Box Office Magic: ‘Moana 2’ Tops Biggest Thanksgiving Ever, Eyes Record $215M-$220M Bow

Story by Pamela McClintock

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Disney's 'Moana 2' sets new Thanksgiving box office records, leading a holiday movie surge that could reach $425M in five-day sales.

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Moana 2 is poised to have the biggest five-day Thanksgiving debut ever, beating The Super Mario Bros. Movie's $204.6M record and surpassing previous Thanksgiving champs Frozen ($93.6M) and Frozen II ($125M).
Wicked, the Broadway musical adaptation starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, is also crushing it, set to gross $118.4M over five days and surpassing Grease ($188.2M) as the top domestic Broadway musical adaptation of all time.

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Pamela McClintock, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Cynthia Erivo, Jon M. Chu, Ridley Scott, Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Abigail Barlow, Emily Bear, Christina Chen, Yvett Merino, David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller, Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Walt Disney Animation, Universal, Paramount, Amazon MGM Studios, Lionsgate, Moana 2, Wicked, Gladiator II, Red One, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

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