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

Source: The Guardian Link: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/13/disneys-live-action-moana-fails-to-make-a-splash-at-box-office-with-underwhelming-opening Published: July 12, 2026 Keywords: Canada Latest film in franchise takes just $43m in North America and $95m globally, against a $250m budget The 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... --- This article was automatically collected by the Observatory News Scraper.