After having one of the best pre-Thanksgiving frames in over a decade Evil And Gladiator II With a total volume of over $200 million, crowded lobbies around the world will remain intact like Disney’s this week Moana 2 joins the fight with what is expected to be a $225 million+ largely up-to-date global opening.

That’s just under the $295 million Disney’s own Inside Out 2 Compiled at the beginning of the year; This Pixar picture remains the best animated film of all time, with $652.9 million and $1.69 billion, and the best 2024 has seen so far (you can read the script here). People like AMC Circuit boss Adam Aron believe Moana 2 could top that.

Moana 2 begins previews in the U.S. on Tuesday at 2 p.m. and launches abroad on Wednesday to succeed $100 million+ Overseas and from everywhere $125 million to $135 million during its five-day domestic Thanksgiving holiday at 4,100 locations. This weekend will set a record that will not only break Disney’s previous five-day opening record from 2013 of $93.5 million Frozen but also the $125 million 2019 5 Days of Thanksgiving collection Frozen II. We were told that pre-sales are imminent Frozen 2 And The Super Mario Bros. movie ($204.6M 5-day opening).

Moana 2 has all the women, so what happens to Universal? Evil in the second round? Jon M. Chu’s feature film version of the Broadway hit could make a splash, but that remains to be seen $90 million+ 5 days (last 3 days cost $112.5 million). What Moana 2 has that Evil “Ain’t Go” has a shorter running time of 100 minutes compared to the latter’s 2 hours and 40 minutes – a much easier time balance for parents with children. Plus, thanks to Dwayne Johnson’s Maui, there’s an on-screen character to entertain the boys, as opposed to the vocal apalooza of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

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There are Imax and PLF screens, which continue to be shared among the three major films. I understand that Moana 2 will feature 300 Imax screens, resulting in two to three screenings per day, while the animated sequel with Auli’i Cravalho will be booked with 700 PLF screens and 2,200 locations with 3D. The follow-up to the two-time Oscar-nominated 2016 original, which grossed $643.3 million worldwide, has no reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. While premieres took place in Maui and London last week, the larger media outlets are showing Moana 2 tonight for the first time. The original Moana opened to $56.6 million for 3 days and $82 million for 5 days. The Moana 2 The team is currently on a press tour in Italy.

Moana 2 was announced by Disney CEO Bob Iger during a conference call in February, with the studio unveiling a planned Disney+ Moana series to a feature film sequel to fill this year’s Thanksgiving vacancy. News of the sequel boosted the live-action that was in the works Moana with Johnson until July 10, 2026.

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Moana 2 surfs to France, Korea and Italy on Wednesday. On Thursday it will add Germany, Mexico, Australia and Brazil to the wave, and on Friday it will add Great Britain, Spain and China. This will represent 94% of the international presence as Japan leaves a week later on December 6th.

The first Moanawhose overseas releases were staggered in 2016, earned $64.7 million overseas in comparable markets at today’s rates. It was still an original IP at the time, but has since gained massive notoriety through spin-offs and on Disney+.

With a view to opening competitions abroad, we examine such titles on comparable markets and at current prices Find Dory ($107 million, 2016), Incredible 2 ($129 million, 2018) and Despicable Me 4 ($135 million, 2024). Note that each was a summer release.

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A few weeks ago we were in something of a shaky international market, but recent games from Gladiator II And Evil have provided gas to provide energy for the rest of the year. Note that Evil has no new offshore openings in the coming week; It will be released in France, China and Germany in December and in Japan in March next year.

The first Moana achieved its best results in Japan, France, China, Great Britain and Brazil.

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Gladiator II will remain the only goal for men for a long time. The 5-day price tag for Thanksgiving is estimated to be around $45 million. The Ridley Scott-directed film star Paul Mescal ended its three-day opening at $55 million after one $13.6 million Sunday, -29% compared to Saturday. Given the long running times of Gladiator II after 2½ hours and Evil, The hope is that planned moviegoing will continue into this weekend, given the nature of these long-running favorites Avatar: The Way of Water And Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.