Moana, Disney and box office
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Disney’s (DIS) live-action adaptation of Moana sailed to the top of the North American box office this weekend, debuting with an estimated $43 million from 3,875 theaters, according to Rentrak. The film,
FRIDAY PM: In regards to how far Disney’s live action take of Moana will go this weekend, this answer is not far with afternoon estimates showing a previews/first Friday around $17M at 3,875 theaters for a 3-day between $40M-$45M well below the $60M+ that was hoped for on the horizon.
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Moana Shipwrecks at Box Office as Dwayne Johnson Movie Could Lose $100 Million
Disney’s latest live-action gamble just crashed harder than anyone expected. The studio’s Dwayne Johnson-led Moana remake opened to devastating box office numbers that could spell massive financial losses.
Few genres of film have been as much of a gamble for Disney as its live-action remakes. Criticism of the latest is so harsh that it raises questions of whether it would have been better made with AI.
