00:00Moana!
00:01Little fish!
00:02Big fish!
00:03You were gone forever.
00:06Moana 2 is reaching demigod status after shattering record after record over the Thanksgiving holiday.
00:13The Walt Disney Animation sequel sailed into history with a Thanksgiving haul of $221 million,
00:19breaking numerous records including the biggest five-day opening of all time,
00:23the biggest Thanksgiving Day gross of all time,
00:25biggest opening day for a Walt Disney Animation title,
00:28and the second biggest worldwide launch of the year so far,
00:32behind fellow Disney pick Deadpool and Wolverine, among other milestones.
00:36Heading into the holiday, Walt Disney Animation sequel was tracking to open to an already huge $125 million to $135 million
00:44for the long five-day weekend, but far surpassed those numbers.
00:49Overseas, Moana 2 started off with $165.3 million for a global bow of $386.3 million
00:57after opening number one everywhere save for China.
01:00Moana's journey to becoming a franchise truly is an underdog victory.
01:04The original 2016 movie was a solid but not spectacular performer,
01:08and the sequel was originally developed as a Disney Plus series.
01:12That is, until the 2016 pick transformed into an enduring cultural phenomenon among kids
01:17and became the most-streamed movie across all platforms in 2023, according to Nielsen.
01:23The sequel follows the young heroine as she embarks on an unexpected adventure in long-lost waters
01:28after receiving a call from her ancestors.
01:30Maui, of course, shows up as well.
01:33I'll be back. I promise.
01:36For more box office news and records, head to THR.com.
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