Moana 2,” originally conceived as a television show for streaming, is officially a billion-dollar box office smash. The animated sequel has generated $445 million domestically and $567 million internationally,

Nearly two months after earning the biggest Thanksgiving opening weekend in box office history, Disney’s “Moana 2” has passed $1 billion at the global box office.

A Disney-distributed sequel has crossed a billion dollars at the global box office. Disney’s various studios have delivered quite a few films to the $1 billion club, with Moana 2 being the latest adventure to cross the infamous threshold.

So far, moviegoing doesn't appear to be dramatically impacted in the greater L.A. area despite the historic fires raging across the region. Elsewhere at the box office, 'Better Man' bombed as it expanded nationwide.

Moana 2 helped Dwayne Johnson's worldwide career total box office collection to cross the $15 billion milestone. Read on

Two Disney tentpoles, “ Mufasa: The Lion King ” and “ Moana 2 ,” are crossing major box office milestones. “Mufasa” has surpassed $500 million globally after four weeks of release, while “Moana 2” is poised to swim past the $1 billion mark with ticket sales currently at $989.9 million.

According to Deadline, “Moana 2” has topped the $1 Billion mark in global box office revenue with this weekend’s business. After breaking records with the biggest Thanksgiving weekend and 5-day opening numbers,

“ Nosferatu ,” a gothic horror remake inspired by Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” sunk its teeth into $100 million at the global box office. What’s impressive is the film, from Focus Features and director Robert Eggers, surpassed the milestone after 10 days of release. Very few arthouse movies have crossed that benchmark at all in post-pandemic times.