Moana 2has set an impressive 2024 pre-sales ticket record. The highly anticipated animatedDisney sequel sees Moana (Auli’i Cravalho) and Maui (Dwayne Johnson) teaming up for another musical adventure. Following the critical and commercial success of the firstMoana, released in 2016,Moana 2’s storywas originally developed as a Disney+ series. Disney CEO Bob Iger and other executives later made the decision to have the sequel reworked as a feature-length theatrical movie.
According toFandango(viaThe Hollywood Reporter),Moana 2has sold more first-day advance ticket sales than any animated 2024 movie, even exceeding the year’s highest-grossing movie,Inside Out 2.Moana 2is also the fourth-highest in first-day advance ticket sales for all 2024 movies and is only exceeded byDeadpool & Wolverine,Wicked, andDune: Part Two. With almost a month left until the Disney sequel debuts in theaters on November 27, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, it will continue to climb in ticket pre-sales.
What This Means For Moana 2
It Could Rival Inside Out 2’s Box Office Success
Moana 2was already expected to be a major box office success for Disney and provide the comeback the studio needs after their Thanksgiving releases have underperformed in recent years. Based on the number of ticket pre-sales close to a month before the movie’s release, it will not only be a box office success, butwill likely be one of 2024’s highest-grossing movies. WhileWickedandGladiator IIare releasing the weekend beforeMoana 2, the animated sequel is the only major release during Thanksgiving weekend, the perfect time for a family-friendly movie.
Moana’s Family Tree Explained
Moana’s family is essential to her story, with each member, including her ancestors and new little sister, reinforcing her passion for the ocean.
SinceMoana 2already has more first-day advance ticket sales thanInside Out 2did, it could potentially go on to breakInside Out 2’s $1.6 billion box office record. This will requireMoana 2to not only have a strong opening weekend, but to have the kind of long-term success thatInside Out 2had throughout the entire 2024 summer.Moana 2would need to start off well during Thanksgiving andcarry its high number of ticket sales into early 2025.
Our Take On Moana 2’s Ticket Sales Record
Disney Seems To Have Made The Right Decision
It remains to be seen ifMoana 2’s story, originally made for a streaming series, can work just as well as a theatrical movie. However, from a financial standpoint,Moana 2’s pre-sales ticket record proves that Iger and other Disney executives made the right decision by having the sequel reworked as a theatrical movie. With the next installment introducing moregods and demigods in theMoanamovies, it is fitting thatMoana 2’s story, which has a vast mythological scale, will be shown in theaters, and seen by many due to the extensive ticket sales.
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.
