AdvertisementDisney's "Moana 2" broke Thanksgiving box office records, bringing in $380 million globally.
In previous years, Disney struggled at the Thanksgiving weekend box office with "Wish" and "Strange World."
Originally created as a series, "Moana 2" was shifted to a film, boosting Disney's theatrical strategy.
The latter is a new five-day Thanksgiving box office record, surpassing the $125 million "Frozen 2" earned in 2019.
"Wish" tells the origin story of the wishing star seen in several Disney movies.
Persons:
Disney, Jeff Bock, Bob Iger, codirector David Derrick Jr, Dwayne Johnson, Bock
Organizations:
Disney, Pixar
Locations:
Moana, Maui