Disney’s ‘Moana’ Remake Drowned Out by 'The Odyssey' at the Box Office

Published Jul 19, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT

Rohan Naahar is a News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he’ll watch anything once. He has covered everything from Marvel to the Oscars, and Marvel at the Oscars. He also writes obsessively about the box office, charting the many hits and misses that are released weekly, and how their commercial performance shapes public perception. In his time at Collider, he has also helped drive diversity by writing stories about the multiple Indian film industries, with a goal of introducing audiences to a whole new world of cinema.

Facing competition from Christopher Nolan’s latest epic, The Odyssey, Disney’s live-action Moana remake has taken a steep fall in its second weekend of release. The action-adventure film opened to mediocre reviews and underperformed commercially in its first weekend, grossing less than $100 million worldwide. Of this total, only $43 million came from domestic theaters. This put the film in the same category as the superhero flops Supergirl and Joker: Folie à Deux. Both The Odyssey and Moana cost $250 million to produce, but Nolan’s epic has already grossed in three days what Disney’s remake will struggle to in its lifetime run.

The Odyssey generated around $120 million domestically and approximately $260 million worldwide in its opening weekend, representing a record debut for star Matt Damon. It also delivered the biggest global opening for Nolan, beating out The Dark Knight Rises and The Dark Knight. The film currently holds a “Certified Fresh” 95% critics’ score and a “Verified Hot” 97% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. The aggregator website’s consensus reads, “Reinvigorating an ancient adventure with majestic sweep and sterling work by its colossal ensemble, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey imbues myth with primal human feeling.”

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