Box Office: ‘Moana’ Makes $18 Million on Opening Day

Disney's live-action 'Moana' remake led Friday's box office with eighteen million dollars, Variety reports—but the opening-day earnings suggest the live-action version didn't deliver the splash Disney was hoping for. The film is projected to gross forty-five million dollars through opening weekend, well below the original animated 'Moana,' which earned fifty-six million dollars over its opening weekend.

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