The animated sequel, Moana 2's voice cast includes Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson reprising their iconic roles of Moana and Maui, respectively, and introduces new characters voiced by Hualālai Chung, David Fane and Rose Matafeo.

Released over Thanksgiving 2024, the movie has been cited as a strong and believable sequel, with Moana 2's box office draws and has allowed Disney to continue a financial trend that started in 2019.

Moana 2 Is Disney's 4th Consecutive Animated Sequel To Make $1 Billion

It Is The 4th Sequel In Six Years To Reach The $1 Billion Milestone

According to their original plans to release Moana 2 for streaming on Disney+. The sequel's financial milestone has resulted in Moana 2 becoming the fourth consecutive animated sequel released by Disney in five years to earn $1 billion at the box office.

Moana 2 has also become the fifth Disney sequel released across a span of six years to reach the $1 billion milestone, continuing a trend started by Toy Story 4 in 2019. Disney and Pixar's Incredibles 2, released in 2018, also achieved this feat, making Ralph Breaks the Internet the only theatrically released Disney sequel in six years not to hit the $1 billion mark. According to Deadline, the financial success of both Inside Out 2 and Moana 2 has contributed to Walt Disney Studios becoming the first studio to gross more than $5 billion worldwide since 2019.

The Box Office Trend Proves Why Disney Keeps Making Animated Sequels

Disney Sequels Are Shown To Be Even More Successful Than The Original Movies

In recent years, Walt Disney Studios has turned its focus on a new sequel trend to help with the company's financial results with animated movies. Disney animated sequels which are theatrically released, are shown to have been even more financially successful than their predecessors, as seen with Frozen 2, Incredibles 2, Toy Story 4 and Inside Out 2. Moana 2 has now also ed this trend, with its $1 billion box office results suring the original movie's intake of $687.2 million.

Walt Disney Studios has had a difficult few years in of major success with original animated movies; releases such as Raya and the Last Dragon, Wish, Strange World, and Elemental under-performed at the box office and received mixed reviews from critics. The impressive results of Moana 2 highlight Disney's sequels schedule, could achieve further future success.

Sources: Box Office Mojo, Deadline