Moana 2could be on its way to vastly outgrossing the original Disney animated movie. The originalMoanadebuted in 2016 and grossed $687.2 million at the global box office against a budget of roughly $150 million. This was enough to make it the 12th highest-grossing movie of the year worldwide, during a period that featured intense competition from hits includingCaptain America: Civil WarandRogue One: A Star Wars Story. Additionally, it was the fourth highest-grossing animated movie of the year, behindFinding Dory,Zootopia, andThe Secret Life of Pets.
TheupcomingMoana 2will feature the return of Auliʻi Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson as the voices of Moana and the demigod Maui respectively. The movie, which was originally developed as a Disney+ series before being converted into a feature, already broke a major record a month before its November 27 release. It has soldthe highest number of first-day advance sale tickets of any 2024 animated movie, a roster which includes hits such asInside Out 2,The Wild Robot,Kung Fu Panda 4,The Garfield Movie, andDespicable Me 4.
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Moana 2’s Ticket Presales Record Shows How Big It Will Be At The Box Office
It Could Even Beat Inside Out 2
This pre-sale record came in the wake of projections showing that the movie could debut with a 3-day total between $75 and $82 million and a 5-day haul of more than $100 million for the midweek release. It could very well make even more than that with these presales, but even that 3-day total is a significant increase on the original movie, which debuted with $56.6 million. This success was presaged by the viewership of theMoana 2trailer, whichbecame the most-watched Disney trailer debutafter it was watched 178 million times in the first 24 hours.
TheMoana 2trailer beat the records set by the trailers forInside Out 2,Frozen II, andIncredibles 2.
The fact that the movie bestedInside Out 2’s first-day pre-sales is also a major accomplishment. That Pixar sequel is the highest-grossing movie of the year with a worldwide gross of $1.696 billion, a total that also makes itthe highest-grossing animated movie of all time. The movie’s 3-day opening weekend gross was $154.2 million, which is significantly ahead ofMoana 2’s initial projections, but if these strong pre-sales figures continue, the movies could be neck and neck for the top of the chart.
How Much More Than Moana Will Moana 2 Make At The Box Office?
It Could Become A Billion-Dollar Release
Even if its opening weekend projections stay the same, ifMoana 2stays consistently ahead of the original movie,it could gross $950 million or more, which would put it $300 million overMoanaand roughly even withDespicable Me 4as the second highest-grossing animated movie of 2024. However, given this pre-sales record, its worldwide total could be even higher, perhaps even reaching a billion, especially considering the fact that the movie has had plenty of anticipation built for it since the original title has been available at home for more than half a decade, expanding its reach significantly.
Moana 2
Cast
Moana 2 is the sequel to the 2016 animated film Moana. Directed by David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller, the film continues the journey of Moana as she embarks on new adventures, exploring the vast Pacific Ocean while encountering new characters and challenges along the way.
