Moana 2 is the latest Disney movie to reach $1 billion at the box office. The film, initially conceived as a series for Disney+, was turned into a feature flick after Bob Iger returned as CEO to the House of Mouse. It was released on November 28, 2024. After eight weeks in theaters, it has surpassed this milestone.
Over the weekend, the film made $1.009 billion globally. The sequel has earned $445 million domestically and $567 million internationally. This marks the third film for The Walt Disney Company that entered the billion-dollar club. It follows Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine. Disney is the only studio that fielded billion-dollar movies in 2024. However, Universal’s Despicable Me 4 came close and reached $964 million.
Moana 2 has had a strong run since its opening weekend broke records Frozen II originally set. It made $225 million over the course of its opening five-day weekend. Frozen II previously held the record at $125 million. The success of Moana 2 is also greater than its predecessor. The original Moana made $680 at the global box office when it was released in 2016. The film went on to become one of the most streamed films on Disney+. The original is currently being remade as a live-action feature.
About Moana 2
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical “Moana 2” reunites Moana (voice of Cravalho) and Maui (voice of Johnson) three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced. Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller, and produced by Christina Chen and Yvett Merino, “Moana 2” features music by Grammy® winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Grammy nominee Opetaia Foa‘i, and three-time Grammy winner Mark Mancina. Jared Bush and Miller are writing the film, which is executive produced by Jennifer Lee, Bush and Johnson.
The film also features returning stars Rachel House (Moana’s Grandma, Tala), Temuera Morrison (Moana’s father, Chief Tui) and Nicole Scherzinger (Moana’s mother, Sina), as well as the voices of Hualālai Chung, David Fane and Rose Matafeo as Moana’s new crew members Moni, Kele and Loto, respectively. Awhimai Fraser voices mysterious new character Matangi; Gerald Ramsey plays Moana’s ancestor, Tautai Vasa; and Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda lends her voice to Moana’s adoring and adorable little sister, Simea.
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