Moana 2, the Disney animated musical adventure released in the US on the 27th of November. The film was highly anticipated by fans and opened to a first day collection of $57.5 million. The movie had finally arrived in Indian movie theatres today following its screening at International Film Festival of India, 2024.
Moana 2 Box Office Collection
Moana 2 released in the US on 27th November 2024. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film managed to do a business of $57.5 million on it’s opening day becoming the biggest opening of any Walt Disney Animation title. On it’s current pace the film is estimated to collect more $175 million in five days. The film’s collection in India is still to be seen. However, Moana 2 has already set records with it’s collection only sitting behind Incredibles 2 and Inside Out 2 in terms of opening day collection.
What Is The Story of Moana 2?
Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller, the film follows Moana as she embarks on an adventure to help her ancestors. It features Auliʻi Cravalho reprising he role of Moana with Dwayne Johnson voicing Maui, a demigod who accompanies Moana in her adventures. The sequel comes years after the successful box office run of the first film, which ended it’s box office run with a total of over $687 million (approx.) in 2016.
Internet Reacts To Moana 2
People have been eagerly waiting for the sequel of Moana and since it’s release people have started sharing their opinions on the film. Famous film critic Taran Adarsh shared the following post in relation to Moana 2.
The general consensus around the film hints at it being an underwhelming sequel. Most users share their dislike for the film’s music when compared to the first film. On top of that the story of the film is also not the best, viewers complaint about too many subplots. The script of the film also pales in comparison to the first. The film has good animation but that isn’t enough to save the film.
One twitter user writes, “Moana 2 is an enjoyable watch but an all around step down from its predecessor.”
Another user shares her opinion by writing, “Very hard to live up to arguably Disney’s best movie, but I can confirm MOANA 2 does not have the juice. Gets better in the third act, but the script is bad and the songs are worse. Shouldn’t have been made!”
One user gave the film a 7.5/10, the post read, “It doesn’t match the original storywise, but the animation is superb and there are definitely a few great emotional moments that make it at least worth a watch.”
Another user gave the film a 3.5/5.
In the end, it seems Moana 2 didn’t become what it set-out to be when it comes to quality but box office numbers are impressive. Can Moana 2 Box Office Collection surpass the first film? Only time will tell.
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