‘Moana’ Could Lose at Least $100 Million in Theaters. Does Disney Need to Rethink Its Live-Action Remakes?
https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/moana-box-office-bomb-disney-live-action-remakes-1236810179/
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rottenmummy@lemmy.ml · 28 pts · 19d
No, they need to double down and do another one. They are not losing enough money
Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de · 18 pts · 19d
The Rock continues his streak of shit.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 8 pts · 19d
the rock likely does slop to cater to China, since they love western movies, dont really care if its bad. its not good for us/eu audiences. Adding on the rock to whatever movie or show guarantees it will suffer in the box office or ratings. they are better of using john cena and bautista.
Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 19d
Older list but, I feel hasn't changed much. (God I hope it hasn't.) He doea fine in China, but you could make the same statement about the US.
https://www.businessinsider.com/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-movies-ranked-by-box-office-high-and-low-2018-4?op=1#5-moana-2016-29
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 19d
His entire career has been one character.
Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 19d
He did the Hogan route. Just waiting for the day when we hear his crazy rant about "the Jews".
edgemaster72@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 19d
Implying they had actually given any thought to them to begin with...
Quokka@quokk.au · 14 pts · 19d
Is this Hollywood accounting figures or an actual loss?
cecinestpasunecommunication@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 0 pts · 19d
Does it matter? Its mostly fake.
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social · 14 pts · 19d
CGI’d the nipples right off that man
lazynooblet@lazysoci.al · 4 pts · 19d
Haha I didn't notice. Hilarious
Zombiepirate@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19d
I think it's a body suit, which would make it even funnier. Or maybe demigods just don't have nipples.
Coldcell@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 19d
Demigods have nipples, Greg. Can you milk them?
msage@programming.dev · 13 pts · 19d
The hair is so ridiculous, it made me burst out laughing.
I'm never going to see this movie.
Archangel1313@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 19d
Good.
remon@ani.social · 5 pts · 19d
Nah man, just one more, this time it will work for sure!
cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 19d
Disney makes a ton of money internationally and on home video/streaming. They'll be fine.
One movie not making its budget back is compensated for by all the movies that made many times their budget.
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 19d
Yeah, but it's got The Rock in it, so it's sure to be an eventual box office smash.
zout@fedia.io · 3 pts · 19d
I didn't even know The Rock is Polynesian!
VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 19d
It's hard to tell if you're being a smartass or not, but he really is of Polynesian descent.
Seppo@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 19d
Fad-people are fickle beings. They will move on to the next fad-dom to enthusiastically throw money at. The "Disney Adult"-fad has been on the decline for a while now and will hopefully take the bloated corpse of Disney with it.
bunkyprewster@startrek.website · 2 pts · 19d
Aren't these movies just some kind of copyright manipulation?
buddascrayon@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19d
Literally no one cares. These live action remakes are pointless.
GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19d
I'm sorry, but as good an actor as the Rock is, I think he should have a stipulation in his contract that he not be forced to wear wigs or hairpieces.
The Rock is bald. This is vital. It's like cutting Samson's hair, his baldness is the source of his strength.
skibidi@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 19d
Polynesian mythology places strong emphasis on hair. Hair is the source of mana, evidence of warrior prowess, directly symbolizing strength and connection to ancestors.
You can't really have a Polynesian demigod portrayed as a bald guy, it would be like having a beardless twink in jeans and wife beater play Santa.
GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19d
Fair point.