

The best Christmas pageant ever, starring Judy Greer in the film adaptation of the classic children’s book, earned a respectable $4.88 million in five days.

The Angel Studios release Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin continued to do well with moviegoers, landing in sixth place.

The fact-based story about a preacher in Nazi Germany who participates in a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler grossed a total of $3.47 million over the long weekend.

Venom: The Last Dance just keeps rolling around. Audiences continued to watch the third film in the franchise, adding another $3.1 million to the box office with a worldwide gross of $461.15 million.

The Angel Studios release Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin continued to do well with moviegoers, landing in sixth place. The fact-based story about a preacher in Nazi Germany who participates in 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 lets two Mormon missionaries test their faith as they struggle to survive, finished in eighth place with $956,797

The Wild Robot continued to charm audiences, reaching ninth place this week. The Story of a Robot Stranded on a Desert Island Made $670,000 in Three Days

Rounding out the top 10 is A Real Pain, starring Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg as two cousins ​​touring Poland in honor of their grandmother. The drama earned $665,000

Heretic, starring a creepy Hugh Grant as a man who lets two Mormon missionaries test their faith as they struggle to survive, finished in eighth place with $956,797.

The Wild Robot continued to charm audiences, reaching ninth place this week.

The story of a robot stranded on a desert island made $670,000 in three days.

Rounding out the top 10 is A Real Pain, starring Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg as two cousins ​​touring Poland in honor of their grandmother. The drama earned $665,000.