Disney’s live-action remake of “Moana” opens at the top of the domestic box office but delivers a comparatively modest start, according to multiple outlets. All reports describe a first-weekend performance that is viewed as an underwhelming “splash,” even as the film takes the No. 1 spot. One outlet reports that the movie earns $43 million from ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada during its opening weekend. The film is also described as having a reported production cost of about $250 million. While the sources agree on the domestic chart position and the relatively limited opening-weekend take, they present the overall performance as falling short of what a top-billed release would be expected to generate based on its scale and budget. The coverage focuses primarily on the opening weekend figures and how they compare with expectations, rather than on critical reception or broader commercial performance beyond the initial weekend.