Moana 2’s amazing performance at the box office is a great sign for another upcoming animated Disney movie sequel. The story of Moana 2 follows the тιтular character, who reunites with the demigod Maui and ᴀssembles a crew to find the lost island of Motufetu. Moana 2 was a long-awaited sequel that was finally released eight years after the first movie. Moana 2 was actually meant to be a Disney+ show, but the decision was eventually made to reconfigure it into a movie.
This proved to be a smart decision, as Moana 2 has been a mᴀssive success at the box office. Even though reviews for Moana 2 are not as strong as the first film’s, Moana 2 has made much more money. So far, Moana 2 has made $1,012,585,980 at the worldwide box office (via Box Office Mojo). Following the success of Moana 2, it is clear that another animated Disney sequel, Zootopia 2, could also make a lot of money at the box office in 2025. The long-awaited Zootopia 2 is currently scheduled to release in theaters on November 26, 2025.
Moana 2 Gave Disney Two $1 Billion Animated Sequels In 2024
Inside Out 2 Was Also A Mᴀssive Box Office Success
Disney had a very successful year at the box office in 2024. Moana 2 was Disney’s second animated movie to make over $1 billion at the box office. Five months before the release of Moana 2, Inside Out 2 was released in theaters. Fans had been waiting nine years for a sequel to the critically-acclaimed 2015 film Inside Out, and Inside Out 2 did not disappoint. Inside Out 2 has an impressive score of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes and earned $1,698,863,816 at the worldwide box office (via Box Office Mojo).
Inside Out 2’s total box office haul made it the highest-grossing animated movie of all time. It seems like Disney’s strategy of waiting many years to release a sequel consistently pays off, as fans flocked to theaters to see both Inside Out 2 and Moana 2. After some difficult years during the COVID-19 pandemic, the success of these two movies proves that Disney is still one of the top animation studios.
Disney’s Next Animated Sequel Is Zootopia 2
Zootopia 2 Is A Highly-Anticipated Sequel
The first Zootopia movie was released in 2016, the same year the first Moana film came out. Therefore, fans of Zootopia have also had to wait a very long time for the upcoming sequel. Zootopia is set in a world where humans do not exist, so different kinds of animals perform everyday jobs. The first Zootopia movie introduced characters like Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, who often annoyed each other but eventually became close friends by the end of the movie.
It has been confirmed that both Judy and Nick will appear and will work together to solve a new mystery in the upcoming Zootopia 2.
At the end of Zootopia, Nick, who was once a con artist, graduates from the police academy and becomes Judy’s partner. It has been confirmed that both Judy and Nick will appear and will work together to solve a new mystery in the upcoming Zootopia 2. Not many details about Zootopia 2’s story have been released, but it has been revealed that the upcoming sequel will introduce reptiles, which weren’t present in the first movie since Zootopia is a mammal-only city.
Zootopia 2 Is Well-Positioned To Make Another $1 Billion For Disney
Zootopia 2 Could Repeat The Success Of Moana 2 & Inside Out 2
ᴀssuming its release date doesn’t change, Zootopia 2 will be released in theaters almost one year after Moana 2. Zootopia 2’s release date of November 26, 2025 is right before Thanksgiving weekend in the United States, which tends to be a very profitable weekend at the box office. After Moana 2’s outstanding opening weekend performance, there’s a strong chance that Zootopia 2 will also do very well at the box office over Thanksgiving weekend.
|
Disney Animated Movies |
Worldwide Box Office |
RT Critics Score |
|---|---|---|
|
Moana |
$643,331,111 |
95% |
|
Inside Out |
$858,294,430 |
98% |
|
Zootopia |
$1,023,784,195 |
98% |
|
Moana 2 |
$1,012,585,981 |
61% |
|
Inside Out 2 |
$1,698,863,816 |
91% |
|
Zootopia 2 |
n/a |
n/a |
Both Inside Out 2 and Moana 2 managed to make hundreds of millions more than their predecessors, which suggests that Zootopia 2 will also easily surpᴀss the box office haul of the first film. The first Zootopia made $1,023,784,195 at the worldwide box office (via Box Office Mojo). Therefore, the successes of both Inside Out 2 and Moana 2 prove that Zootopia 2 should easily make well over $1 billion at the box office and be another mᴀssively successful animated movie for Disney.
