"Moana," in theaters Friday, trades the beautiful animation for lackluster backgrounds, rendering the epic adventure as a static exercise.

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Tough break for Disney as the live-action "Moana" crashed at the box office this weekend with a $43 million opening against a budget of around $300 million. Internationally, it didn't fare much better ...

Dwayne Johnson's live-action "Moana" is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $43 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced.

"Critics of the film are missing what is right in front of them." ...