Disney’s remake of its 2016 animated film “Moana” is not catching a wave at the box office. With an industry estimated $18.2 million opening day from 3,872 locations, the live-action film is falling well below projections with an estimated domestic opening of $45 million.

For perspective, last year’s Disney remake bomb “Snow White” opened to a $16.2 million opening day and $42.7 million opening weekend from its March release slot, going on to gross just $82.7 million domestic and $205.6 million worldwide.

“Moana” should still be able to at least clear that low bar, both because of better audience reception and the lack of more direct competition for family audiences until “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” at the end of the month. “Moana” received an A- on CinemaScore, same as the 2024 “Lion King” prequel “Mufasa” and higher than the B+ for “Snow White.”

But with a production budget of at least $200 million and a marketing spend of at least $100 million more, “Moana” is still shaping up to be a theatrical bust that the franchise’s theme park and merch revenue stemming from the public’s continued love of the animated original will have to make up for. Nor is there much of a chance of an overseas bailout, as the remake has earned an opening day of just £775,000 between lack of interest in the film and the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals happening this weekend, which include England.

Also contributing to the low numbers is competition from Universal/Illumination’s “Minions & Monsters” and Disney’s own smash Pixar hit “Toy Story 5,” both of which are holding well this weekend.

“Minions & Monsters” is estimated to earn $21 million in its second weekend, a 43% drop from a franchise-low $37 million 3-day opening weekend. With an estimated domestic total of $108 million through Sunday, the seventh film in the “Despicable Me” franchise will fall well short of the heights of its predecessors but will still turn a theatrical profit against its $85 million budget.

“Toy Story 5,” which is on pace to reach the $1 billion global mark by next weekend, will cross the $400 million domestic mark on Sunday with an industry estimated $18.5 million fourth weekend.

Taking fourth on the charts is the other newcomer this weekend, Warner Bros./New Line’s “Evil Dead Burn” with a $6.5 million opening day and an industry estimated $14.5 million opening weekend from 3,004 locations. While little more than half of the $24.5 million opening that predecessor “Evil Dead Rise” earned in 2023, it should still be enough to make this film modestly profitable against its low $20 million budget. The film has earned Rotten Tomatoes scores of 72% critics and 82% audience to go with a B on CinemaScore.

The Serbian drama 3 Weeks After (3 Nedelje Posle), directed by Miroslav Terzić, has won the Europa Cinemas Label as the best European film at the 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF). The jury of three Europa Cinemas Network exhibitors unveiled their pick on Saturday afternoon.

3 Weeks After, which explores peer violence and which THR recently discussed with Terzić, will now receive the support of the Europa Cinemas Network, with additional promotion and incentives for exhibitors to extend the film’s run on screen.

The jury statement about the film, which had its world premiere in the main competition program of KVIFF 2026, highlighted: “It was a unanimous decision to award the Europa Cinemas Label to 3 Weeks After by Miroslav Terzić. As a jury, we had a tough decision in front of us, because all 15 films competing for our award were good in their own way, and we are three different people, each with their own taste, yet this film captivated us right from the first shot and held our attention until the very end.”

The jury added: “The ensemble cast delivers a remarkably strong and authentic performance. The story portrays the lives of adolescents today through their own eyes, allowing their voices and perspectives to shape the narrative in a genuine and convincing way. At its core, it’s fueled by group dynamics. Miroslav Terzić’s filmmaking is stunning in every aspect of its craft. The film urges us to truly hear young people, be there for them and not look away!”

The cast of 3 Weeks After includes Jovan Ginić, Klara Hrvanović, Andjela Alavirević, Tihana Lazović and Branislav Trifunović. Written by Vladimir Arsenijević, Bojan Vuletić and Terzić, the film features cinematography by Damjan Radovanović and editing by Marko Ferković.

Being sold internationally by Bendita Film Sales, 3 Weeks After was produced by This and That Productions (Serbia), and co-produced by Invictus (Bulgaria), Nightswim (Italy), Kinorama (Croatia) and Paul Thiltges Distributions (Luxembourg).

The Europa Cinemas Label jury for Karlovy Vary consisted of Sophie Jansen (Filmhuis Den Haag in The Hague, The Netherlands), Nataša Jurčová Findrová (Kino Lumière in Bratislava, Slovak Republic) and Grégory Le Perff (DSN – Dieppe Scène Nationale in Dieppe, France).