Moana 2 (Disney Animation - November 2024)

[TsWade2]

Moana 2 as of today is officially at $600M worldwide ($300M domestic and $300M overseas): .

Perfectly balanced as all things should be.

So it has $400M left to go before making $1B worldwide.

It’ll get there by year’s end or new year’s beginning.

But how far it’ll go (no pun intended) above that is anyone’s guess.

And WDWPro can kiss our Disney fanatic butts, because Disney will never go bankrupt!

 

[DisneyWarrior27]

And WDWPro can kiss our Disney fanatic butts, because Disney will never go bankrupt!

Mmm hmm.

 

[CaptJackSparrow]

Yeah, it's that ugly combination of a half-baked story, message, and characters, poor execution of such (i.e. the songs), and that this was the centennial project, "A Story 100 Years in the Making" that was explicitly advertised as in the great tradition of films like Beauty and the Beast , and that (as far as we know) didn't undergo the miserablly meddled-with production that films like The Emperor's New Groove, Frozen II, etc. did that made people so unhappy with Wish, and why I don't think it would have done any better this year than it did last (imagine Wish going up against Wicked Part One!).

But bringing this back to Moana 2, as successful as it's been financially it's clear the critical response is getting to some people, as seen in this puff piece interview:

‘Moana 2’ Songwriters Break Down Film’s Soundtrack

'Moana 2' songwriters Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear discuss writing new songs for the heroine's next island adventure and criticism from audiences.

variety.com

Disney shouldn’t not be making movies for Critics. It’s better when they make movies for their audience.