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'Moana' Bombs at Box Office, Bound to Lose $100M-$125M Box Office (deadline.com)
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[–] 44 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

I mean...I already watched this movie like 10 years ago. I know what happens already.

OK, Maui is now The Rock in a muscle suit and a wig. But most of the new movie is CGI. The original movie was also animated. Why do I need to watch the new one?

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago

    At least with the lion king there was a 25 year gap between the two movies so the target audience would've been entirely different generations.

    But Moana 2 came out 2 years ago. Anyone who watched it, probably watched the first one beforehand, even if we're talking about a 5 year old in 2024 who wasn't around in 2016 - the kid's parents would've probably pirated or streamed it to watch before going to the movies to see Moana 2.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Honestly I didn't even realize it had been that long till you said it.

    10 years is still to early for a "live action" (even though it's basically just animation) remake.

    They would have made more money doing frozen

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago

    They would have made more money doing frozen

    The CinemaSins video on the trailers suggested making a live action remake of Atlantis. That would sell like gangbusters, but Disney has spent the last 20 years pretending it didn't exist

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