No Broadway film adaptation has ever earned the opening grosses or effusive praise that Universal’s “Wicked” enjoyed this weekend. But even with a gross of $114 million from 3,888 domestic screens ahead of a big Thanksgiving weekend, no musical has faced as stiff competition as the film with which ‘Wicked’ will share theaters starting this Wednesday: Disney’s ‘ Moana 2’.

With eight years of family goodwill built through endless rewatches on Disney+, the sequel is expected to break the 2019 Thanksgiving record for its second weekend with $125 million. Globally, “Moana 2” is expected to have a launch total of $225 million, with a chance to get closer to the $295 million global start of “Inside Out 2” last summer.