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\nDisney\u2018s live-action Moana<\/em>, which stars Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga\u2019aia, is getting off to a rocky start as the reimagining of the original 2016 animated feature opens at the box office.<\/p>\n

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\n\tDirector Thomas Kail\u2018s new feature leads the weekend in scooping up roughly $18 million domestically Friday, including Thursday previews. Moana<\/em> is eyeing an opening around $45 million from 3,900 North American screens, which would put it well short of its targeted $60 million-plus figure, after initial tracking suggested the film could even reach $75 million. Earning an A- CinemaScore from audiences, Moana<\/em> carries a $250 million production budget and will need to draw family audiences in the coming summer stretch as Christopher Nolan\u2019s R-rated The Odyssey<\/em> joins the fray next weekend from Universal.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis start is reminiscent of the $42 million opening in March 2025 for Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot\u2019s Snow White<\/em>, a box office disappointment that earned a B+ CinemaScore and had a production budget of $270 million. Weeks after the subdued debut, Disney paused development on its planned live-action Tangled<\/em>. The feature went back into development in the fall following the success of Lilo & Stitch<\/em>, which opened in May 2025 to $146 million in North America, en route to hitting $1 billion globally. Tangled<\/em> is currently in production in Spain, while a live-action sequel to Lilo & Stitch<\/em> is on its way.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe original Moana<\/em> becomes the most recent Disney animated property to be given the live-action treatment, with the first film having hit theaters less than a decade ago when it scored an $82 million five-day domestic opening over Thanksgiving in 2016, leading to a $643 million global cume. That 2016 film introduced Johnson as demigod Maui alongside Auli\u2019i Cravalho as the titular girl with exceptional navigation skills, with the pair teaming up to stop a curse from targeting her island.<\/p>\n

\n\tAn even bigger hit when it debuted theatrically less than two years ago was Moana 2<\/em>, the animated 2024 sequel that saw Johnson and Cravalho reprise their roles. Originally conceived as a Disney+ series, Moana 2<\/em> opened to $225 million domestically over the five-day Thanksgiving frame and ultimately surpassed $1 billion globally for its run. However, moving it to a theatrical release created a tricky timing situation for the live-action Moana<\/em>, which began production in mid-2024.<\/p>\n

\n\tDisney\u2019s live-action remakes of its popular animated properties have included such photorealistic versions as Alice in Wonderland<\/em> (2010), Beauty and the Beast<\/em> (2017) and The Lion King<\/em> (2019), all of which opened to more than $100 million domestically. Those three had the benefit of a higher Rotten Tomatoes score than the live-action Moana\u2019<\/em>s current 34 percent critics rating, although The Hollywood Reporter\u2019<\/em>s review from chief film critic David Rooney noted that \u201cthis charming new iteration stands confidently on its own.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Moana<\/em>\u00a0franchise clearly has plenty of fans. Disney touts that the property has amassed more than 1.5 billion hours streamed on Disney+, along with selling more than 22 million toys and surpassing 26 billion music streams.<\/p>\n

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\n\tAlso opening in wide release is Warner Bros.\u2018 Evil Dead Burn<\/em>, which kept the No. 4 spot warm with $6.7 million, including Thursday previews. Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright and Hunter Doohan star in director S\u00e9bastien Vanicek\u2019s movie that marks the sixth title in the Evil Dead<\/em> horror franchise after it kicked off with Sam Raimi\u2019s 1981 original.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn his review for THR<\/em>, Rooney noted the latest film\u2019s \u201corgiastic slaughter.\u201d The new installment follows Evil Dead Rise<\/em>, which opened to $24.5 million domestically in April 2023.<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter kicking off its box office run last week, Universal\u2019s Minions & Monsters<\/em> provided family competition for Moana<\/em> and heads toward a second-place finish with $6.5 million Friday for a frame of $21 million. This brings its domestic run to $108 million after notching the lowest opening weekend for a film in Illumination\u2019s Despicable Me<\/em> franchise that launched in 2010.<\/p>\n

\n\tTaking third place is Disney\u2019s Toy Story 5<\/em>, featuring the returns of voice stars Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. The animated sequel picked up $5.6 million on Friday and is expected to come in at around $18.6 million after recently surpassing the $800 million mark in its global run.<\/p>\n

\nYoung Washington<\/em> rounds out the top five, as the Angel Studios release looks to collect $2.1 million Friday in its sophomore frame. William Franklyn-Miller stars as a 20-something George Washington in the film that opened to $19 million domestically over the Fourth of July weekend.<\/p>\n

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