Moana 2 is off to a file begin on the North American field workplace, scoring an estimated $13.8m in previews for the very best pre-Thanksgiving and Walt Disney Animation Studios previews of all time.
Moreover, the preview quantity represents the second-best for an animated movie behind Incredibles 2 on $18.5m after surpassing Inside Out 2 on $13m earlier this yr.
Moana 2 opened huge on Wednesday in 4,200 places together with 300 Imax auditoriums, 900 Premium Giant Format screens, 2,400 3D screens and 220 D-Field/4D movement screens.
Initially conceived as a Disney+ sequel to the 2016 unique, Moana 2 sees Auli‘i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson reprise their voice roles because the titular heroine and a wise-cracking demi-god. Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller, and David Derrick Jr co-directed.
By the use of comparability, Incredibles 2 earned $183m in its first three days, Inside Out 2 grossed $154m over the identical interval, Toy Story 4 took $12m in Thursday previews and earned $121m over three days, and Frozen 2 earned $8.5m in previews and $130m over three days.
The primary Moana characteristic opened on $56.6m in November 2016 and went on to gross $248.8m in North America.
