The sequel to “Moana, the legend at the end of the world” was released in cinemas on November 27, 2024. And it crushes the competition at the French and world box office.
It’s a tidal wave that sweeps away everything in its path. Released on November 27, 2024, Vaiana 2 is one of the big cinema events of this end of year. And unsurprisingly, the Disney animated film crushes the competition and dominates the box office. Nearly 2.4 million spectators went to cinemas in just one week to discover the new oceanic adventures of Moana and Maui in France, according to information from Box-office Pro. The rest of the films released this week pale in comparison, with 394,103 admissions for A fanfare388,495 entries for Gladiator 2 (2.3 million since its release on November 13) or 160,628 entries for phew love (4.5 million since its release on October 16).
Vaiana 2 therefore becomes the 9th biggest success of the year 2024 in France in just seven days. For comparison, Vice-Versa 2a Pixar animated film which is the third biggest success of the year at the French box office with 8.4 million admissions to date, ended its first week of operation last June with 1.9 million. 'entries. Frozen 2 did a little better, with 2.1 million admissions for its first French week. The success of Vaiana 2 is only just beginning.
Internationally, the phenomenon is just as impressive. In less than ten days, the second part of the franchise Vaiana directed by David G. Derrick Jr has already grossed more than $423 million worldwide, including $239 million in the United States alone.
If French critics are mixed on the quality of the feature film, this dazzling success is not unexpected. With The Snow Queen, Vaiana remains one of the most popular Disney films of the last ten years. The first episode is considered the most viewed film of all time on Disney+, with more than 80 billion minutes viewed according to Bloomberg information (that's as if the film had been seen 748 million times…) . We can also regularly see the heroine in the top 10 most viewed films on Disney+, and notably in first place in the ranking. The popularity of the animated film is therefore no longer in doubt.
More Vaiana 2which was to be a series before becoming a cinema sequel, is it worth a watch? French critics are divided on the quality of the Disney holiday feature film. There are obviously several critics who have been taken in by the qualities of Vaiana 2. And the main thing remains the staging! For Le Journal du Dimanche, “the result commands admiration” and the cartoon is “visually dazzling”. Same story with Le Parisien, who believes that graphically, “the film is even more sumptuous than the first”. Konbini welcomes “a more ambitious adventure” “with its share of endearing characters and captivating songs”.
Conversely, other media such as Sud Ouest believe that the Disney heroine is making a “half-hearted return”. The main fault? The scenario. According to the regional daily, the animated film “forgets to develop an effective plot”. The specialist magazine Première recognizes that the heroine can be endearing, but “the new story lacks the strength and originality to fully convince”. If La Croix considers that the message of the film is “sympathetic”, above all, “it arouses a boredom as deep as the Pacific”, when Télérama denounces a “lazy sequel”. For Le Journal du Geek, which criticizes Vaiana 2 its half-hearted scenario which “tells nothing”, the “disappointment” and the “frustration” are great.
Synopsis – Moana embarks on a new adventure to the confines of the seas of Oceania after receiving an unexpected call from her ancestors. Vaiana 2 is a film directed by Dave Derrick Jr. Music is performed by Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Opetaia Foa'i and Mark Mancina.
