Dwayne Johnson's 'Moana' Flop Shows the Risk of Hollywood's Pay Model

Rather than making a summer splash, Disney’s live-action Moana remake floundered at the box office. Opening with $43 million domestically against a $250 million production budget, the film is already projected to lose the studio between $100 and $125 million, according to Deadline. It’s also a disappointing outcome for Dwayne Johnson, reprising his role as the demigod Maui, as it extends a streak of commercial flops for one of Hollywood’s highest-paid stars. Johnson was reportedly paid nearly $3