‘Moana 2’: Post-‘Glicked’ Disney Sequel Will Be Welcomed At The Global Box Office With $225M+ Debut – Preview

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In the wake of one of the best pre-Thanksgiving frames in over a decade with Wicked and Gladiator II drumming up a $200M-plus frame, crowded lobbies around the world will remain intact this week as Disney’s Moana 2 joins the fray with what’s expected to be a $225M+ largely day-and-date global opening.

That’s just below the $295M thatDisney’s own Inside Out 2 drummed up earlier this year; that Pixar pic remaining the top animated movie of all time and the best 2024 has seen thus far at $652.9M domestic, and $1.69 billion (you can read the screenplay here).

Folks like AMC circuit boss Adam Aron believe Moana 2 could top that. Moana 2 starts stateside previews at 2 p.m. Tuesday and rolls out abroad on Wednesday, looking to make $100M+ overseas and anywhere from $125M-$135M over its five day-domestic Thanksgiving Day stretch at 4,100 locations.

It’s going for a record this weekend, looking to upset not just Disney’s previous $93.5M 5-day record opening for 2013’s Frozen but also the $125M 5-day Thanksgiving haul of 2019’s Frozen II.