{"id":2499084,"date":"2026-07-12T17:58:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T17:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2499084"},"modified":"2026-07-12T17:58:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T17:58:53","slug":"moana-loses-its-way-at-the-box-office-with-a-43-million-domestic-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/moana-loses-its-way-at-the-box-office-with-a-43-million-domestic-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Moana’ loses its way at the box office with a $43-million domestic opening"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Walt Disney Co.\u2019s \u201cMoana\u201d lost its way at the box office this weekend as the company\u2019s latest live-action remake opened to a sluggish $43 million in the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n

The domestic haul for \u201cMoana\u201d underperformed studio expectations, which ranged from $60 million to $65 million. Globally, the film brought in a total of $95 million on a production budget of about $250 million.<\/p>\n

Despite its lackluster debut, the film still came in first at the box office during a weekend where it had few new competitors in the family film space.<\/p>\n

The \u201cMoana\u201d franchise has been a box-office and streaming juggernaut.<\/a> The original 2016 animated movie brought in more than $643 million worldwide and is the most-watched movie on Disney+, while a 2024 sequel grossed more than $1 billion at the global box office. On the merchandise side, more than 22 million \u201cMoana\u201d-themed toys have been sold. \u201cMoana\u201d also appears in the Disney theme parks.<\/p>\n

But the theatrical reception for the live-action film may signal that audiences think there\u2019s been too much \u201cMoana\u201d in just 10 years. (The 2024 film sequel was originally set to be a streaming series before it was moved to Disney\u2019s theatrical calendar.)<\/p>\n

Most of Disney\u2019s previous live-action remakes have come decades after the original animated movie, such as 2025\u2019s \u201cLilo & Stitch,\u201d which arrived 23 years after its animated predecessor and grossed more than $1 billion in worldwide box office receipts.<\/p>\n

The theatrical haul for the latest \u201cMoana\u201d may also have suffered from poor reviews \u2014 the film got a 34% on aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with several critics highlighting its nearly frame-by-frame similarity to the original film. The audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, however, was 90%.<\/p>\n

Still, as the last of this summer\u2019s major animated films, \u201cMoana\u201d could see a longer tail in theaters, particularly with many children still on break from school. Disney\u2019s live-action \u201cMufasa: The Lion King\u201d opened in 2024 to a middling $35 million, but ended up grossing more than $722 million globally through the holiday season.<\/p>\n

Universal Pictures and Illumination\u2019s \u201cMinions & Monsters\u201d came in second at the domestic box office this weekend with $20.5 million. Disney and Pixar\u2019s \u201cToy Story 5\u201d continued its strong run with an $18.5-million haul, enough for third place and contributing to a total global gross of $879.1 million.<\/p>\n

Warner Bros.\u2019 \u201cEvil Dead Burn\u201d ($13.7 million) and Angel Studios\u2019 \u201cYoung Washington\u201d ($6.4 million) rounded out the top five.<\/p>\n

Also notable this weekend: Lionsgate\u2019s musical biopic \u201cMichael\u201d crossed $1 billion in worldwide box office revenue, the first time that the studio has reached that milestone and the second film this year after \u201cThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie\u201d to hit that mark.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.latimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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