Summary：Disney’s Moana Debut Falters, Earning Only $4.5 Million on Opening Thursday **Introduction** Disne

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Disney’s Moana Debut Falters, Earning Only $4.5 Million on Opening Thursday

**Introduction**
Disney’s highly anticipated live‑action remake of *Moana* opened to a lukewarm response on Thursday night, pulling in just $4.5 million from preview screenings. The figure falls far short of the studio’s internal projections, which had forecast a opening‑day haul closer to $12‑15 million based on the original animated film’s enduring popularity and the strength of Disney’s recent live‑action slate.

**Key Developments**
Box‑office tracker Comscore reported that the Thursday preview