Moana 2 is tracking the biggest debut for the Thanksgiving holiday, surpassing Walt Disney Animation’s Frozen. 

Disney’s Moana 2 is looking to record a $125M to $135M over Thanksgiving tracking. The sequel is set to premiere Nov. 27. That weekend Moana 2 will be up against Universal’s Wicked and Paramount’s Gladiator. 

Moana 2 could garner a bigger opening than Inside Out 2. Inside Out 2 became the highest grossing movie of 2024 making $652.9M. 

According to tracking from NRG and MarketCast, Moana 2 will become the highest-grossing Thanksgiving debut of all time at the domestic box office, besting that of Frozen who made $93.6M. 

The original Moana opened the Wednesday before Thanksgiving grossing $82.1M. Moana has proven its popularity over the years as it was named the most streamed movie on all platforms in 2023.

Moana 2 was originally planned to be a television show, but quickly shifted into a feature film. The film will begin three years after the events of the first movie and will follow Moana and her crew as they journey through new waters after receiving a call from her ancestors.

David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana Ledous Miller are directing the sequel. Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson have returned to reprise their titular roles in the film.

Moana 2 is a highly anticipated film. When the trailer was released 178 M people watched it in the first 24 hours making it the most watched trailer of any Disney animated feature. 

Moana 2 will be released in cinemas Nov. 27.