Stronger than Frozen? Moana 2 could shatter all records

A highly anticipated film in theaters around the world

Eight years after its hit in cinemas around the world, the animated film Vaiana is about to unveil its sequel. Despite the years that have passed, success seems intact for the universe created by Disney. As evidence the staggering figures obtained by the first trailer. Last May, Vaiana 2 made history by becoming the most viewed trailer for Disney Animation and Pixar. In 24 hours he had already been seen more than 178 million times.

An auspicious omen a few days before its release all over the world. And more particularly in the United States, where the film directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller is released during vacances de Thanksgiving.

This time of year is a pivotal period for cinemas across the Atlantic. Americans can benefit from a five-day weekend, ideal for going to the movies. And the figures announced for this long weekend are enormous.

Moana, on the verge of breaking a record held by Frozen?

It's the perfect time to Vaiana 2 to make a huge hit at the domestic box office. The sequel will in fact be released on November 27 (the same date as for France) in order to make the most of the US holidays. According to several American analysis firms, Vaiana 2 could become the highest-grossing Thanksgiving movie of all time.

Estimates from NRG and MarketCast, via The Hollywood Reporterpredict a record start between 125 and 135 million dollars. If the estimates come to fruition, the film led by Dwayne Johnson would do better than the previous record held since 2019 by Frozen 2. The second part of the adventures of Elsa, Anna and Olaf was released a week before the Thanksgiving holidays but exploded the counters by collecting 125 million dollars for its first weekend.

For comparison, Vaiana (2016) was also released a week before the American holiday but had collected 82.1 million dollars. The cartoon had finished its run at the box office having earned $687 million internationally. Furthermore, the director of AMC cinemas, Adam Aron, thinks that Vaiana 2 could do better than Vice Versa 2 and its 1.46 billion greenbacks.