Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson facing another potential box office flop with “Moana”

Dwayne Johnson at Disney's "Moana" World Premiere held at the Hollywood Bowl on July 07, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images) | Variety via Getty Images Disney’s live-action take on Moana opens in theaters this weekend, but early projections indicate the film could underperform at the box office and possibly hand Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson his second straight flop. Last month, Deadline reported that Moana was tracking to bring in $85 million in North American in its opening weekend. However, the latest projection from Box Office Pro this week showed that the film is now expected to make quite a bit less in the range of $60 million to $70 million. While most movie studios would love to have a feature open with those kinds of numbers, Moana reportedly was made on a budget of $200 million or more, and that doesn’t include the price tag for its very costly marketing campaign. The animated Moana 2 brought in over $1 billion globally in 202