00:00You stole the heart of Tiffany and cursed the whole world.
00:04If you restored the heart, you'd be everyone's hero.
00:09Maui, Maui.
00:11Disney's live-action Moana aims to make a splash as it begins its box office run.
00:16The new feature collected $4.5 million from Thursday previews,
00:20as it eyes a start in the $60 to $65 million range.
00:24What can I say except you're welcome?
00:27The film will need to draw family audiences in the coming summer weeks,
00:31given that it carries a substantial $250 million production budget.
00:36We can do this.
00:39Maui's not spelled with a we, it's spelled with an I.
00:42Are you kidding?
00:44The original Moana, which was released in 2016,
00:47is the most recent Disney animated property to be given the live-action treatment.
00:51The first film made $643 million worldwide.
00:54And Moana 2, the animated 2024 sequel, was an even bigger sensation,
00:59as it surpassed $1 billion globally.
01:02In his review of the live-action Moana, THR chief film critic David Rooney noted that,
01:10However, not all reviewers were as magically transported by the reimagining,
01:15as the new movie holds just a 36% Rotten Tomatoes approval rating from critics.
01:19For much more on this story and all the latest box office news and numbers,
01:24go to THR.com.
01:26This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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