‘Moana’ Could Lose at Least $100 Million in Theaters. Does Disney Need to Rethink Its Live-Action Remakes?
In “Moana,” the Polynesian heroine sings about the gravitational pull she feels to return to the water. Disney, the studio behind the live-action remake of the 2016 animated musical, might have been wise to ignore the impulse to go back to the sea … at least so soon.
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In “Moana,” the Polynesian heroine sings about the gravitational pull she feels to return to the water. Disney, the studio behind the live-action remake of the 2016 animated musical, might have been wise to ignore the impulse to go back to the sea … at least so soon. Arriving a decade after the original and just two years after the animated sequel, “Moana” opened far below expectations with $43 million in North America and $95 million globally. It’s a terrible start for a movie that cost a staggering $250 million to produce and roughly $120 million more to promote.
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- In “Moana,” the Polynesian heroine sings about the gravitational pull she feels to return to the water. Disney, the studio behind the live-action remake of the 2016 animated musical, might have been wise to ignore the impulse to go back to the sea … at least so soon.
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- 3 outlets, average source rating 6.0/10.
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‘Moana’ Could Lose at Least $100 Million in Theaters. Does Disney Need to Rethink Its Live-Action Remakes?
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