Moana 2 is projected to have a record opening weekend. The next Moana 2 is a feature-length sequel that was originally developed as a Disney+ limited series. With music by Mark Mancina, Opetaia Foaʻi, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, the animated musical film features the return of Auliʻi Cravalho as Moana and Dwayne Johnson as the demigod Maui in a new adventure that takes place three years after the original 2016 film.
Put DeadlineQuorum’s first box office projections show that Moana 2which opens the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, is set for a 3-day domestic debut, Friday through Sunday, with a gross of $75-$82 million with gross sales in 5 days of more than US$ 100 million. This would be the best opening ever for a Thanksgiving week release, surpassing 2013. Frozenwhich raised US$93.5 million.
However, this 3-day interval alone is enough to be the best Thanksgiving weekend debut of 2024surpassing current projections for the Universal musical Evil ($67-$74 million) and Ridley Scott’s belated historical epic sequel Gladiator II ($42 to $47 million), both opening this Friday.
What Moana 2’s box office means for Disney
The studio’s box office slump may be over
This titanic designed brute for Moana 2which easily surpasses the original film’s three-day total of $56.6 million, could provide a huge return for Disney’s animated films. Recent installments in the Disney canon have suffered at the box office since 2019 Frozen II It broke records, becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time (although it has since been usurped by Pixar’s animated film). Inside Out 2). See post-box office dataFrozen II releases below:
|
Title |
Budget |
Opening weekend |
Worldwide box office |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) |
~$100 million |
US$8.5 million |
US$130.4 million |
|
Charm (2021) |
~$135 million |
US$27.2 million |
US$256.8 million |
|
Strange World (2022) |
~$160 million |
US$12.1 million |
US$73.6 million |
|
To wish (2023) |
~$185 million |
US$19.7 million |
US$255 million |
Since films typically need to recoup two and a half times their theatrical budgets to turn a profit, it seems likely that none of the four films that followed Frozen II broke even in theaterswhile Strange World it was unable to even recover its budget in raw numbers. The reason for this poor performance is likely the lingering effects of the pandemic, as well as poor word-of-mouth coverage of To wishwhich got a score of 48% on Rotten Tomatoes. However, Moana 2 can reverse this trend with a debut that could more than triple Charmis opening.
Our Take on Moana 2’s Box Office Projections
This could be the beginning of a new era for Disney
While the four disappointments of early 2020 were original titles, the other factors involved mean that their originality probably wasn’t the problem, especially considering the fact that Charm it connected with a large audience as soon as it arrived on streaming. However, the projected success Moana 2 That’s probably still the case because it’s the sequel to a successful film. Its debut could usher in a new era of commercial success for the companysince the upcoming Disney films that are already scheduled are all sequels, including Zootopia 2 and Frozen III.
Source: Deadline