Disney's Live-Action 'Moana' Crashes to Shore with an Underwhelming Splash at the Box Office
The film earned $18 million on Friday and faces heavy family competition as Disney seeks to justify its $250 million budget.
- Disney's live-action Moana opened to around $45 million from 3,900 North American screens, falling short of the studio's targeted $60 million-plus figure.
- The live-action reprise cost $250 million, significantly higher than the $175 million spent on the 2016 animated original, requiring strong theatrical performance to justify the investment.
- Audiences awarded the film an A- CinemaScore, helping it outperform some lower tracking estimates despite holding a 34 percent critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Universal's Minions & Monsters secured second place with $21 million for the frame, while Warner Bros.' Evil Dead Burn opened in fourth with $6.7 million, fragmenting the family audience.
- Christopher Nolan's R-rated The Odyssey arrives next weekend from Universal, intensifying competition as Disney navigates the strategic challenges of recent live-action remakes.
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'Moana' live-action lands lukewarm box office opening
Disney‘s live-action Moana is off to a decent, if disappointing, start at the box office, looking at an underwhelming opening in the $42-46million range. On its opening day, which coincided with the 10th anniversary of the franchise and the release of the original film, the movie pulled in $18m. As such, overall estimates chart up to around the $42-46m range for its domestic opening weekend, as per Deadline. While this might seem like a well-des…
Box-Office: "Moana" Starts Soft, "Minions" Hold
Disney’s live-action “Moana” movie pulled in slightly better than expected numbers on Friday, with the film pulling in $18 million (including previews). As a result, overall weekend estimates are no longer falling as they have been for the past few days, and it looks like the film will debut with a $42-46 million domestic opening weekend. That’s still decidedly below expectations and quite a bit down from the $60+ million projections a week ago.…
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