Disney Blames Moana 2 for Dwayne Johnson's Live-Action Movie’s Box Office Bust

Disney Blames Moana 2 for Dwayne Johnson's Live-Action Movie’s Box Office Bust

Disney traces back live-action Moana's box office disappointment to the release of Moana 2. The post Disney Blames Moana 2 for Dwayne Johnson’s Live-Action Movie’s Box Office Bust appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

Dana Walden Blames 'Moana 2' for the Live-Action 'Moana' Flop, While Confirming Company Layoffs

action Moana was projected to open at $85 million. It opened at $18 million. That is a disappointing weekend for Disney. That is a 79 percent shortfall against your own studio’s expectations, on a film that may ultimately lose more than $100 million. Numbers like that do not come from one bad decision. They come […]

Disney President Dana Walden Blames ‘Moana 2’ for Live-Action ‘Moana’ Box Office Disaster

Disney President and Chief Creative Officer Dana Walden believes she knows what went wrong with Disney’s enormously expensive live-action Moana remake: audiences simply weren’t ready for another Moana movie. We could’ve told her that… Walden recently addressed the disappointing theatrical performance of Disney’s live-action remake, which arrived in theaters less than two years after Moana […]

Disney President Dana Walden Called the Last Layoff Round Voluntary, Reporting Said Otherwise

Disney President and Chief Creative Officer Dana Walden has explained what went wrong with live-action Moana. Her answer: It came out too soon after the animated sequel. She said it at Bloomberg’s Screentime this week, in a conversation that also touched Jimmy Kimmel and this year’s layoffs. Her Explanation “It’s so competitive right now that you have to have the right film at the right time, with audiences feeling a certain degree of demand,” W…

Disney President Names the Culprit Behind Live-Action 'Moana' Box Office Struggles

Disney’s live-action remakes have had a bumpy few years at the box office. 2025’s ‘Snow White’ collapsed with $205.7 million against a reported budget of more than $270 million, while ‘Lilo & Stitch’ that same year made $1 billion. That swing from flop to blockbuster has made every new remake feel like a high-stakes bet....