The Rock’s live action Moana movie flops at the box office
The Live Action Moana film is a flop, drawing only $43 million domestic and $52 million internationally against a production budget of $250 million (not including marketing). Disney were reportedly projecting a $60 million to $65 million domestic debut and $140 million globally, so while they weren’t too far off on the domestic box office; the international numbers are way down on projections.
Moana, however, is not the worst live action remake from Disney so far, at least in terms of opening weekend box office numbers. Moana did beat 2025’s Snow White (which starred Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot), as that film drew $42 million during the domestic opening weekend, so Moana only just beat it. For context, Snow White would end up drawing $87 million total domestically and $205 million worldwide.,
The Rock and WWE in Saudi Arabia
This might not be good news for Dwayne Johnson (or Disney), but it could potentially be exactly what WWE and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were quietly hoping for. There’s been a lot of speculation regarding The Rock’s status for WrestleMania next year in Saudi, and considering his recent box office flops, he may well be more open to finally having the Roman Reigns match.
There is currently no confirmation on what The Rock has planned for 2027, but his recent run of box office flops probably won’t convince movie studios to have him on the marquee anytime soon. It’s quite the flip for someone who was considered one of the most bankable stars on the planet just a few years ago, but box office failures like The Smashing Machine, Black Adam and Red One have shown he’s arguably not the draw he once was in Hollywood.
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