Charts & Rankings
Moana Stumbles, Michael Crosses $1 Billion in a Wild Weekend at the Box Office
Families love going to the movies, but right now there are three of them. That's a lot of competition." — Paul Dergarabedian, Rentrak
Families love going to the movies, but right now there are three of them. That's a lot of competition." — Paul Dergarabedian, Rentrak
Disney's live-action "Moana" topped the weekend chart, but topping the chart and having a good weekend turned out to be two very different things. Between a tentpole remake stumbling against its own budget, a horror sequel undershooting its tracking, and a handful of holdovers quietly doing the real work of keeping the summer afloat, the July 10-12 frame had plenty going on beneath the surface. And none of it, as it turned out, was even the weekend's biggest story — that distinction belonged to a film that's been in theaters since April.
Weekend Box Office (July 10-12, 2026)
| Rank | Film | Weekend | Domestic Total | Worldwide Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moana | $43M (opening) | $43M | $95M |
| 2 | Minions & Monsters | $20.5M (wk 2, -45%) | $108.2M | $280M |
| 3 | Toy Story 5 | $45M (wk 4) | $403.8M | $879.1M |
| 4 | Evil Dead Burn | $13.7M (opening) | $13.7M | $26.7M |
| 5 | Young Washington | $6.4M (wk 2, -66%) | $33.1M | — |
| 6 | The Invite | $5.7M (expansion) | $7.3M | — |
| — | Supergirl | $3.5M | ~$66M | — |
Moana's Rocky Debut
Disney's live-action remake opened to $43 million domestically from 3,875 theaters — enough for first place, but a rough result against a reported $250 million production budget. It's essentially tied with 2025's Snow White for the weakest opening of any Disney live-action remake, and it added just $52 million internationally for a $95 million global start, well below the $130-140 million range Disney had been projecting as recently as last week, according to Variety. Reviews didn't help either, with the film sitting at 34% on Rotten Tomatoes — actually the lowest score of any Disney live-action remake to date, below even Snow White and Dumbo — though the audiences who did show up gave it a solid A- CinemaScore. Dwayne Johnson has already confirmed Moana 3 is in development regardless of this weekend's numbers.
A Steady Middle of the Pack
Minions & Monsters wasn't setting the world on fire either, but $20.5 million in its second weekend (down 45%) is nothing to complain about — that puts Universal's spinoff at $108.2 million domestic and $280 million globally so far. Toy Story 5 is the one holdover actually building momentum: $45 million in weekend four brings it to $403.8 million domestic and $879.1 million worldwide, putting it on track to cross $1 billion within the next week or two and eventually knock Toy Story 4's $1.07 billion off the top of the franchise leaderboard.
Evil Dead Burn Undershoots Expectations
The sixth Evil Dead film opened to $13.7 million domestically, well under tracking that had pegged it closer to $23-28 million, and a step down from Evil Dead Rise's $24.5 million debut back in 2023. International box office added another $13 million to the total. Reviews were split down the middle — some critics praised the film's willingness to push the gore to new extremes, others felt it lost the franchise's usual dark comedy in the process — and it landed a B CinemaScore from opening-weekend audiences. Warner Bros. isn't worried about the softer start, though: a seventh installment, Evil Dead Wrath, is already dated for 2028.
The Rest of the Frame
Angel Studios' Young Washington front-loaded hard in its second weekend, falling 66% to $6.4 million and bringing its 10-day total to $33.1 million — enough that a sequel has already been announced. A24's The Invite, directed by and starring Olivia Wilde, expanded to 1,610 theaters and added $5.7 million, bringing its three-weekend total to $7.3 million, a promising number for a film that cost just $12 million to make. Meanwhile, James Gunn's Supergirl just won't catch a break — another $3.5 million this weekend (down 59%) nudges its 17-day domestic haul up to around $66 million.
The Real Headline: Michael Hits $1 Billion
None of this weekend's new releases came close to mattering as much as something that happened with a film that's been in theaters since April. Michael officially passed $1 billion worldwide, and that makes it two things at once: the first biopic ever to hit that number, and only the second film all year to reach it, after Universal's The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, per Boxoffice Pro. Toy Story 5 won't be far behind.
Looking Ahead
Whatever calm settled over the box office this weekend won't last long. Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey opens next weekend with a major IMAX rollout that industry trackers widely expect to dominate the frame outright, likely pushing Moana, Evil Dead Burn, and everything else currently in the top five down a rung or two. Between Nolan's rollout, Toy Story 5's expected arrival in the billion-dollar club, and Moana's ongoing struggle to justify its budget internationally, next week's box office conversation is shaping up to look nothing like this one.
