The movie, which sees Auli’i Cravalho and Moana 2 has garnered 27.3 million views within its first five days of release on Disney+, making it the third most successful Disney Animation theatrical film on the platform.

The movie, which sees Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson reprising their roles as Moana and Maui, respectively, marked the largest Disney Animation premiere since Encanto.

The original Moana, with 1.4 billion hours streamed, remains the most-watched film on Disney+ since the platform launched in 2019.

Initially planned as a Disney+ series, Moana 2 was released in theaters on November 28 and went on to gross over $1 billion globally.

Directed by Dana Ledoux Miller, David G. Derrick Jr., and Jason Hand, the sequel features music by Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, taking over from Lin-Manuel Miranda, who composed the songs for the first film.

The cast also includes Nicole Scherzinger, Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda, Rose Matafeo, Temuera Morrison, David Fane, and Hualālai Chung.

Dwayne Johnson reprising their roles as Moana and Maui, respectively, marked the largest Disney Animation premiere since Encanto.

The original Moana, with 1.4 billion hours streamed, remains the most-watched film on Disney+ since the platform launched in 2019. Initially planned as a Disney+ series, Moana 2 was released in theaters on November 28 and went on to gross over $1 billion globally.

Directed by Dana Ledoux Miller, David G. Derrick Jr., and Jason Hand, the sequel features music by Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, taking over from Lin-Manuel Miranda, who composed the songs for the first film.

The cast also includes Nicole Scherzinger, Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda, Rose Matafeo, Temuera Morrison, David Fane, and Hualālai Chung.

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