Disney live Moana It aims to make a big splash when it debuts at the box office, with the film starring Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Lagaia, bringing the franchise back to theaters after its huge success with Moana 2the animated sequel to the studio’s original 2016 film.
Director Thomas Kail’s new film collected $4.5 million from previews Thursday on 3,900 screens in North America, where it is eyeing a start in the $60 million to $65 million range. Moana It focuses on the titular girl (Laga’aia) with exceptional navigational skills as she and the demigod Maui (Johnson) try to stop a curse from targeting her island.
Moana The film will need to appeal to family audiences in the coming summer weeks, given that it carries a hefty $250 million production budget. The original Moana It becomes the latest Disney animated film to be given the live-action treatment, with the first hitting theaters less than a decade ago when it grossed an $82 million domestic opening for five days over Thanksgiving in 2016, resulting in a global box office of $643 million. Moana 2The 2024 animated sequel, which saw Johnson and Cravalho reprise their roles, was an even bigger sensation, earning $225 million domestically during the five-day Thanksgiving window on its way to surpassing $1 billion globally.
When asked in Moana Premiering this week in Los Angeles will be released in theaters shortly after Moana 2, Johnson said Hollywood Reporter“To be honest with you, I never really bought into that idea [of]“You have to wait 20 years.” I’ve waited 30 years. It’s too early.” The star added, “There are themes and values in this, in animation MoanaThis could translate well if you saw a real little girl going through this.
In his review of the live action Moana, THR “This charming new iteration stands confidently on its own,” noted chief film critic David Rooney. Not all reviewers were magically transported by the reimagining, as the new film has only a 36 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes from critics.
Disney’s live-action animated remakes of its popular animated properties have included live-action versions such as Alice in Wonderland (2010), beauty and the beast (2017) and The lion king (2019), all of which opened to over $100 million domestically in their opening weekends. The last live update came with last year Lilo and Stitchwith the remake of the 2002 animated film opening with $146 million in North America, on track to reach $1 billion globally. This arrived just two months after Rachel Ziegler and Gal Gadot snow white It was a disappointment at the box office, opening to $42 million in North America in March of that year.
On the Horizon is a live-action sequel to the film Lilo and Stitchwhile tangledThe animated film, starring Tegan Croft and Milo Manheim, has begun production in Spain with a live-action spin-off of the original 2010 animated film about Rapunzel.
Also opening in wide release is Evil dead burningwith the release of Warner Bros. The film, directed by Sébastien Vaniček, represents the sixth title in the film series. evil dead horror series after starting with Sam Raimi’s 1981 original. It grossed $2.3 million in Thursday previews.
Evil dead burning Stars Suhaila Yaqoob, Tandy Wright, Hunter Doohan, with Ronnie reviewing the THR He referred to the “orgy of carnage” of the new film. He follows Rising Evil Deadwhich opened to $24.5 million domestically in April 2023.
