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Moana(2016)

Released

2016 · FILM

Moana

A determined island princess defies her tribe’s traditions to sail across uncharted seas, seeking a stolen divine heart that can heal her people’s blight—while confronting a vengeful demigod and an ancient volcanic menace.

“The ocean is calling.”

Directed by

Ron Clements, John Musker

Written by

Jared Bush, Ron Clements

Rated

BBFC · PG

Runtime

107 min

AdventureAnimationComedy

Synopsis

In Ancient Polynesia, a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches the island of an impetuous chieftain's daughter, prompting her to answer the Ocean's call and seek out the demigod to set things right.

Credits

Actors

Editor

Production Designer

Ian Gooding

Director of Photography

Writers

Directors

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 820+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Jeff DraheimShot by Thomas BakerScored by Mark MancinaDesigned by Ian GoodingSound by David E FluhrVFX by Kyle Odermatt

Box Office

2016 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.6× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$690.9M

Budget$150.0M

Worldwide gross$690.9M

break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $248.8M — 36% of worldwide · International: $442.1M (64%)

Opening weekend: $25.4M — 10% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $25.4M — 10% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,875 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

Vaianade
Vaiana - Das Paradies hat einen Hakende
Vaianafr
Vaiana : La Légende du bout du mondefr
Oceaniait

Release dates around the world4 countries · show

United StatesNov 14, 2016
FranceNov 16, 2016
UkraineNov 22, 2016
CanadaNov 23, 2016

Companies

ProductionWalt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hurwitz Creative

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AI · ReviewedJul 11, 2026
Moana Paddles To Underwhelming $42M-$46M U.S. Opening With A- CinemaScore
Disney's live-action remake of 'Moana' opened with $42M-$46M in the U.S., slightly above expectations but still underwhelming. The film received an A- CinemaScore, indicating strong audience reception despite mixed critical reviews. It earned an A rating from women and an A+ from viewers under 18. However, the film's performance is still below initial projections, highlighting the gap between audience and critic reactions.
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