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Disney Realizing Moana Remake Is Bombing Despite #1 Movie Ads

This is a reaction meme pairing a widely circulated screenshot of Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer looking stressed and holding his head in frustration with text mocking Disney's reaction to their 2024 live-action Moana remake underperforming at the box office. The text notes that Disney already launched widespread marketing campaigns claiming the film is the "#1 movie in the world", referencing the reported $250 million production budget for the remake that is now failing to meet performance expectations.
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Disney realizing the Moana remake is bombing (They already sent out the #1 movie in the world ads)

Overview

This is a reaction meme pairing a widely circulated screenshot of Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer looking stressed and holding his head in frustration with text mocking Disney's reaction to their 2024 live-action Moana remake underperforming at the box office. The text notes that Disney already launched widespread marketing campaigns claiming the film is the "#1 movie in the world", referencing the reported $250 million production budget for the remake that is now failing to meet performance expectations.

Origin notes

This meme was shared to the Reddit r/Meme subreddit and distributed via RSS feed, with the original post title referencing the $250 million cost of the Moana remake. It uses the popular stressed Oppenheimer reaction image template sourced from the 2023 Christopher Nolan film Oppenheimer, a commonly used template to express frustration or panic over bad outcomes after large investments of time or money.

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