Moana sailed to Box Office gold this weekend, with the live-action remake earning $43 million in its first three days on the big screen. That’s way below projections, as the Disney flick competed with the 2026 movie calendar’s other family-friendly fare — Minions & Monsters and Toy Story 5. If we want to talk big wins, we've got to look at a flick that fell out of the Top 10 weeks ago, because this weekend belonged to Michael.The Michael Jackson biopic starring the King of Pop’s nephew Jaafar Jackson has continued to bring in the bucks — especially overseas — to cross the 10-digit mark with a global box office total of $1,001,691,000, becoming the first biopic ever to surpass $1 billion.Check out the weekend’s Top 10 movies below, per The Numbers, then we’ll get into what is all means, and of course, Michael’s huge milestone. (* denotes a new release)Weekend Box Office: July 10-12TITLEWEEKEND TOTALDOMESTIC TOTALLAST WEEKTHEATERS1. Moana*$43,000,000$43,000,000N/A3,8752. Minions & Monsters$20,500,000$108,273,00014,2443. Toy Story 5$18,500,000$403,772,72023,5754. Evil Dead Burn*$13,700,000$13,700,000N/A3,0045. Young Washington$6,447,757$33,105,84932,7716. The Invite$5,721,061$7,384,507101,6107. Obsession$3,800,000$253,322,00062,0698. Supergirl$3,560,000$66,001,00042,5849. Disclosure Day$3,200,000$111,314,00052,20410. Backrooms$1,485,500$194,197,30371,262Moana’s Opening Is Second-Worst Of Disney’s Live-Action Remakes — And BarelyEstimates for the live-action remake of Moana — starring Catherine Laga'aia and Dwayne Johnson — were in the $60 million range, with low-end projections around $57 million. The reality is much bleaker at $43 million, and it didn’t get much help from the rest of the world, adding just $52 million for a global three-day total of $95 million.That’s especially rough considering its hefty $250 million budget, which doesn’t include marketing costs. In fact, it’s the second-worst debut for a Disney live-action remake (and just barely) behind Snow White’s $42 million. While many fans have expressed that they’re sick of these remakes, the House of Mouse has seen quite a bit of success, with 2016’s The Jungle Book possibly the best of the bunch. Let’s see how Moana’s opening weekend compares with some of the others:Moana (2026): $43 millionLilo & Stitch (2025): $146 millionSnow White (2025): $42.2 millionThe Little Mermaid (2023): $95.6 millionThe Lion King (2019): $191.8 millionAladdin (2019): $91.5 millionBeauty and the Beast (2017): $174.8 millionThe Jungle Book (2016): $103.3 millionCinderella (2015): $67.9 millionHow did Moana's live-action debut compare to its 2016 animated predecessor?The 2016 animated version of Moana brought in $56.6 million on opening weekend, grossing $684.4 million globally during its theatrical run. Moana 2, the 2024 animated sequel, opened to $139.8 million and ended up bringing in $1.06 billion.(Image credit: Warner Bros.)Evil Dead Burn Also Misses The MarkLike Moana, Evil Dead Burn’s $13.7 million was far lower than projections, which had the movie making around $28 million. That’s somewhat surprising, given that horror has been so popular at the theater this summer, and the sixth offering in the Evil Dead franchise offered counterprogramming for all of the family-friendly fare. However, critics were split, as some missed the signature Evil Dead humor that made the series so popular decades ago. Did Rotten Tomatoes and CinemaScore audiences agree with critics for this weekend's new movies?How Critics And Audiences Scored This Week's New ReleasesRANK/TITLERT CRITICSRT AUDIENCESCINEMASCORE1. Moana30%90%A-4. Evil Dead Burn71%82%BMoana saw a shocking disparity between its reviews and audience opinion, so I guess viewers didn't find the live-action remake as "unnecessary" as the critics.(Image credit: Annapurna Pictures, A24)The Invite Climbs Upon Wide ReleaseWhile it doesn’t technically count as new, Olivia Wilde’s The Invite drew in $5.7 million in its first weekend in wide release (after two weekends of limited viewing), jumping from No. 10 to No. 6. Critics praised The Invite with a 96% RT score, and audiences seem to agree, giving it 89%. (Image credit: Universal Pictures)Michael Crosses $1 Billion After 12 WeekendsMichael may have fallen out of the Box Office Top 10 in the U.S. and Canada back in June, but it’s continued to see plenty of ticket sales overseas — particularly in Japan, where Michael Jackson was super popular and where Michael saw a later release date of June 12. So, 12 weekends after its initial opening, the film has crossed the $1 billion milestone. It is just the second movie to break into 10 figures this year, following The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and it’s Lionsgate’s first-ever billion-dollar title. This comes weeks after Michael surpassed Bohemian Rhapsody ($911 million) as the highest-grossing music biopic ever and outgained Oppenheimer ($975.8 million) as the overall highest-grossing biopic.(Image credit: Pixar)Toy Story 5 Continues Its Climb Toward $1 Billion. Will Minions & Monsters Make It?From everything we’ve seen and talked about above, it’s hard to argue that families are dominating the theaters right now, with the Top 3 movies all catering to the young ones. After Minions & Monsters’ less-than-ideal opening weekend, it dropped just 45% weekend over weekend, and when you add in its international numbers, it’s earned $280 million so far. It may not be the most successful of the franchise, but with an $85 million budget, nobody’s worried about this title.The banana-loving blobs can’t seem to shake Toy Story 5, though. Despite the Pixar sequel being released nearly two weeks earlier, it remains on the Minions’ tail, with just $2 million separating the two in the weekend numbers. The global picture isn’t as close, with TS5 well on its way to $1 billion with $879 million worldwide. (Image credit: Universal Pictures)Summer Blockbuster On Deck: The OdysseyThe time has finally come for The Odyssey — Christopher Nolan’s epic follow-up to Oppenheimer — featuring an all-star cast led by Matt Damon’s “insane” abs. OK, OK, I know the man is more than his chiseled midsection. The book-to-screen adaptation is projected to make between $100 million and $110 million, according to Box Office Pro, but after a few weekends of low numbers, I’m wary of the nine digits.I’m trusting the experts, though, so snatch up your tickets if you’re so inclined, and then check back in with me next Sunday so we can crunch those numbers.