{"id":2040342,"date":"2026-07-13T07:29:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T04:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2040342"},"modified":"2026-07-13T07:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T04:29:33","slug":"disneys-live-action-moana-capsizes-at-the-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2040342","title":{"rendered":"Disney&#8217;s live-action &#8216;Moana&#8217; capsizes at the box office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/57\/10\/1200x675_cmsv2_864aa1cf-9554-526d-b196-47189c2a8d3b-9835710.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2909408-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2909408\" data-cid=\"9835706\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909408-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/57\/06\/189x106_cmsv2_856476e9-e4a2-56ad-ab9f-3dd384d06022-9835706.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A person cools off at Trocadero fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heat wave in Paris, 24 June, 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Europe records 10,000 excess deaths during June heatwaves, data shows\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2909417-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2909417\" data-cid=\"9835739\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909417-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/57\/39\/189x106_cmsv2_5f40dc16-cf67-5541-9ef8-5350538daa60-9835739.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Transport &amp; Environment (T&amp;E) is calling for tax reforms to ensure that cruise ships \u2018pay their fair share\u2019  \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Travel News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Cruise holidays are taxed much less than hotels, study finds\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2909295-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2909295\" data-cid=\"9835319\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909295-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/53\/19\/189x106_cmsv2_158ea32d-7def-5fa4-8489-c154f55f2235-9835319.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Martin Heydon, Irish Minister for Agriculture\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe Today<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Food security &#8216;at forefront&#8217; of everybody&#8217;s mind &#8211; Irish minister\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2909405-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2909405\" data-cid=\"9835702\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2909405-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/57\/02\/189x106_cmsv2_eeb4446a-4adf-553b-b3dc-bc8618bb6e5c-9835702.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A series of solar panels.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    EU.XL<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Why is Europe still wasting clean energy? 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Take our poll\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Culture<\/p>\n<p>                          Culture Series<\/p>\n<p>                          Cinema<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Disney&#8217;s live-action &#8216;Moana&#8217; capsizes at the box office <\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/57\/10\/1536x864_cmsv2_864aa1cf-9554-526d-b196-47189c2a8d3b-9835710.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Disney&apos;s live-action &apos;Moana&apos; capsizes at the box office \"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Disney&#8217;s live-action &#8216;Moana&#8217; capsizes at the box office<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspDavid Mouriquand\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1783927773\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-07-13 09:29:33 +02:00\">13\/07\/2026 &#8211; 9:29 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment-popup-overlay js-c-article-share-comment-popup-overlay u-display-none\">\n<div 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loading=\"lazy\"><span>Threads<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-threads.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"threads\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"u-display-flex u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"whatsapp\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Whatsapp<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"whatsapp\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Disney\u2019s live action remake of their 2016 animated gem &#8216;Moana&#8217; has earned approximately $43 million in its first three days of release &#8211; a huge blow for the House of Mouse, as fierce blockbuster competition looms&#8230;<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--culture js-article-content\">\n<p>\u201c<em>If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me \/ One day I&#8217;ll know \/ If I go, there&#8217;s just no telling how far I&#8217;ll go&#8230;<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We now know how far Moana will go&#8230; and it\u2019s not far.<\/p>\n<p>Disney\u2019s live action remake of their 2016 animated gem <em>Moana<\/em> has earned approximately $43 million in its first three days of release, according to studio estimates. <\/p>\n<p>This is a huge blow for the House of Mouse, as this figure does not even come to a fifth of <em>Moana<\/em> \u2019s massive $250 million production budget. <\/p>\n<p>Previous predictions had indicated that the film would earn close to $85 million \u2013 later revised to $60-70 million &#8211; over its opening weekend. <\/p>\n<p>Internationally, the film earned an additional $52m, adding up to a $95m global debut. <\/p>\n<p>To put that figure into context, the original animated film had a five-day Thanksgiving opening of $82 million in the US, and went on to gross over $248 million in the US and $643 million worldwide. As for the sequel, <em>Moana 2<\/em> (2024), it took $225 million in its opening weekend and made more than $1 billion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/57\/10\/808x454_cmsv2_790b984d-2eac-527b-9f2b-44f8fe3c6d39-9835710.jpg\" alt=\"Moana (2026)\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Moana (2026)<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Disney is cleared of copyright infringement over hit film &#8216;Moana&#8217;<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Euronews Culture&#8217;s Film of the Week: &#8216;Moana&#8217; &#8211; A pointless waste of time and money<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>In <strong>Euronews Culture\u2019s review of <em>Moana<\/em><\/strong>, we wrote: \u201cIf you were enchanted and moved by the coming-of-age nautical adventure of a Polynesian chief\u2019s daughter (then Auli\u02bbi Cravalho, now Catherine Laga&#8217;aia) chosen by the ocean to retrieve a mystical relic stolen by a demi-god (then Dwayne Johnson, now Dwayne Johnson again), stay away. It\u2019s the same film all over again, just duller, flatter, and with The Rock in a nipple-deprived bodysuit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We added: \u201cDisney\u2019s shameless master plan is hardly new, but this time they couldn\u2019t even nostalgia bait properly. Considering the original Moana only came out 10 years ago, there\u2019s no new audience to appeal to with this pointless rehash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read the full review here<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the quality of the film, one factor to this box office disaster is timing.<\/p>\n<p>Other hugely popular family-oriented films in cinemas now have proved fierce competition for <em>Moana<\/em>, including <strong><em>Toy Story 5<\/em><\/strong> and <em>Minions &amp; Monsters<\/em>, which debuted last weekend. Additionally, <em>Moana<\/em> \u2019s release comes only one week ahead of Christopher Nolan\u2019s blockbuster juggernaut <strong><em>The Odyssey<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 the highly anticipated adaptation of Homer\u2019s epic poem.<\/p>\n<p>With <em>The Odyssey<\/em> hitting theatres worldwide on 17 July \u2013 followed by <em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em> on 31 July &#8211; the box office drop for <em>Moana<\/em> promises to be steep.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on 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class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Brussels confirms withdrawal of funding for Venice Biennale<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2908760-pos6-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2908760\" data-cid=\"9832936\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2908760-label-pos6-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/29\/36\/320x180_cmsv2_23b2ce58-443d-59b4-8f20-2db32ed932f2-9832936.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Rolling Stones - Foreign Tongues\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    The Rolling Stones &#8211; &#8216;Foreign Tongues&#8217;: An astonishing late-career gem<br \/>\n  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the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2908760\" data-cid=\"9832936\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    The Rolling Stones &#8211; &#8216;Foreign Tongues&#8217;: An astonishing late-career gem<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">\u201cIf the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me \/ One day I&#8217;ll know \/ If I go, there&#8217;s just no telling how far I&#8217;ll go&#8230;\u201dWe now know how far Moana will go&#8230; and it\u2019s not far.Disney\u2019s live action remake of their 2016 animated gem Moana has earned approximately $43 million in its first three days of release, according to studio estimates. \u00a0This is a huge blow for the House of Mouse, as this figure does not even come to a fifth of Moana \u2019s\u00a0massive $250 million production budget.\u00a0Previous predictions had indicated that the film would earn close to $85 million \u2013 later revised to $60-70 million &#8211;\u00a0over its opening weekend.Internationally, the film earned an additional $52m, adding up to a $95m global debut.\u00a0To put that figure into context, the original animated film had a five-day Thanksgiving opening of $82 million in the US, and went on to gross over $248 million in the US and $643 million worldwide.\u00a0As for the sequel, Moana 2 (2024),\u00a0it took $225 million in its opening weekend and made more than $1 billion.In Euronews Culture\u2019s review of Moana, we wrote: \u201cIf you were enchanted and moved by the coming-of-age nautical adventure of a Polynesian chief\u2019s daughter (then Auli\u02bbi Cravalho, now Catherine Laga&#8217;aia) chosen by the ocean to retrieve a mystical relic stolen by a demi-god (then Dwayne Johnson, now Dwayne Johnson again), stay away. It\u2019s the same film all over again, just duller, flatter, and with The Rock in a nipple-deprived bodysuit.\u201dWe added: \u201cDisney\u2019s shameless master plan is hardly new, but this time they couldn\u2019t even nostalgia bait properly. Considering the original\u00a0Moana\u00a0only came out 10 years ago, there\u2019s no new audience to appeal to with this pointless rehash.\u201dRead the full review here.Beyond the quality of the film, one factor to this box office disaster is timing.Other hugely popular family-oriented films in cinemas now have proved fierce competition for Moana, including Toy Story 5 and Minions &amp; Monsters, which debuted last weekend. 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