Moana 2 just smashed a Thanksgiving box office record, answering an eight-year-old question of how far the Disney favourite will go. The sequel to 2016's Moana picked up a whopping $221 million domestic over the five days of the holiday (Wednesday to Sunday),

KEY TAKEAWAYS Disney's Moana 2 registered the highest five-day opening of all time, the company said, making an estimated $221 million between Wednesday and Sunday.According to Disney, Moana 2’s haul beat the five-day opening record of $204.

That’s not even to mention the windfall that came from the combination of its ticket sales with the other top movies. Together, Moana 2, Wicked and Gladiator II earned the lion’s share of what was the best five-day Thanksgiving period on record with $422 million.