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Thanksgiving Box Office: ‘Moana 2’ Aims to Eclipse ‘Frozen 2’ Holiday Record With Massive $135 Million Debut
"Moana 2" is expected to make waves at the box office over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Dwayne Johnson and Auliʻi Cravalho reprise their voice roles as the tattooed demigod Maui and the Polynesian heroine (who is not a princess) Moana in the sequel, in which the plucky wayfinder journeys far into the ocean to find a hidden island and break a curse. Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote such memorable hits as “How Far I’ll Go” and “You’re Welcome” for the first film, didn’t return for the second, instead passing songwriting duties to Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, the duo behind “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical.” Post-pandemic Thanksgivings have been lackluster at best, but 2023’s holiday was one of the worst in modern history with just $125 million in total, led by Disney’s “Wish” and “Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.”
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