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- Disney's Moana 2 registered the highest five-day opening of all time, the company said, making an estimated $221 million between Wednesday and Sunday.
- Disney claims that Moana’s opening weekend haul of $204.6 million beats the record set by The Super Mario Bros. Movie in 2023.
- Disney's other hit openings this year include Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine.
Disney (DIS) Moana 2 has the biggest five-day debut ever, according to the company. The movie made an estimated $221 millions between Wednesday and the end of Sunday, marking its latest success this year.
Analysts had predicted that the movie would gross between $125 and $135 million. Disney reported that this new film had made 386 millions dollars worldwide.
According to Disney, Moana 2’s haul beat the five-day opening record of $204.6 million made by 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie; surpassed Frozen’'s $94 million total for a Thanksgiving opening weekend box office; and topped Frozen 2's second weekend of $125 million in 2019 for the all-time highest five-day Thanksgiving weekend box office.
"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.
It said that its films now account for nine out of the top 10 opening weekends on Thanksgiving and seven of the top seven.
'Moana 2' the Latest Disney Hit Film This Year
Disney's movies now make up the top three openings this year in the U.S., with Moana 2 joining Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine.
Universal Pictures' Wicked also has enjoyed significant success since its Nov. 22 debut, having brought in an estimated $262 million in the U.S. and $359 million globally, according to box office tracker Comscore.
Disney shares are slightly up in premarket trade and have gained 30 percent this year.
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