Disney’s live-action Moana fails to make a splash at box office with underwhelming opening

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 23:23:17 GMT

Latest film in franchise takes just $43m in North America and $95m globally, against a $250m budgetThe Walt Disney Company’s live-action remake of Moana may be the No 1 movie at the North American box office but it did not make a big splash in its first weekend in theaters.The movie, which cost a reported $250m (£187m, A$360m) to produce, earned just $43m from ticket sales in the US and Canada, according to studio estimates on Sunday. Continue reading...

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