'Moana 2' Has Strong Showing At Previews, Foretells Strong Theater Weekend
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Disney’s Moana 2 has set new records before its full release weekend. According to Deadline, in the preview showings on Tuesday, November 26, the film pulled in $13.8 million. The Moana sequel now has the highest-grossing preview run for a Walt Disney Animation film; not only that, but it has the highest revenue for a film preview running on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, blowing its predecessor Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) out of the water by about $10 million. It just missed beating out Incredibles 2 (2018) for an animated film’s overall highest-grossing previews, falling short by about $4.7 million and firmly securing second place.
The film also had a successful Thanksgiving Day run; the film grossed about $28 million domestically, dominating films such as Gladiator II and the film adaptation of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Going into the weekend, as of November 29, the film has grossed $85.5 million domestically and $109.6 million worldwide (via Box Office Mojo), lining up to blow the original five-day weekend revenue estimates of $105–115 million out of the water.
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Moana 2 continues the epic story of the titular character. Set three years after the original film, Moana receives a vision from her ancestors and embarks on a new journey to reconnect the people spread out across the islands in Oceania and save her home. The film has a mid-credits scene that opens things up to a potential third film or other follow-up content. Auliʻi Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson returned as the voices of Moana and Maui, respectively. Moana 2 is just beginning its theatrical run and will likely remain theaters-only for a few months before moving to Disney+. To catch up on where the previous film left off, Moana (2016) and a sing-along version are available to stream on Disney+.
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