Box Office: ‘Moana’ Flounders With $43 Million Debut, Among Weakest of Disney’s Live-Action Remakes
5 news sources are covering this Entertainment story right now — Archynetys is tracking how fast it spreads.
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"Box Office: ‘Moana’ Flounders With $43 Million Debut, Among Weakest of Disney’s Live-Action Remakes" is generating significant coverage in the Entertainment category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by Archynetys so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include WSJ, Animation Magazine, Yahoo and Bloomberg.com. Archynetys measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- Disney’s ‘Moana’ Remake Crashes at Box Office WSJ · 4h ago
- Live-Action ‘Moana’ Underperforms with $42-$46 Mil Opening, ‘Minions & Monsters,’ ‘Toy Story 5’ Continue B.O. Animation Domination Animation Magazine · 4h ago
- ‘Moana’ Remake Wipes Out With $95 Million Global Opening Weekend Yahoo · 4h ago
- ‘Moana’ Live-Action Film Marks Low Opening for Disney Remake Franchise Bloomberg.com · 4h ago
- Box Office: ‘Moana’ Flounders With $43 Million Debut, Among Weakest of Disney’s Live-Action Remakes Variety · 4h ago
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