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Moana 2 sailed to the top of the box office over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend in keeping with the trend set on its Wednesday release date and again on Black Friday.
The highly anticipated animated adventure starring the voices of Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson broke the previous record five-day record set by The Super Mario Bros. Movie over Easter weekend 2023 and the former Thanksgiving record set by 2019's Frozen 2, with Box Office Mojo reporting the film hauled in $221 million domestically over the five-day weekend.
Internationally the musical about a young woman chosen by the ocean to break a curse on her home island, collected another $165.3 million for a worldwide total of $386.3 million opening at number one everywhere, except for China.
'Moana 2 has far surpassed our high expectations this weekend and is a testament to the phenomenon that Moana has become,' Disney Entertainment co-chairman Alan Bergman said in a statement release Sunday.
'We're fortunate to have an incredibly talented and hard-working creative team at Disney Animation who brought this new adventure to life, alongside our wonderful stars Auli'i and Dwayne and great new music,' he said.
'This is a moment to celebrate, and we're thankful to all the moviegoers and fans who've helped make this a record-breaking debut.'
Moana 2 sailed to the top of the box office over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend in keeping with the trend set on its Wednesday release date and again on Black Friday
The highly anticipated animated adventure starring the voices of Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson broke the previous record five-day records set by 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie and 2019's Frozen 2, hauling in $221 million domestically over extended weekend
Wicked: Part 1 ended up dropping to second place, but the two-hour and 40-minute musical based on the Tony winning Broadway show continued to fill theaters.
It also broke some records of its own, becoming the most successful adaptation of a Broadway musical in history, breaking the previous total from 1978's Grease.
The theatrical extravaganza starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as frenemies Glinda and Elphaba collected $80m over the usual three-day weekend, but with Wednesday and Thursday thrown in, it filled its coffers to the tune of $117.5 million for the extended weekend.
The movie is performing well around the world, with a global total of nearly $359.3 million.
Gladiator II starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington battled it out to land in third place, earning some $44 million for the five-day period.
The high budget film, which cost $350 million to produce and market, has covered its costs, earning totals of $111.2 million domestically and $320 million worldwide to date.
Fourth place went to Red One, starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans who embark on a hunt to rescue a kidnapped Santa Claus played by JK Simmons.
The holiday adventure made nearly $12.9 million over the three-day weekend and with an added $5.822 million from Wednesday and Thursday ticket sales for a five-day stocking filled with $18.322 million.
Wicked: Part 1 dropped to second place, but the musical based on the Tony winning Broadway show continued to fill seats. The theatrical extravaganza starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo collected $80m over the usual three-day weekend for a five-day total of $117.5 million
Gladiator II starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington battled it out to land in third place, earning some $44 million for the five-day period
Fourth place went to Red One, starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans. The holiday adventure made nearly $12.9 million over the three-day weekend and with an added $5.822 million from Wednesday and Thursday ticket sales for a five-day stocking filled with $18.322 million
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, an adaptation of the classic kids book earned a respectable $4.88 million over the five-day period
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, starring Judy Greer in the movie adaptation of the classic kids book earned a respectable $4.88 million over the five-day period.
The Angel Studios release Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin, continued to do well with moviegoers, landing in sixth place.
The fact based story about a pastor in Nazi Germany who joins a plot to assassinate Adolph Hitler collected a total of $3.47 million over the long weekend.
Venom: The Last Dance keeps twirling away. Audiences continued to check out the third film in the franchise adding another $3.1 million to the coffers with a global take of $461.15 million.
The Angel Studios release Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin, continued to do well with moviegoers, landing in sixth place. The fact based story about a pastor in Nazi Germany who joins a plot to assassinate Adolph Hitler collected a total of $3.47 million over the long weekend
Heretic, starring a spooky Hugh Grant as a man who make two Mormon missionaries test their faith as they struggle to survive squeaked by in eighth place with $956,797
The Wild Robot continued to charm audiences, this week in ninth place. The story of a robot stranded on a deserted island earned $670,000 over the three-day period
Rounding out the top 10 is A Real Pain starring Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg as two cousins on a tour through Poland in honor of their grandmother. The dramady earned $665,000
Heretic, starring a spooky Hugh Grant as a man who make two Mormon missionaries test their faith as they struggle to survive squeaked by in eighth place with $956,797.
The Wild Robot continued to charm audiences, this week in ninth place.
The story of a robot stranded on a deserted island earned $670,000 over the three-day period.
Rounding out the top 10 is A Real Pain starring Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg as two cousins on a tour through Poland in honor of their grandmother. The dramady earned $665,000.
