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Walt Disney Animation Studios set a record for first-day advance ticket sales on Monday, according to online retailer Fandango.
It grossed more than any other 2024 animated film, including Disney/Pixar’s 2024 summer blockbusters Brain Teasers 2. It’s also the fourth best-performing movie of all this year Deadpool and Wolverine, evil and Dune: Part 2. (No wonder box office observers gave the sequel its own special nickname: “Moanapocalpyse.”)
The event film will be released on November 27, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and five days after the Paramount Film Festival. Gladiator II and global evil Open nationwide in North America. Theater bosses are counting on these three highly anticipated blockbusters to boost ticket sales after a rocky start to season three.
The animated feature is directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana LeDoux Miller and reunites voice stars Auli’i Cravajo and Dwayne Johnson. The story tells that after Moana received the call from her ancestors, she embarked on an unexpected adventure in the long-lost waters. Johnson reprises his role as the demigod Maui.
as proof MoanaThe original film, released in 2016, grossed more than $687 million at the global box office and was the most streamed film on all platforms in 2023, according to Nielsen.
moana 2 Originally developed as a TV series, it was later remade into a theatrical sequel. Contains new songs by Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, moana 2 Christina Chen and Yvet Merino serve as producers.
A trailer for the film, released in late May, was viewed by 178 million people in the first 24 hours this week, more than any other movie trailer in the history of the Disney animation empire, which consists of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar. . (Moana From Disney Animation.
Disney and Johnson are also behind the live-action version Moana The remake from director Thomas Kael is scheduled to be released in theaters on July 10, 2026.