Thanksgiving Weekend at the Box Office

“Moana 2,” “Wicked” and “Gladiator 2” brought massive sales to the box office over Thanksgiving weekend. The movies generated roughly $420 million in sales over the holiday. “Moana 2” raked in $221 million in the United States in its first five days of opening. 

Alan Bergman, the co-chairman of Disney Entertainment said, “‘Moana 2’ has far surpassed our high expectations this weekend and is a testament to the phenomenon that Moana has become. … We’re fortunate to have an incredibly talented and hard-working creative team at Disney Animation who brought this new adventure to life, alongside our wonderful stars Auli’i and Dwayne and great new music. This is a moment to celebrate, and we’re thankful to all the moviegoers and fans who’ve helped make this a record-breaking debut.”