Virgilio Lorenzo Jr

'Moana 2' makes waves in 2nd week atop N.America box office

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Agence France-Presse

<p>LOS ANGELES - &quot;Moana 2,&quot; the sequel to the animated Disney musical about a spirited Polynesian teenager who embarks on seafaring adventures, has topped the North American box office for a second week, according to industry estimates.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/12/1/-moana-2-sails-to-thanksgiving-record-with-smash-n-america-opening-0629">&#x27;Moana 2&#x27; sails to Thanksgiving record with smash N. America opening</a></div><p>In the new installment of the hit, the title character, voiced by Auli&#x27;i Cravalho, teams up with an unlikely crew and travels the far seas of Oceania to break the curse of an evil god who sank a mystical island.</p><p>She gets help from a once-mighty demigod called Maui, who is voiced by Dwayne &quot;The Rock&quot; Johnson.</p><p>The film took in $52 million over the weekend, a downturn from its debut over the long Thanksgiving holiday when it brought in a mega haul of $225 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pE1habOnU3E?&amp;t=23s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>The weekend&#x27;s top four films remained unchanged from last weekend, with each earning thousands to tens of thousands of dollars less in revenue.</p><p>&quot;Following the big openings over Thanksgiving, the first two weekends in December are quiet and driven by holdover business,&quot; said analyst David A. Gross.</p><p>Universal&#x27;s &quot;Wicked: Part I,&quot; the latest offshoot of the classic &quot;Wizard of Oz,&quot; raked in $34.9 million in its third weekend in theaters.</p><p>In third place the other hotly awaited holiday season release, Paramount&#x27;s &quot;Gladiator II,&quot; earned $12.5 million.</p><p>Remaining in fourth was the Christmas comedy &quot;Red One&quot; from Amazon and MGM, earning $7.0 million in revenue.</p><p>It is the second film in the top four featuring Johnson, who portrays a North Pole security officer trying to find a kidnapped Santa Claus (J.K. Simmons) on Christmas Eve.</p><p>In fifth place was Indian action flick &quot;Pushpa 2 – The Rule,&quot; chalking up $5.0 million.</p><p>Rounding out the top 10 were:</p><p>&quot;Interstellar: 10th Anniversary&quot; ($4.4 million)</p><p>&quot;Solo Leveling - ReAwakening&quot; ($2.4 million)</p><p>&quot;Y2K&quot; ($2.1 million)</p><p>&quot;For KING + COUNTRY&#x27;s A Drummer Boy Christmas LIVE&quot; ($2.1 million)</p><p>&quot;The Best Christmas Pageant Ever&quot; ($1.5 million)</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>"Moana 2," the sequel to the animated Disney musical about a spirited Polynesian teenager who embarks on seafaring adventures, has topped the North American box office for a second week, according to industry estimates.</p>

"Moana 2," the sequel to the animated Disney musical about a spirited Polynesian teenager who embarks on seafaring adventures, has topped the North American box office for a second week, according to industry estimates.