Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Box Office: Disney’s “Moana 2” Breaks Records with $57 Mil Opening Including Tuesday Previews

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The reviews aren’t great but it doesn’t matter.

Disney’s “Moana 2” is their biggest opening for one of their animated films. It’s also the fourth highest opening for an animated film from anyone.

Total last night plus Tuesday’s previews is a stunning $57 million.

Families obviously went in droves, many will go again. Is it good? Who cares? It’s the “Moana” brand and apparently it looks great even if the story isn’t too different from the 2016 original.

The whole run from Tuesday through this Sunday could hit the $175 milliom target.

But what about “Wicked” and “Gladiator II”? They’re doing fine, but nothing like “Moana 2.”

Meantime, “The Piano Lesson” is playing on Netflix and it’s must see for adults of discerning taste. It’s like a throwback to actual acting, writing, and directing. Michael Potts steals the show, just as he did on Broadway.

Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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