Overview
- Moana drew an estimated $42–46 million in its opening weekend over July 10–11, a sharp drop from mid-June tracking that had put its debut near $80–85 million.
- Opening-night audience polling gave Moana an A- CinemaScore, a respectable grade that is weaker than many recent Disney live-action remakes and may limit upside from word-of-mouth.
- The film carries a reported production cost in the roughly $200–$250 million range, creating a high break-even threshold that makes overseas revenue and steady weekend holds crucial.
- Warner Bros./New Line’s Evil Dead Burn opened around $15 million with a B CinemaScore and a roughly $20 million production budget, a combination that reduces the scale of potential losses but makes long legs important.
- The crowded July slate, led by strong holds for Minions & Monsters and Toy Story 5, is fragmenting audiences and intensifying pressure on expensive tentpoles while allowing lower-cost genre films to remain viable if they sustain interest.