‘Moana 2’ Beats ‘Wicked’ In Massive Thanksgiving Weekend Box Office Win

“Moana 2” showed just how far it would go over Thanksgiving weekend … defying “Wicked” at the box office by a head-turning amount.

Disney’s new movie debuted to a whopping $221 million domestically over the five-day weekend … smashing previous Thanksgiving weekend box office records.

Moviegoers overseas have also been flocking to theaters to see what the “Moana” sequel has in store, landing at a projected total of $165.3 million in the international market.

Do some quick math, and that’s a projected total of $386.3 million for the Mouse House over the long weekend … pretty, pretty good!

While “Moana 2” may have topped “Wicked” … the prequel to “The Wizard of Oz” is still holding its own, to say the least. “Wicked” brought in another $175 million domestically … and the film now sits globally at a massive $359.3 million.

It’s worth mentioning, “Wicked” debuted a week before “Moana 2,” which may be why there’s a substantial difference between the two.

Regardless of who’s on top, Thanksgiving weekend was an incredible win for movie theaters across the globe … one that’s been desperately needed as the industry has been significantly hit coming off the SAG strike and global pandemic.