Action Moana Flops Nearly As Badly As Last Year's Snow White

Key Points:

• Disney's live-action remake of Moana underperformed at the box office, earning $43 million domestically and $52 million worldwide over its opening weekend, falling short of the revised $60 million domestic expectation.
• The film's opening closely mirrored the poorly received Snow White remake from the previous year, which faced significant controversy and negative reviews, yet Moana only outperformed it by about $1 million domestically despite having less negative pre-release buzz.
• Moana is projected to result in a $100 to $125 million loss for Disney, based on its nearly $395 million budget including marketing, with a global gross target of $250 million considered uncertain.
• Analysts attribute the film's failure to its quick release following the recent Moana 2 sequel and competition from other Disney releases like Toy Story 5, which attracted audiences with fresh content during the same period.
• Disney currently has no new live-action projects scheduled for 2027, with the next anticipated live-action release being the Lilo and Stitch sequel in 2028.