Dwayne Johnson returned to his home state of Hawaii over the weekend, where he spent some time with some brave men and women of the U.S. military.
The 52-year-old actor shared photos of him interacting with servicemen and servicewomen at Pearl Harbor in Oahu over the weekend on his verified social media pages.
The outing came as his hit animated sequel Moana 2 broke box office records by becoming the biggest debut ever over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
The first photo Johnson shared on X (formerly Twitter) showed him posing with a big group of servicemen and servicewomen, many of whom were showcasing a ‘shaka’ hand signal.
The next image showed Johnson shaking hands with a female soldier named Lara while another showed him meeting another servicewoman and her family.
The final image showed him shaking hands with a serviceman while wearing a green lei for the outing.
Dwayne Johnson returned to his home state of Hawaii over the weekend, where he spent some time with some brave men and women of the U.S. military.
The final image showed him shaking hands with a serviceman while wearing a green lei for the outing
‘My absolute honor to once again come back to scared land, and spend time with our soldiers and their families at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam here in Oahu, Hawaii,’ Johnson began.
‘Boundlessly grateful to all our military men and women & their families for their service. A great day to look you in your eyes and shake your hands and loved all the daps, hugs, tears and selfies too,’ he added.
‘God bless you, and your families. Forever a proud patriot as our freedom is our greatest privilege,’ he concluded.
Just days earlier Johnson hit the red carpet for the Hawaiian premiere of Moana 2 before it’s massive debut at the box office.
Moana 2 took in $135.5 million over the traditional 3-day weekend and a massive $221 million since opening on Wednesday.
The tally easily shattered the previous five-day Thanksgiving haul of $125 million set by Disney’s Frozen II.
The animated sequel opened in a strong 4,200 theaters and took in a massive $32,261 per-screen average.
It also took in an additional $165.3 million in overseas markets for a whopping global debut of $386 million.
‘My absolute honor to once again come back to scared land, and spend time with our soldiers and their families at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam here in Oahu, Hawaii,’ Johnson began.
‘God bless you, and your families. Forever a proud patriot as our freedom is our greatest privilege,’ he concluded.
Just days earlier Johnson hit the red carpet for the Hawaiian premiere of Moana 2 before it’s massive debut at the box office
That worldwide tally marks the second highest debut of 2024 behind Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine’s $438 million
That worldwide tally marks the second highest debut of 2024 behind Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine’s $438 million.
Johnson can also be seen on the big screen in the holiday adventure Red One, starring alongside Chris Evans and J.K. Simmons.
That film hasn’t quite found the same box office success as Moana 2, taking in $148.6 million worldwide after three frames at the box office.
He’ll next be seen in The Smashing Machine and he’s currently filming the live-action version of Moana, where he returns as Maui.
