document_title: List of Florida hurricanes (2000–present)

question_text: when was the last time a hurricane hit florida

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August 23, 2000 – The National Hurricane Center forecasts Hurricane Debby to pass through the Florida Keys as a Category 2 hurricane, with one computer model predicting a Category 4 hurricane in the area.[2] This results in officials declaring a mandatory evacuation for all non-residents in the keys, causing a significant loss of tourism revenue for Monroe County. Debby dissipates before hitting the area, though its remnants produce heavy rainfall across southern Florida.[3]
September 9, 2000 – Moisture from Tropical Depression Nine produce light rainfall in the western Florida Panhandle.[4]
September 18, 2000 – Tropical Storm Gordon makes landfall on Cedar Key, dropping up to 9.48 inches (240 mm) of rainfall in Mayo.[5] Hundreds of homes are damaged from floodwaters or fallen trees, and damage in the state amounts to at least $5.1 million (2000 USD, $7.2 million 2017 USD).[6] A surfer drowns in rough seas near Pensacola.[7]
September 22, 2000 – Tropical Storm Helene hits near Pensacola, damaging hundreds of homes from floodwaters. Monetary damage totals over $1 million (2000 USD, $1.5 million 2017 USD).[8]
October 3, 2000 – The precursor disturbance to Tropical Storm Leslie produces 10—20 inches (255–510 mm) of rainfall across southeastern Florida, flooding about 93,000 houses. The flooding causes $950 million in damage (2000 USD, $1.4 billion 2017 USD),[9] along with three indirect deaths.[10]

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June 12, 2001 – Subtropical Depression Allison moves through Alabama and Georgia, with its outer rainbands producing up to 10.1 inches (357 mm) of rain at the Tallahassee Regional Airport.[11] The rainfall destroys 10 homes and damages 599 others,[12] with monetary damage totaling $20 million (2001 USD, $27.3 million 2017 USD).[11] Eight people die in the state,[13] five of which due to rip currents.[14]
August 6, 2001 – After meandering for several days in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Barry makes landfall at Santa Rosa Beach, producing heavy rainfall across much of Florida which peaks at 11.7 inches (297 mm) in Stuart.[5] The storm kills two in the state and leaves $1.5 million in damage (2001 USD, $2.05 million 2017 USD).[15][16]
September 14, 2001 – Tropical Storm Gabrielle hits Venice, dropping moderate to heavy rainfall including a peak total of 15.1 inches (384 mm) in Parrish.[5] The combination of flooding from rainfall and gusty winds causes $230 million in damage (2001 USD) and one direct death, and high waves from the storm indirectly kills a person in the Florida Keys.[17]
November 5, 2001 – Hurricane Michelle passes to the south of the state, dropping up to 4.99 inches (127 mm) of rainfall.[5] The hurricane spawns two tornadoes, resulting in minor damage.[18]

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July 13, 2002 – The precursor disturbance to Tropical Storm Arthur moves across the Florida Panhandle and produces heavy amounts of precipitation peaking at 4.79 inches (122 mm) in two locations.[5]
August 4, 2002 – High surf from Tropical Storm Bertha kills one person at Perdido Key State Recreation Area.[19]
September 4, 2002 – Tropical Storm Edouard hits near Ormond Beach as a minimal tropical storm. While crossing the peninsula from east to west, the storm drops up to 7.64 inches (194 mm) of rain in DeSoto City, resulting in some flooding and minimal damage.[5][20]
September 14, 2002 – Tropical Storm Hanna strikes near the state border of Alabama and Mississippi and produces moderate precipitation across the state. Three people die in rip currents from the storm.[21]
September 26, 2002 – Tropical Storm Isidore hits southern Louisiana, though its large circulation drops rainfall across the state peaking at 9.1 inches (231 mm) in Pensacola.[22] Tornadoes spawned by the storm damage multiple mobile homes, with monetary damage across the state totaling over $11 million (2002 USD, $14.8 million 2017 USD).[23]
October 3, 2002 – Hurricane Lili makes landfall on southern Louisiana, and drops 1.04 inches (26 mm) of rainfall in Pensacola.[24]
October 11, 2002 – Tropical Storm Kyle turns northward to the east of the state, producing up to 2.05 inches (52 mm) of precipitation in Fernandina Brach and a light storm surge.[25]

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April 20, 2003 – Swells from Tropical Storm Ana capsize a boat near Jupiter, killing two of the four passengers aboard.[26]
June 30, 2003 – Tropical Storm Bill hits southern Louisiana, producing over 7 inches (178 mm) of rainfall in portions of the western Florida Panhandle.[27] At least 40 houses are damaged, totaling in over $1 million (2003 USD, $1.4 million 2017 USD) in damage,[28] and rip currents from the storm kill two surfers in Panama City Beach.[29]
July 2003 – A man dies after suffering a heart attack while swimming in high surf caused by Hurricane Claudette.[30]
July 25, 2003 – Tropical Depression Seven forms to the east of the state and drops light precipitation.[31]
August 14, 2003 – The precursor disturbance to Hurricane Erika produces heavy amounts of precipitation across the state.[32]
August 30, 2003 – Moisture from Tropical Storm Grace drops about 1 inch (25 mm) of rain in the Florida Keys and over 3 inches (75 mm) in portions of northern Florida.[33]
September 6, 2003 – Tropical Depression Henri hits Clearwater, producing 9.09 inches (231 mm) in Hialeah[5] which leads to minor flooding and damage; lightning caused by the storm injures a man in Lee County.[34]
September 13, 2003 – Rip currents produced by Hurricane Isabel kill a surfer in Nassau County.[35]

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August 12, 2004 – Tropical Storm Bonnie moves ashore on Saint Vincent Island, producing light rainfall and minor damage along its path.[36]
August 13, 2004 – Hurricane Charley makes landfall on Cayo Costa with winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and hours later hits the mainland portion of the state at Punta Gorda, becoming the strongest hurricane to hit the United States since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The winds damage or destroy thousands of homes, knock down tens of thousands of trees, and leave more than 2 million Floridians without power. Charley results in eight direct fatalities, 20 indirect casualties, and 792 reported injuries. Throughout the state, damage is estimated at $13.5 billion (2004 USD, $17.5 billion 2017 USD), at the time the second costliest hurricane in United States history; it has since dropped to sixth.[5][37][38]
September 5, 2004 – Hurricane Frances strikes the southern end of Hutchinson Island as a slow-moving Category 2 hurricane, producing heavy rainfall peaking at 15.84 inches (402 mm) at High Springs. The hurricane damages 15,000 homes and 2,400 businesses in Palm Beach County alone, with damage across the state totaling $8.32 billion (2004 USD, $10.8 billion 2017 USD). Hurricane Frances kills five people directly in the state and is indirectly responsible for 32 deaths.[39]
September 16, 2004 – Hurricane Ivan strikes Orange Beach, Alabama as a major hurricane, with its large and powerful circulation producing peak wind gusts of 107 mph (173 km/h) in Pensacola. The winds down more than 125,000 ft³ (3,540 m³) at a forest near Pensacola, while strong waves and a 10–15 foot (3—4.5 m) storm surge severely damages the Interstate 10 bridge in Pensacola. Throughout the state damage totals $8 billion (2004 USD, $10.3 billion 2017 USD), and 14 people die in the state from the hurricane. The remnants of Ivan later cross over the southern portion of the state on September 21 after looping southward, and ultimately reform in the Gulf of Mexico on September 23.[40]
September 25, 2004 – Hurricane Jeanne hits the southern portion of the state very near where Frances struck three weeks prior, producing moderate winds and rainfall reaching 11.97 inches (304 mm) at Kenansville. Jeanne produces hurricane-force winds across an area previously affected by one or two other hurricanes,[41] causing about $3.5 billion in damage (2004 USD, $4.5 billion 2017 USD).[42] The passage of Hurricane Jeanne results in three deaths; two due to winds and one from flooding.[41]
October 10, 2004 – Tropical Storm Matthew hits southern Louisiana, with its outer rainbands producing light rainfall across the western portion of Florida.[43]

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June 11, 2005 – Tropical Storm Arlene strikes just west of Pensacola, bringing moderate precipitation throughout the state[44] and causing breaches on barrier islands on the Florida Panhandle. Damage totals over $3.5 million (2005 USD, $4.5 million 2017 USD),[45] and one person dies in Miami Beach from rip currents caused by the storm.[44]
July 6, 2005 – Hurricane Cindy hits south-central Louisiana, with its large circulation resulting in moderate beach erosion and fallen trees along the western Florida Panhandle; damage is minor.[46]
July 10, 2005 – Hurricane Dennis makes landfall just west of Navarre Beach as a major hurricane, producing moderate rainfall and 9 tornadoes throughout the state. 2 people drown in the Gulf of Mexico, and the hurricane was indirectly responsible for twelve other fatalities.[47] Damage in the state totals about $1.5 billion (2005 USD, $1.89 billion 2017 USD).[48]
August 25, 2005 – Hurricane Katrina, category 1 at the time, makes landfall near the Broward/Miami-Dade County border producing gusty winds and heavy rainfall peaking at 16.33 inches (415 mm) in Perrine. Damage amounts to $523 million (2005 USD, $656 million 2017 USD) in the southern portion of the state, and twelve people die in southern Florida; three from drowning, three from falling trees, and six from indirect causes.[49] Minor damage is reported along the Florida Panhandle from its landfall in Mississippi.[50]
September 12, 2005 – High surf from Hurricane Ophelia kills a surfer in Palm Beach County.[51]
September 20, 2005 – Hurricane Rita passes south of the Florida Keys, producing a 5-foot (1.5 m) storm surge which affects up to 200 residencies and severely injures a bicyclist.[52]
October 5, 2005 – Tropical Storm Tammy hits near Atlantic Beach, resulting in moderate rainfall and light damage.[53]
October 24, 2005 – Hurricane Wilma makes landfall near Cape Romano as a major hurricane, producing hurricane-force winds and moderate precipitation across much of southern portion of the state. The winds of the hurricane leave 98% of South Florida without power. The passage of Wilma results in hundreds of damaged or destroyed homes, with damage reaching $20.6 billion (2005 USD, $25.8 billion 2017 USD), the fourth costliest tropical cyclone in United States history. Five people die in the state as a result of the hurricane.[54]

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June 13, 2006 – Tropical Storm Alberto hits near Adams Beach, producing 4.51 inches (115 mm) of rainfall in Sarasota and a storm tide unofficially reaching 9 feet (2.7 m) in Dixie County. The passage of Alberto causes flood damage to dozens of homes.[55]
August 30, 2006 – Tropical Storm Ernesto strikes Plantation Key and a short while later on the southwest Florida coastline. The storm spawns two tornadoes in the state, while moderate rainfall peaking at 8.72 inches (221 mm) in South Golden Gate floods 13 houses in Palmdale.[56]

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May 9, 2007 – Subtropical Storm Andrea forms to the northeast of the state, and produces strong waves that cause severe beach erosion in some locations. Light rainfall, of up to 0.77 inches is reported in Jacksonville. Some coastal areas receive tropical storm force wind gusts.[57]
June 2, 2007 – Tropical Storm Barry makes landfall near Tampa Bay as a disorganized tropical cyclone, and drops moderate precipitation across the drought-ridden state that peaks at 6.99 inches (178 mm) in Palm Beach.[58] The rainfall causes slick roads, leading to two indirect traffic casualties. Damage in the state is minor.[59]
August 23, 2007 – Rip currents from Hurricane Dean kill one person at Siesta Key.[60]
September 8, 2007 - Rough surf from Tropical Storm Gabrielle drowned one surfer and forced the rescue of 200 swimmers.[61]
September 13, 2007 – The remnants of Hurricane Humberto drop light rainfall on the western Florida Panhandle.[62]

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September 22, 2007 – Tropical Depression Ten moves ashore near Fort Walton Beach and produces light to moderate rainfall,[63][64] with its precursor system spawning a damaging tornado in Eustis.[65]
October 31, 2007 – The interaction between Hurricane Noel and a ridge to its north produces strong winds and high waves along the state's eastern coastline.[66]
December 13, 2007 – The remnants of Tropical Storm Olga drop moderate precipitation in the state.[67]

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July 16, 2008 – The precursor to Tropical Storm Cristobal drops moderate rainfall, causing minor street flooding and little damage.[68]
July 22, 2008 – Rip currents from Hurricane Dolly kill one person and injures four at beaches along the panhandle.[69]
August 18–23, 2008 – Tropical Storm Fay made a record four landfalls in Florida. Extreme flooding was reported in many counties in central Florida and the Florida panhandle. According to the National Hurricane Center's Tropical Cyclone Report on Fay, five people were killed throughout the state.[70]
August 31 – September 1 – Hurricane Gustav brushed the Florida Keys before tracking into central Louisiana, producing six tornadoes, heavy rain up to 4.12 in (105 mm), and strong rip currents throughout the state. The outer rain bands produced three waterspouts in the Panhandle, each coming ashore near Valparaiso. Four people drowned as a result of the rip currents in southern Florida.[71][72]
September 2, 2008 – Rip currents from Hurricane Hanna are reported along the Southeast U.S. Coast. A 14-year-old boy drowned at John U. Lloyd Beach State Park near Hollywood, Florida as a result of the rip currents brought up by the distant Hanna.[73] Two more deaths were reported off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida as they drowned in the high seas.[74]

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August 16–18, 2009 – Tropical Storm Claudette hits Santa Rosa Island, killing two people.[75][76] An EF-0 tornado spawned by the storm in Cape Coral, Florida damaged 11 homes, leaving $103,000 in damage.[77]
August 21–22, 2009 – Hurricane Bill produced waves between 5 and 6 ft (1.5 and 1.8 m) along the east coast of Florida, resulting in one fatality at New Smyrna Beach.[78]
November 9–11, 2009 – The extratropical remnants of Hurricane Ida brings rainfall, strong waves and power outages to the panhandle, leaving roughly $250,000 in losses.[79][80]

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June 30, 2010 – Tropical Storm Alex passes through the area affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, causing tarballs from the spill as large as apples to wash onshore portions of the panhandle[81] from high storm tides created by the storm.[82]
July 23, 2010 – Tropical Storm Bonnie makes landfall near Cutler Bay, Florida as a minimal tropical storm, bringing light rainfall and winds to southern parts of the state.[83]
August 10, 2010 – Tropical Depression Five develops off the southwest coast, producing high surf that indirectly causes two drowning deaths along Anna Maria Island.[84]
September 2, 2010 – Hurricane Earl passes a couple of hundred miles offshore as a category four, bringing deadly rip currents and rough surf to the coastline, drowning one surfer in New Smyrna Beach.
September 29, 2010 – Tropical Storm Nicole dissipates just as it bears down on the coastline, bringing a very brief period of heavy rainfall amounting up to 2 inches (51 mm).

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July 17, 2011 – Tropical Storm Bret forms just off the East Coast, generating rough surf up to 7 feet (2.1 m) offshore as well as several rescues and minor injuries. Several waterspouts are also reported near the coast.
August 25–26, 2011 – Hurricane Irene passes about 150–200 miles (240–320 km) to the east as a major hurricane generating rough surf up to 12 feet (3.7 m) offshore which kills two people off the East Coast injuring several others, on-and-off rainfall of up to 3 inches (76 mm) from its large circulation and gusts of up to 40 mph (65 km/h) which cause very minor wind damage and isolated power outages near the coast.
September 3–5, 2011 – Tropical Storm Lee makes landfall in Central Louisiana and rides east through Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia with its large circulation dumping up to 7 inches (180 mm) of rainfall causing flash flooding, winds gusting up to 50 mph (75 km/h) and a few weak tornadoes as well in northwestern Florida. Some light damage such as downed tree limbs and scattered power outages were also reported. Rough surf was reported along much of the Gulf Coast from Pensacola to Fort Myers as well as a large chunk of the East Coast from Jacksonville down to the Vero Beach area.

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May 28–30 – Tropical Storm Beryl made landfall in Jacksonville Beach, Florida with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h). However, as it went further inland, the storm weakened into a tropical depression, but still bringing heavy rain to Florida, the Alabama border, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. The storm killed one person indirectly, due to a car accident.
June 23–27 - Tropical Storm Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, Florida with winds of around 40 mph. Record-breaking inland/river flooding had occurred throughout North Florida and the system's outer bands also helped spawn an unusually widespread tornado outbreak for South Florida. One tornado killed a woman in Lake Placid. Widespread rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 feet fell in the Florida Panhandle, isolated amounts of up to around 29 inches was recorded in Wakulla County. A total of 7 deaths were confirmed in Florida with damage amounting up to $45.3 million (2017 USD).
August 25–29 - Hurricane Isaac passed just to the SW of Key West, Florida on August 25 with winds of up to 65 mph. It produced heavy rains in the southern peninsula.
October 25–27 - Hurricane Sandy passed to the east of the state producing tropical storm force winds with heavy surf along the Atlantic coast and moderate rain in the peninsula.

text: June 5–6 - Tropical Storm Andrea, with sustained winds of 60 miles per hour, brought heavy rains and wind gusts up to 48 miles per hour in the central part of the state, including the Tampa and Miami areas.[85] Andrea is believed to have produced at least one tornado in West Palm Beach.[86]

text: July 2 - Hurricane Arthur passed just off the coast of Eastern Florida. Its outer rainbands caused strong straight line winds from thunderstorms, peaking at 83 mph, though these winds only caused $23,000 (2015 USD). About 2 inches of rain fell in the state as well. Strong rip currents and waves caused about a dozen swimmers to be rescued at Daytona Beach. Damage totaled to no more than $25,800 (2017 USD).

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August 30–31 - Tropical Storm Erika threatened the eastern coast, as it was initially forecast to make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane, but instead was torn up by the mountains of Hispaniola. Its remnants passed towards the west coast and produced rain.
October 1–2 - Hurricane Joaquin caused swells on the eastern coast as it nearly stalled in the eastern Bahamas.

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June 6 - Tropical Storm Colin made landfall in the Big Bend of Florida at Apalachee Bay. Flooding and Tropical Storm Force Winds were felt across areas of North and Central Florida; South FL had some rain and breezy conditions for the most part. Tropical Storm Warnings were issued from the panhandle down to Fort Myers, FL on West Coast and from Jacksonville to Melbourne on East Coast of Florida. Colin was the earliest "C" Storm on record.
September 1 - Hurricane Hermine made landfall near the Big Bend of Florida, making it the first hurricane landfall to the state since Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Many counties received flooding up to nine feet due to river swelling.
September 14 - Tropical Storm Julia was the only named storm on record to form over Florida. Parts of eastern Florida are drenched by almost a foot of rain.
October 7 - Hurricane Matthew moved north along the east coast, previously hitting Cuba and Haiti, it moved into Florida as a much weaker hurricane than before. Matthew never made landfall, as the eye barely missed Cape Canaveral. Matthew killed twelve people in the state, and creates flooding, high winds, and knocks out power to 1.1 million people.

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June 21–22 - Tropical Storm Cindy brought floods in Florida Panhandle and a EF0 tornado was reported in Fort Walton Beach[87]
July 31 - Tropical Storm Emily made landfall in Florida with winds of 45 mph (75 km/h). Emily also brought heavy rain to the state[88]
September 10–11 - Hurricane Irma makes landfall on Cudjoe Key as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h), then makes a second landfall on Marco Island with winds of 115 mph (185 km/h). It is the strongest hurricane in terms of windspeed to hit the state since Charley in 2004, and the most intense in terms of pressure since Andrew in 1992. Irma has killed at least 82 people in the state.[89]
October 29 – Tropical Storm Philippe makes landfall in the Everglades, causing minimal damage. Moderate rainfall was reported.

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Number of recorded storms affecting Florida

Month
Number of storms

April

1

May

2

June

10

July

11

August

18

September

26

October

8

November

2

December

1

text: Deadly storms[edit]

text: The following is a list of hurricanes with known deaths in the state.

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Name
Year
Number of deaths

Irma
2017
82

Ivan
2004
14

Matthew
2016
12

Charley
2004
8 (20 indirect)

Allison
2001
8

Katrina
2005
6 (6 indirect)

Frances
2004
5 (32 indirect)

Wilma
2005
5

Colin
2016
4

Gustav
2008
4

Hanna
2002
3

Jeanne
2004
3

Dennis
2005
2 (12 indirect)

Barry
2001
2

Ana
2003
2

Bill
2003
2

Claudette
2009
2

Fay
2008
1 (8 indirect)

Barry
2007
1 (2 indirect)

Gabrielle
2001
1 (1 indirect)

Gordon
2000
1

Bertha
2002
1

Isabel
2003
1

Arlene
2005
1

Ophelia
2005
1

Dean
2007
1

Dolly
2008
1

Bill
2009
1

Irene
2011
1

Hermine
2016
1

Leslie
2000
0 (3 indirect)

Hanna
2008
0 (3 indirect)

TD Five
2010
0 (2 indirect)

Claudette
2003
0 (1 indirect)

Beryl
2012
0 (1 indirect)


document_title: MonsterVerse

question_text: when does godzilla vs king kong come out

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text: MonsterVerse

text: Development[edit]

text: Legendary Entertainment confirmed at the July 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International that it had acquired the rights to Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah from Toho and revealed concept footage with the closing title cards reading "Conflict: inevitable. Let them fight".[5] In September 2015, Legendary announced that the film Kong: Skull Island would not be developed with Universal Studios. Instead, it would be developed with Warner Bros., which sparked media speculation that Godzilla and King Kong would appear in a film together.[6][7]

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text: In October 2015, Legendary announced plans to unite Godzilla and King Kong in a film titled Godzilla vs. Kong, set for a 2020 release date. Legendary plans to create a shared cinematic franchise "centered around Monarch" (the secret government agency which debuted in 2014's Godzilla) and that "brings together Godzilla and Legendary’s King Kong in an ecosystem of other giant super-species, both classic and new". While Legendary will maintain its home at Universal, it will continue to collaborate with Warner Bros. for the franchise.[8] Later in October, it was announced that Kong: Skull Island would have references to Monarch.[9]

text: In May 2016, Warner Bros. announced that Godzilla vs. Kong would be released on May 29, 2020, and that Godzilla: King of the Monsters would be pushed back from its original June 2018 release date to March 22, 2019,[10] however, the film was later pushed back again to May 31, 2019.[11] In October 2016, Legendary announced that Godzilla: King of the Monsters would be filmed at its parent company Wanda's Oriental Movie Metropolis facility in Qingdao, China, along with Pacific Rim Uprising.[12] That same month, it was revealed that Legendary was planning a writers room to create their Godzilla–Kong cinematic universe, with Alex Garcia overseeing the project for Legendary.[13]

text: In early January 2017, Thomas Tull, founder of Legendary, resigned from the company but will remain as producer for the Godzilla–Kong series, which was revealed as the "MonsterVerse".[14] In March 2017, Legendary assembled a writers room to develop the story for Godzilla vs. Kong.[15]

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Film
U.S. release date
Director(s)
Story by
Screenplay by
Producer(s)
Status

Godzilla[8]
May 16, 2014 (2014-05-16)
Gareth Edwards[16]
David Callaham[17]
Max Borenstein[18]
Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Mary Parent and Brian Rogers
Released

Kong: Skull Island[19]
March 10, 2017 (2017-03-10)
Jordan Vogt-Roberts[20]
John Gatins[21]
Dan Gilroy, Max Borenstein and Derek Connolly
Thomas Tull, Mary Parent, Jon Jashni, and Alex Garcia

Godzilla: King of the Monsters[22]
May 31, 2019[11]
Michael Dougherty[23]
Max Borenstein,[24] Michael Dougherty[13] and Zach Shields[13]
Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Brian Rogers, and Thomas Tull
Post-Production

Godzilla vs. Kong[8]
May 22, 2020[25]
Adam Wingard[26]
TBA
Thomas Tull, Mary Parent, Jon Jashni, and Alex Garcia
In development

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text: Godzilla (2014)[edit]

text: The film reimagines Godzilla's origins in contemporary times and is set 15 years after a nuclear meltdown in Japan which subsequently awakens two giant parasitic creatures, known as "MUTOs". As the MUTOs ravage the countryside in order to reproduce, they awaken a larger ancient alpha predator, known as "Godzilla", whose existence has been kept secret by the U.S. government since 1954. The film introduces Godzilla, the MUTOs, and the Monarch organization to the MonsterVerse.

text: In 2004, director Yoshimitsu Banno acquired permission from Toho to produce a short IMAX Godzilla film which was in development for several years until the project was eventually turned over to Legendary Pictures.[3][27] In March 2010, Legendary announced to have acquired the rights to Godzilla for a feature film reboot.[28] In January 2011, Gareth Edwards was announced as the director for the film.[29] The film was co-produced with Warner Bros. Pictures with filming completed in 2013 in Canada and the United States for release in 2014.[30] Godzilla was released on May 16, 2014 to positive reviews from critics[31][32] and was a box office success, grossing $200 million domestically and $529 million worldwide against its $160 million budget.[33]

text: Kong: Skull Island (2017)[edit]

text: The film is set in 1973 and follows a team of scientists and Vietnam War soldiers who travel to an uncharted island in the Pacific and encounter terrifying creatures and the mighty Kong. The film introduces King Kong, Mother Longlegs,[34] Sker Buffalos,[34] Mire Squid,[34] Leafwing,[34] Psychovulture,[34] Spore Mantis,[34] Ramarak,[35] and the Skullcrawlers to the MonsterVerse and a post-credits scene introduces Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah to the MonsterVerse.[36]

text: In July 2014 at the San Diego Comic-Con, Legendary announced a King Kong origin story, initially titled Skull Island, with a release date of November 4, 2016, and Universal Pictures distributing.[37] In September 2014, Jordan Vogt-Roberts was announced as the film's director.[38] In September 2015, Legendary moved development of the film from Universal Pictures to Warner Bros. to create an expanded cinematic universe.[39] Principal photography began on October 19, 2015, in Hawaii and various locations around Vietnam. Kong: Skull Island was released on March 10, 2017 to positive reviews from critics[40][41] and was a box office success, grossing $168 million domestically and $566 million worldwide against its $185 million budget.[42] The film received a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 90th Academy Awards.[43]

text: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)[edit]

text: The Monarch agency struggles to ensure humanity's survival in an age of god-sized monsters. Three new monsters named Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah rise to challenge Godzilla for supremacy.[44]

text: Prior to announcing a shared cinematic universe between Godzilla and King Kong, Legendary originally intended to produce a Godzilla trilogy, with Gareth Edwards attached to direct all films.[45] However, Edwards left the sequel in May 2016 to work on smaller scale projects.[46] In January 2017, Michael Dougherty was announced as the director and co-writer for the film.[23] Principal photography began on June 19, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia and wrapped on September 27, 2017.[47] The film is scheduled to be released on May 31, 2019 in 2D, 3D, and select IMAX worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, except in Japan where the film will be distributed by Toho.[11][44]

text: Godzilla vs. Kong (2020)[edit]

text: Legendary first announced the film in October 2015 when it also announced its plans for a shared cinematic franchise featuring Godzilla and King Kong.[8] Producer Alex Garcia confirmed that the film will not be a remake of the Toho version, stating, "the idea is not to remake that movie."[48] In May 2016, Warner Bros. announced that the film would be released on May 29, 2020.[10]

text: In March 2017, Legendary assembled a writers room to develop the story for Godzilla vs. Kong, with Terry Rossio (who co-wrote an early unproduced script for TriStar's Godzilla)[49] leading a team consisting of Patrick McKay, J. D. Payne, Lindsey Beer, Cat Vasko, T.S. Nowlin, Jack Paglen, and J. Michael Straczynski.[15] On his experience with the writers room, Rossio stated:

text: "Godzilla vs. Kong was my first experience running a writer's room, and it was fantastic. It was a blast reading samples, meeting different writers, and crafting a story in a group setting. It felt similar to animation, where the film is happening up on the walls, and the end result is better than any one person could accomplish on their own."[50]

text: In May 2017, Warner Bros. bumped the film's original release date to a week earlier, from May 29 to May 22, for a Memorial Day weekend release.[25] That same month, Adam Wingard was announced as the director for Godzilla vs. Kong.[26]

text: In July 2017, Wingard spoke about the outline created by the writers room, stating, "We're going in very great detail through all the characters, the arcs they have, how they relate to one another, and most importantly how they relate to the monsters, and how the monsters relate to them or reflect them." He also stated that he and his team are going "beat by beat" on the outline, stating, "So once again, it's a discussion, and about feeling out how to make it as strong as possible, so that when Terry [Rossio] goes to write the screenplay, he has a definitive breakdown of what to include."[51]

text: In August 2017, Wingard spoke about his approach for the monsters, stating:

text: "I really want you to take those characters seriously. I want you to be emotionally invested, not just in the human characters, but actually in the monsters. It’s a massive monster brawl movie. There’s lots of monsters going crazy on each other, but at the end of the day I want there to be an emotional drive to it. I want you to be emotionally invested in them. I think that’s what’s going to make it really cool."[52]

text: Wingard expressed his desire for the film to have a definite winner, stating:

text: “I do want there to be a winner. The original film was very fun, but you feel a little let down that the movie doesn’t take a definitive stance. People are still debating now who won in that original movie, you know. So, I do want people to walk away from this film feeling like, Okay, there is a winner.”[53]

text: Wingard also confirmed that the film will tie in with Godzilla: King of the Monsters, be set in modern times, and feature a "more rugged, a bit more aged Kong."[54] Stage work on the film will be shot in Atlanta.[55] Principal photography is expected to begin on October 1, 2018, and end in February 2019 under the working title Apex.[56][57]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office performance[edit]

text:
Film
Release date
Box office gross
Box office ranking
Budget
Ref(s)

North America
Other territories
Worldwide
North America
Worldwide

Godzilla
May 16, 2014
$200,676,069
$328,400,000
$529,076,069
183
165
$160 million
[33]

Kong: Skull Island
March 10, 2017
$168,052,812
$398,600,000
$566,652,812
268
144
$185 million
[42]

Total
$7008368728881000000♠368,728,881
$7008727000000000000♠727,000,000
$7009109572888100000♠1,095,728,881

$345 million
[1]

text: Critical and public response[edit]

text:
Film
Rotten Tomatoes
Metacritic
CinemaScore

Godzilla
75% (299 reviews) [58]
62 (48 critics) [59]
B+[60]

Kong: Skull Island
75% (320 reviews) [61]
62 (49 critics) [62]
B+[60]

text: Tie-in material[edit]

text: Books[edit]

text:
Title
Release date
Writer(s)
Note

Godzilla – The Official Movie Novelization
May 20, 2014
Greg Cox
Novelization of Godzilla

Kong: Skull Island – The Official Movie Novelization
March 14, 2017
Tim Lebbon
Novelization of Kong: Skull Island

text: Comics[edit]

text:
Title
Release date
Writer(s)
Story by
Illustrator(s)
Cover Artist(s)
Note

Godzilla: Awakening
May 7, 2014 (2014-05-07)
Max Borenstein and Greg Borenstein
Eric Battle, Yvel Guichet, Alan Quah, and Lee Loughridge
Arthur Adams
Tie-in prequel comic to Godzilla

Skull Island: The Birth of Kong
April 12, 2017
Arvid Nelson
Zid

Tie-in prequel/sequel comic to Kong: Skull Island

text: Video games[edit]

text: Legendary's Godzilla was featured as a playable character in Bandai Namco's 2014 video game Godzilla as "Hollywood Godzilla".[63][64]

text:
Title
Release date
Developer
Publisher
Note

Godzilla: Crisis Defense
May 7, 2014
Legendary
Legendary
Tie-in web game to Godzilla

Godzilla: Strike Zone
May 15, 2014
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Tie-in mobile game to Godzilla

Godzilla: Smash 3
May 16, 2014
Rogue Play
Pipeworks
Tie-in mobile game to Godzilla


document_title: List of Dance Moms episodes

question_text: when does dance moms season 7 episode 22 come out

text: List of Dance Moms episodes

text: Series overview[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
13
July 13, 2011 (2011-07-13)
October 12, 2011 (2011-10-12)

2
30[a]
January 10, 2012 (2012-01-10)
September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25)

3
39[b]
January 1, 2013 (2013-01-01)
September 17, 2013 (2013-09-17)

4
34
January 1, 2014 (2014-01-01)
October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)

5
34
January 6, 2015 (2015-01-06)
August 18, 2015 (2015-08-18)

6
34
January 5, 2016 (2016-01-05)
November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)

7
29
November 29, 2016 (2016-11-29)
October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)

text:
Jump up ^ Season 2 included one special episode that is not acknowledged as a season episode, as well as another that was not allocated an episode number by Lifetime.
Jump up ^ Season 3 included one episode that was not allocated an episode number by Lifetime.

tag: ol

text: Episode list[edit]

text: Season 1 (2011)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

1
1
"The Competition Begins"[1]
July 13, 2011 (2011-07-13)
1.05[2]

2
2
"Wildly Inappropriate"[1]
July 20, 2011 (2011-07-20)
1.10[3]

3
3
"Cheerleader Blues"[1]
July 27, 2011 (2011-07-27)
1.05[4]

4
4
"Stealing the Show"[1]
August 3, 2011 (2011-08-03)
0.85[4]

5
5
"When Stars Collide"[1]
August 10, 2011 (2011-08-10)
0.89[4]

6
6
"Dying to Dance"[1]
August 17, 2011 (2011-08-17)
1.36[4]

7
7
"She's a Fighter"[1]
August 24, 2011 (2011-08-24)
1.38[4]

8
8
"Love on the Dance Floor"[1]
August 31, 2011 (2011-08-31)
1.62[5]

9
9
"From Ballerinas to Showgirls"[1]
September 7, 2011 (2011-09-07)
1.73[6]

10
10
"Cathy Brings It On!"[1]
September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14)
1.75[7]

11
11
"It All Ends Here"[1]
September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28)
1.51[8]

12
12
"There's Only One Star"[1]
October 5, 2011 (2011-10-05)
1.80[9]

13
13
"Most Outrageous Moments"[1]
October 12, 2011 (2011-10-12)
N/A

text: Season 2 (2012)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

14
1
"Everyone's Replaceable"[10]
January 10, 2012 (2012-01-10)
2.51[11]

15
2
"Return of the Candy Apples"[10]
January 17, 2012 (2012-01-17)
2.08[12]

16
3
"Brooke's Turning Point"[10]
January 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)
2.50[13]

17
4
"No One Likes A Bully"[10]
January 31, 2012 (2012-01-31)
1.98[14]

18
5
"Brooke's Back"[10]
"Burn, Pom Poms, Burn!"[15]
February 7, 2012 (2012-02-07)
2.26[16]

19
6
"Jill on the Rampage"[10]
"Wardrobe Malfunction" or "The Dance Detectives"[15]
February 14, 2012 (2012-02-14)
2.27[17]

20
7
"Bullets and Ballet"[10]
"Flash Dance Moms"[15]
February 21, 2012 (2012-02-21)
2.49[18]

21
8
"The Runaway Mom"[10]
February 28, 2012 (2012-02-28)
2.27[19]

22
9
"Costume Drama"[15]
"Topless Showgirls"[15]
March 6, 2012 (2012-03-06)
2.70[20]

23
10
"Miami Heat Wave"[10]
March 13, 2012 (2012-03-13)
2.20[21]

24
11
"Melissa Pleads the Fifth"[10]
March 20, 2012 (2012-03-20)
2.35[22]

25
12
"Waiting for Joffrey"[10]
March 27, 2012 (2012-03-27)
2.38[23]

26
13
"Abbygeddon"[10]
April 3, 2012 (2012-04-03)
2.61[24]

27
Special
"Abby's Most OMG Moments"[15][25]
June 5, 2012 (2012-06-05)
1.48[26]

28
14
"The Battle Begins"[10]
June 5, 2012 (2012-06-05)
2.10[26]

29
15
"Night of the Living Dancers"[10]
June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12)
2.02[27]

30
16
"I Know What You Did Last Competition"[10]
June 19, 2012 (2012-06-19)
1.84[28]

31
17
"Maddie Has A Secret"[10]
June 26, 2012 (2012-06-26)
2.12[29]

32
Special
"Abby's Dance-A-Thon"[10]
July 3, 2012 (2012-07-03)
1.99[30]

33
18
"How Do you Like Them Apples?"[10]
July 10, 2012 (2012-07-10)
2.08[31]

34
19
"Worst Birthday Party Ever!"[10]
July 17, 2012 (2012-07-17)
1.92[32]

35
20
"Guess Who's Back?"[10]
July 24, 2012 (2012-07-24)
2.12[33]

36
21
"Break a Leg"[10]
August 7, 2012 (2012-08-07)
2.16[34]

37
22
"Revenge of the Candy Apples"[10]
August 14, 2012 (2012-08-14)
2.08[35]

38
23
"The Recital to End All Recitals"[10]
August 21, 2012 (2012-08-21)
2.39[36]

39
24
"New Girl in Town"[10]
"One Danced Over the Cuckoo's Nest"[15]
August 28, 2012 (2012-08-28)
2.24[37]

40
25
"Solo Fever"[10]
September 4, 2012 (2012-09-04)
2.30[38]

41
26
"Nationals 90210"[10]
September 11, 2012 (2012-09-11)
2.10[39]

42
27
"Reunion: Off the Dance Floor, Part 1"[10]
September 18, 2012 (2012-09-18)
1.72[40]

43
28
"Reunion: Off the Dance Floor, Part 2"[10]
September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25)
1.47[41]

text: Season 3 (2013)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

44
Special
"The Smoke Before the Fire"[42]
January 1, 2013 (2013-01-01)
2.29[43]

45
1
"The Beginning of the End"[42]
January 1, 2013 (2013-01-01)
2.83[44]

46
2
"Out With the Old, In With the New"[42]
January 8, 2013 (2013-01-08)
2.53[45]

47
3
"But I'm a National Champion!"[42]
January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15)
2.64[46]

48
4
"Liar Liar Dance Mom on Fire!"[42]
January 22, 2013 (2013-01-22)
2.51[47]

49
5
"Revenge of the Replacements"[42]
"Who Won First?"[15]
January 29, 2013 (2013-01-29)
2.56[48]

50
6
"Boys Are Cuties, Girls Have Cooties"[42]
February 5, 2013 (2013-02-05)
2.33[49]

51
7
"Rotten to the Core"[42]
February 12, 2013 (2013-02-12)
2.59[50]

52
8
"You've Been Unfriended"[42]
February 19, 2013 (2013-02-19)
2.39[51]

53
9
"Bye Bye Baby"[42]
February 26, 2013 (2013-02-26)
2.66[52]

54
10
"All's Fair in Love and War"[42]
March 5, 2013 (2013-03-05)
2.19[53]

55
11
"Camouflaged Maneuvers"[42]
March 12, 2013 (2013-03-12)
2.07[54]

56
12
"The Apple of Her Eye"[42]
March 19, 2013 (2013-03-19)
2.15[55]

57
13
"She's a Maniac"[42]
March 26, 2013 (2013-03-26)
2.25[56]

58
14
"Watch Your Back, Mack"[42]
April 2, 2013 (2013-04-02)
2.34[57]

59
15
"The Politics of Dancing"[42]
April 9, 2013 (2013-04-09)
2.39[58]

60
16
"May I have this dance?"[42]
April 16, 2013 (2013-04-16)
2.26[59]

61
17
"The View from the Top"[42]
April 23, 2013 (2013-04-23)
2.26[60]

62
18
"Candy Apple Showdown"[42]
April 30, 2013 (2013-04-30)
1.97[61]

63
19
"Tell All, Part 1"[42]
May 7, 2013 (2013-05-07)
1.11[62]

64
20
"Tell All, Part 2"[42]
May 14, 2013 (2013-05-14)
1.37[63]

65
21
"Boy Crazy, Mom Crazy"[42]
June 4, 2013 (2013-06-04)
1.45[64]

66
22
"Two Girls, One Solo"[42]
June 11, 2013 (2013-06-11)
1.68[65]

67
23
"An Apple a Day Keeps Abby Away"[42]
June 18, 2013 (2013-06-18)
1.79[66]

68
24
"No Room for Rotten Apples"[42]
June 25, 2013 (2013-06-25)
1.82[67]

69
25
"Dance Moms Chatter, Part 1"[42]
July 2, 2013 (2013-07-02)
1.01[68]

70
26
"Dance Moms Chatter, Part 2"[42]
July 9, 2013 (2013-07-09)
1.04[69]

71
27
"Tap Versus Hip Hop"[42]
July 16, 2013 (2013-07-16)
1.76[70]

72
28
"Abby's So Far This Season"[42]
July 22, 2013 (2013-07-22)
1.62[71]

73
29
"Recital Rebellion"[42]
July 23, 2013 (2013-07-23)
1.62[71]

74
30
"Clash of the Dance Moms"[42]
July 30, 2013 (2013-07-30)
1.85[72]

75
31
"The Dancing Dead"[42]
August 6, 2013 (2013-08-06)
1.74[73]

76
32
"Gone, Abby Gone"[74]
August 13, 2013 (2013-08-13)
1.86[75]

77
33
"On-Again, Off-Again Abby"[42]
August 20, 2013 (2013-08-20)
1.94[76]

78
34
"Diva Las Vegas"[42]
August 27, 2013 (2013-08-27)
1.84[77]

79
35
"Do-Si-Do and Do-Si-Don't"[42]
September 3, 2013 (2013-09-03)
1.78[78]

80
36
"The Big, Not So, Easy"[42]
September 10, 2013 (2013-09-10)
1.94[79]

81
37
"Dance Moms Reunion: Hurricane Abby"[42]
September 17, 2013 (2013-09-17)
1.27[80]

82
38
"Dance Moms Holiday Special: Twas the Fight Before Christmas"[42]
December 10, 2013 (2013-12-10)
1.12[80]

text: Season 4 (2014)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

83
Special
"Guess Who's Coming to the Dance?"[81]
January 1, 2014 (2014-01-01)
1.59[82]

84
1
"Welcome Back...Now Don't Get Too Comfy"[81]
January 1, 2014 (2014-01-01)
2.42[82]

85
2
"Two Can Play This Game"[81]
January 7, 2014 (2014-01-07)
2.17[83]

86
Special
"Dance Moms Cares"[81]
January 14, 2014 (2014-01-14)
1.20[84]

87
3
"Abby Strikes Back"[81]
January 14, 2014 (2014-01-14)
2.00[85]

88
4
"Chloe vs. Kendall: Round 2"[81]
January 21, 2014 (2014-01-21)
2.01[86]

89
5
"No One Is Safe"[81]
January 28, 2014 (2014-01-28)
2.41[87]

90
6
"Clash of the Chloes"[81]
February 4, 2014 (2014-02-04)
2.02[88]

91
7
"Big Trouble in the Big Apple"[81]
February 11, 2014 (2014-02-11)
2.51[89]

92
8
"Wingman Down"[81]
February 18, 2014 (2014-02-18)
2.01[90]

93
9
"Nothing's Fair in Abbyville"[81]
February 25, 2014 (2014-02-25)
2.06[91]

94
10
"No Solo for You"[81]
March 4, 2014 (2014-03-04)
2.03[92]

95
11
"Blame It on the New Girl"[81]
March 11, 2014 (2014-03-11)
2.19[93]

96
12
"Sister Showdown"[81]
March 18, 2014 (2014-03-18)
1.94[94]

97
13
"Decisions Decisions"[81]
March 25, 2014 (2014-03-25)
1.99[95]

98
14
"Family Comes First"[81]
April 1, 2014 (2014-04-01)
1.99[96]

99
15
"Lights! Camera! Dance!"[81]
April 8, 2014 (2014-04-08)
1.75[97]

100
16
"Presenting My New Team"[81]
April 15, 2014 (2014-04-15)
2.00[98]

101
17
"Seeing Red"[81]
April 22, 2014 (2014-04-22)
1.63[99]

102
18
"Girl Talk"[81]
April 29, 2014 (2014-04-29)
1.31[100]

103
19
"The Battle of Maddie vs. Chloe"[81]
May 13, 2014 (2014-05-13)
0.87[101]

104
20
"Abby's Top Ten Dances"[81]
June 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)
1.44[102]

105
21
"Double the Moms, Double the Trouble"[81]
July 29, 2014 (2014-07-29)
1.44[102]

106
22
"Kiss or Get Off the Pot"[81]
August 5, 2014 (2014-08-05)
1.52[103]

107
23
"Three Soloists, One Star"[81]
August 12, 2014 (2014-08-12)
1.71[104]

108
24
"Abby-phobic"[81]
August 19, 2014 (2014-08-19)
1.67[105]

109
25
"Chloe Gets Revenge"[81]
August 26, 2014 (2014-08-26)
1.57[106]

110
26
"No More Crybabies"[81]
September 2, 2014 (2014-09-02)
1.55[107]

111
27
"The Understudies"[81]
September 9, 2014 (2014-09-09)
1.38[108]

112
28
"Another One Bites the Dust"[81]
September 16, 2014 (2014-09-16)
1.48[109]

113
29
"45 Second Solos"[81]
September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)
1.39[110]

114
30
"Hollywood Here We Come, Part 1"[81]
September 30, 2014 (2014-09-30)
1.42[111]

115
31
"Hollywood Here We Come, Part 2"[81]
October 7, 2014 (2014-10-07)
1.61[112]

116
32
"Playing Favorites"[81]
October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)
1.46[113]

text: Season 5 (2015)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

117
Special
"Girl Talk 2"[114]
January 6, 2015 (2015-01-06)
1.42[115]

118
1
"99 Problems But a Mom Ain't One"[114]
January 6, 2015 (2015-01-06)
1.82[115]

119
2
"Abby Got Served"[114]
January 13, 2015 (2015-01-13)
1.55[116]

120
3
"JoJo with a Bow Bow"[114]
January 20, 2015 (2015-01-20)
1.33[117]

121
4
"Bye Bye Pittsburgh"[114]
January 27, 2015 (2015-01-27)
1.46[118]

122
5
"Hello Hollywood, Goodbye Abby"[114]
February 3, 2015 (2015-02-03)
1.52[119]

123
6
"Nia Risks It All"
February 10, 2015 (2015-02-10)
1.68[120]

124
7
"Wild Wild West Coast, Part 1"
February 17, 2015 (2015-02-17)
1.78[121]

125
8
"Wild Wild West Coast, Part 2"
February 24, 2015 (2015-02-24)
1.67[122]

126
9
"The Great Divide"
March 3, 2015 (2015-03-03)
1.42[123]

127
10
"The New Maddie?"
March 10, 2015 (2015-03-10)
1.47[124]

128
11
"Nia's Last Chance"
March 17, 2015 (2015-03-17)
1.59[125]

129
12
"Abby's Trash, Cathy's Treasure"
March 24, 2015 (2015-03-24)
1.62[126]

130
13
"Mackenzie's Time to Shine"
March 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)
1.66[127]

131
14
"Hollywood Round Two"
April 7, 2015 (2015-04-07)
1.54[128]

132
15
"Maddie vs. Kalani"
April 14, 2015 (2015-04-14)
1.42[129]

133
16
"Video Killed the ALDC Star"
April 21, 2015 (2015-04-21)
1.69[130]

134
17
"Showdown in Pittsburgh, Part 1"
April 28, 2015 (2015-04-28)
1.62[131]

135
18
"Showdown in Pittsburgh, Part 2"
May 5, 2015 (2015-05-05)
1.45[132]

136
19
"Seeing Stars"
May 12, 2015 (2015-05-12)
1.20[133]

137
20
"Dance Moms Down Under, Part 1"
May 19, 2015 (2015-05-19)
0.94[134]

138
21
"Dance Moms Down Under, Part 2"
May 26, 2015 (2015-05-26)
1.10[135]

139
22
"Live From LA, It's Kendall K"
June 9, 2015 (2015-06-09)
1.12[136]

140
23
"Maddie vs. Mackenzie"
June 16, 2015 (2015-06-16)
1.03[137]

141
24
"West Coast Strikes Back"
June 23, 2015 (2015-06-23)
1.25[138]

142
25
"Abby vs. Kira"
June 30, 2015 (2015-06-30)
1.26[139]

143
26
"Where in the World is Abby Lee Miller?"
July 7, 2015 (2015-07-07)
1.18[140]

144
27
"Abby vs. Kira ... AGAIN!"
July 14, 2015 (2015-07-14)
1.36[141]

145
28
"Solo Battle: Round 1"
July 21, 2015 (2015-07-21)
1.33[142]

146
29
"Baby Dance Mama Drama"
July 28, 2015 (2015-07-28)
1.34[142]

147
30
"Nia vs. Kalani... Winner Takes All"
August 4, 2015 (2015-08-04)
1.22[143]

148
31
"Chaos at Nationals"
August 11, 2015 (2015-08-11)
1.40[144]

149
32
"City of Angels"[114]
August 18, 2015 (2015-08-18)
0.99[145]

150
Special
"Slumber Party!"[114]
August 18, 2015 (2015-08-18)
0.58[145]

text: Season 6 (2016)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

151
Special
"No Moms Allowed"
January 5, 2016 (2016-01-05)
1.08[146]

152
1
"New Season, New Rules"
January 5, 2016 (2016-01-05)
1.37[146]

153
2
"Abby vs. Melissa"
January 12, 2016 (2016-01-12)
1.26[147]

154
3
"Mini Dancers, Big Drama"
January 19, 2016 (2016-01-19)
1.38[148]

155
4
"Now You See Abby, Now You Don't"
January 26, 2016 (2016-01-26)
1.34[149]

156
5
"Abby's Replaceable"
February 2, 2016 (2016-02-02)
1.47[150]

157
6
"Abby's New Favorites"
February 9, 2016 (2016-02-09)
1.41[151]

158
7
"Debbie Allen to the Rescue"
February 16, 2016 (2016-02-16)
1.45[152]

159
8
"Maddie Is Back"
February 23, 2016 (2016-02-23)
1.32[153]

160
9
"Nia Saves the Day"
March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)
1.29[154]

161
10
"Abby Lee Horror Story"
March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08)
1.21[155]

162
11
"The Maddie Rumor"
March 15, 2016 (2016-03-15)
1.25[156]

163
12
"Brynn's Big Moment"
March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22)
1.39[157]

164
13
"ALDC Does Vegas"
March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29)
1.51[158]

165
14
"JoJo Steals the Show Show"
April 5, 2016 (2016-04-05)
1.42[159]

166
15
"Melissa's Announcement"
April 12, 2016 (2016-04-12)
1.66[160]

167
16
"Mack Z vs. Abby Lee"
April 19, 2016 (2016-04-19)
1.40[161]

168
17
"Mini Madness"
April 26, 2016 (2016-04-26)
1.27[162]

169
18
"One Last Dance"
May 3, 2016 (2016-05-03)
1.41[163]

170
19
"Hello and Goodbye"
May 10, 2016 (2016-05-10)
1.04[164]

171
20
"The Girls Say Goodbye"
May 17, 2016 (2016-05-17)
0.74[165]

172
21
"Maddie and Mackenzie Say Goodbye"
May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24)
0.48[166]

173
22
"Girl Talk Part 3"
September 6, 2016 (2016-09-06)
0.67[167]

174
23
"Abby's New Beginning"
September 6, 2016 (2016-09-06)
0.96[167]

175
24
"Nia & Kendall Face Off"
September 13, 2016 (2016-09-13)
0.88[168]

176
25
"Return of the Minis"
September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20)
0.73[169]

177
26
"Mommy Meltdown"
September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)
0.81[170]

178
27
"Mini Mayhem"
October 4, 2016 (2016-10-04)
0.92[171]

179
28
"Abby, You're Fired!"
October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11)
0.89[172]

180
29
"JoJo is a No Show"
October 18, 2016 (2016-10-18)
0.83[173]

181
30
"ALDC For Sale?"
October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25)
0.78[174]

182
31
"Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like Ab-bee"
November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)
0.75[175]

183
32
"Two Teams, Two Studios Part 1"
November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)
0.92[176]

184
33
"Two Teams, Two Studios Part 2"
November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)
0.81[177]

text: Season 7 (2016–17)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)

185
1
"Fight for Your Life"
November 29, 2016 (2016-11-29)
1.03[178]

186
2
"Abby's Worst Nightmare"
December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06)
1.04[179]

187
3
"Return of the Rotten Apples"
December 13, 2016 (2016-12-13)
0.90[180]

188
4
"Winner Takes All"
December 20, 2016 (2016-12-20)
1.04[181]

189
5
"New Kid on the Block"
December 27, 2016 (2016-12-27)
0.87[182]

190
6
"No Clowning Around"
January 3, 2017 (2017-01-03)
1.09[183]

191
7
"The Fresno Curse"
January 10, 2017 (2017-01-10)
1.07[184]

192
8
"ALDC Ain't Dead Yet"
January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17)
0.96[185]

193
9
"Battle of the Blondes"
January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24)
1.00[186]

194
10
"Breathless In Denver"
January 31, 2017 (2017-01-31)
1.10[187]

195
11
"Leaving La La Land"
February 7, 2017 (2017-02-07)
0.88[188]

196
12
"It's Not Always Sunny in Pittsburgh"
February 14, 2017 (2017-02-14)
0.96[189]

197
13
"Same Old Frenemies, Part 1"
February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)
1.19[190]

198
14
"Same Old Frenemies, Part 2"
February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)
1.23[190]

199
Special
"Abby Tells All"
July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)
0.93[191]

200
15
"Judgement Day Approaches"
August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01)
0.73[192]

201
16
"Abby Flies The Coop"
August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08)
0.67[193]

202
17
"Out With Abby, In With Chloe - Part 1"
August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)
0.79[194]

203
18
"Out With Abby, In With Chloe - Part 2"
August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22)
0.78[195]

204
19
"All Choked Up"
August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29)
0.76[196]

205
20
"Stamina, Stamina, Stamina"
September 5, 2017 (2017-09-05)
0.65[197]

206
21
"Ashlee's Big Decision Part 1"
September 12, 2017 (2017-09-12)
0.77[198]

207
22
"Ashlee's Big Decision Part 2"
September 19, 2017 (2017-09-19)
0.75[199]

208
23
"There's A New Team in Town Part 1"
October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03)
0.77[200]

209
24
"There's A New Team in Town Part 2"
October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10)
0.77[201]

210
25
"Everyone's Replaceable... Even Abby"
October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17)
0.75[202]

211
26
"Under Cheryl's Spell"
October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)
0.80[203]

211
27
"The Best Is Yet To Come"
October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)
0.78[203]

213
28
"Abby's Last Dance"
October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)
0.51[203]

212
29
"Chloe & Christi's Encore"
October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)
0.31[203]


document_title: Moana (2016 film)

question_text: how old is moana supposed to be in the movie moana

text: Moana (2016 film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: On the Polynesian island of Motunui, the inhabitants worship the goddess Te Fiti, who brought life to the ocean, using a pounamu stone as her heart and the source of her power. Maui, the shapeshifting demigod and master of sailing, steals the heart to give humanity the power of creation. However, Te Fiti disintegrates, and Maui is attacked by Te Kā, a volcanic demon, losing both his magical giant fishhook and the heart to the depths.

text: A millennium later, Moana, daughter of Motunui's chief Tui, is chosen by the ocean to return the heart to Te Fiti. However, Tui arrives and takes Moana away, causing her to lose the heart. Tui and Moana's mother Sina try to keep her away from the ocean to prepare her for ascension as the island's chief. Years later, a blight strikes the island, rotting the coconuts and dwindling the number of fish caught. Moana suggests going beyond the island's reef to find more fish, but Tui forbids it. Moana tries conquering the reef but is overpowered by the tides and shipwrecked back on Motunui.

text: Moana's grandmother Tala shows her a secret cave, where a number of ships are hidden, revealing to Moana that their people used to be voyagers. Tala explains they stopped when Maui stole Te Fiti's heart and that Te Kā's darkness is poisoning the island, but it can be cured if Moana finds Maui and makes him restore the heart of Te Fiti, which she gives to Moana. Tala falls ill shortly after and dies.

text: Moana sets sail on a camakau found in the cavern. She is caught in a typhoon and shipwrecked on an island where she finds the stranded Maui, who traps her and steals the camakau, but Moana catches up to him with help from the ocean. She demands that Maui return the heart but he refuses. Maui is accompanied by a sentient "Mini-Maui" tattoo, acting as his conscience.

text: They are attacked by Kakamora — coconut-armored pirates — who seek the heart, but Moana and Maui outwit them. Moana realizes Maui is no longer a hero, and convinces him to redeem himself by returning the heart. Maui first needs to obtain his magical fishhook, which is located in Lalotai, the Realm of Monsters, and is in the possession of Tamatoa, a giant, greedy coconut crab. Maui retrieves his fishhook while Moana distracts Tamatoa, but Maui discovers he cannot control his shapeshifting and loses self-confidence, quickly becoming overpowered by Tamatoa. Moana's quick thinking allows them to escape with the hook. Maui reveals that his first tattoo was earned when his mortal parents rejected him. After reassurance from Moana, Maui teaches her the art of sailing and regains control of his powers.

text: The two arrive at Te Fiti's island, only to be attacked by Te Kā, who badly damages Maui's fishhook. Fearful he will lose his hook, and therefore his power, Maui angrily abandons Moana, who tearfully asks the ocean to find someone else to restore the heart. The ocean obliges and takes the heart from Moana. Tala's spirit appears, inspiring Moana to find her true calling. She retrieves the heart and sails back to confront Te Kā. Maui returns, having had a change of heart, and buys Moana time to reach Te Fiti by fighting Te Kā, destroying his fishhook in the process. Moana discovers Te Fiti is missing, and realizes Te Kā is Te Fiti without her heart. Moana tells the ocean to clear a path, allowing her to restore Te Fiti's heart, transforming her back to normal. Te Fiti then heals the ocean and islands of the blight. Maui apologizes to Te Fiti, who restores his fishhook and falls into a deep sleep.

text: Moana bids farewell to Maui, returning home where she reunites with her parents. She takes up her role as chief and wayfinder, leading her people on a voyage.

text: Voice Cast[edit]

text:
Auliʻi Cravalho as Moana, the 16-year-old daughter of village chief Tui and Sina, who is chosen by the ocean to restore the heart of Te Fiti

Cravalho reprised her role in the Hawaiian-language version of the movie.[5]
Louise Bush as a younger Moana

Dwayne Johnson as Maui, a legendary shapeshifting demigod who sets off with Moana on her journey
Rachel House as Tala, Moana's grandmother. Like Moana, Tala shares a passion for the ocean

House reprised her role in the Māori-language version of the movie.[6][7]

Temuera Morrison as Tui, Moana's overprotective father, who is Tala's son, chief of Motunui Island

Morrison reprised his role in the Māori-language version of the movie.[6][7]
Christopher Jackson as Tui's singing voice

Jemaine Clement as Tamatoa, a giant treasure-hoarding coconut crab from Lalotai, the Realm of Monsters

Clement reprised his role in the Māori-language version of the movie.[6][7]

Nicole Scherzinger as Sina, Moana's mother and Tui's wife

Scherzinger also reprised her role in the Hawaiian-language version of the movie.[8]

Alan Tudyk as Heihei, Moana's pet rooster

Tudyk also voices Villager No. 3, who suggests cooking Heihei

Oscar Kightley as a fisherman
Troy Polamalu as Villager No. 1
Puanani Cravalho (Auliʻi's mother) as Villager No. 2

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text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: After directing The Princess and the Frog (2009), Clements and Musker started working on an adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Mort,[9] but problems with acquiring the necessary film rights prevented them from continuing with that project. To avoid a recurrence of that issue, they pitched three original ideas.[10] The genesis of one of those ideas (the one that was ultimately green-lighted) occurred in 2011, when Musker began reading up on Polynesian mythology, and learned of the heroic exploits of the demigod Māui. Intrigued with the rich culture of Polynesia, he felt it would be a suitable subject for an animated film. Shortly thereafter, Musker and Clements wrote a treatment and pitched it to John Lasseter, who recommended that both of them should go on research trips.[11][12] Accordingly, in 2012, Clements and Musker went on research trips to Fiji, Samoa, and Tahiti to meet the people of the South Pacific Ocean and learn about their culture.[13] At first, they had planned to make the film entirely about Maui, but their initial research trips inspired Clements to pitch a new idea focused on the young daughter of a chief.[14]

text: Clements and Musker were fascinated to learn during their research that the people of Polynesia abruptly stopped making long-distance voyages about three thousand years ago. Their navigational traditions predated those of European explorers, beginning around 300 CE.[15] Native people of the Pacific possessed knowledge of the world and their place in it prior to the incursion of foreigners. For example, Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) were well aware of the existence of far away islands, had names for these places, and were interested in exploring them to benefit their societies.[15] This voyaging heritage was made possible by a geographical knowledge system based on individual perspective rather than the European cardinal direction system.[15] The reasons for the halt of this voyaging tradition remain unknown, but scholars have offered climate change and resulting shifts in ocean currents and wind patterns as one possible explanation.[15] Native peoples of the Pacific resumed voyaging again a thousand years later. Clements and Musker set the film at the end of that era, about two thousand years ago, on a fictional island in the central Pacific Ocean, which drew inspiration from elements of the real-life island nations of Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga.[16]

text: Over the five years it took to develop and produce the film, Clements and Musker recruited experts from across the South Pacific to form an Oceanic Story Trust, who consulted on the film's cultural accuracy and sensitivity as the story evolved through nine versions.[17] The Trust responded negatively, for example, to a depiction of Maui as bald, and to a proposed scene in which Moana threw a tantrum by throwing coconuts. In response, Maui was reworked with long hair and the coconut scene was scrapped.[14]

text: Te Kā was referred to in early drafts of the film as Te Pō,[18] a reference to the Māori goddess Hine-nui-te-pō, who was originally the life-giving goddess Hine-tītama, but became the goddess of death upon discovering that her husband the god Tāne was also her father.[19] Māui set out to defeat her in order to bring immortality to humans, but failed and was himself killed.[20]

text: During the 2015 D23 Expo's panel for Disney's slate of upcoming animated films, Moana's last name was given as "Waialiki", but that name was not retained in the final film.[21]

text: Writing[edit]

text: Taika Waititi wrote the initial screenplay.[22] The first draft focused on Moana as the sole daughter in a family with "five or six brothers",[23] in which gender played into the story. However, the brothers and gender-based theme were deleted from the story, as the directors thought Moana's journey should be about finding herself.[12] A subsequent draft presented Moana's father as the one who wanted to resume navigation, but it was rewritten to have him oppose navigation so he would not overshadow Moana.[12] Instead, Pamela Ribon came up with the idea of a grandmother character for the film,[24] who would serve as a mentor linking Moana to ancient traditions.[23] Another version focused on Moana rescuing her father, who had been lost at sea.[25] The film's story changed drastically during the development phase (which happens with most Disney films), and that idea ultimately survived only as a subtle element of the father's backstory.[25] Aaron and Jordan Kandell joined the project during a critical period to help deepen the emotional story architecture of the film. They are credited with developing the core relationship between Moana and Maui, the prologue, the Cave of the Wayfinders, the Kakamora, and the collector crab Tamatoa (played by Jemaine Clement).[26] Jared Bush received sole credit as the writer of the final version of the screenplay.

text: Like most Disney and Pixar animated films, several major story problems were identified in 2015 only after the film had already transitioned from development into production, but computer-generated films tend to have much shorter production schedules and much larger animation teams (in this case, about 90 animators) than traditionally animated films.[25] Since Clements and Musker were already working 12-hour days (and Saturdays) directing such a large team of animators, Don Hall and Chris Williams (who had just finished directing Big Hero 6) came on board as co-directors to help fix the film's story issues.[25] The scene in which Maui and Moana encounter the Kakamora is an intentional homage to Mad Max: Fury Road.[25]

text: Casting[edit]

text: After the filmmakers sat through auditions of hundreds of candidates from across the Pacific,[13] 14-year-old high school freshman Auliʻi Cravalho was cast as the lead character Moana.[27][28] At that point in time, the design of Moana's face and personality was already complete, and Cravalho's obvious physical resemblance to her character was simply a coincidence.[29] During animation production, Disney animators were able to integrate some of Cravalho's mannerisms into Moana's behavior as depicted onscreen.[29]

text: The majority of the film's cast members are of Polynesian descent: Auliʻi Cravalho (Moana) and Nicole Scherzinger (Sina, Moana's mother) were born in Hawaii and are of Native Hawaiian heritage; Dwayne Johnson (Maui), Oscar Kightley (Fisherman), and Troy Polamalu (Villager No. 1) are of Samoan heritage; and New Zealand–born Rachel House (Tala, Moana's grandmother), Temuera Morrison (Tui, Moana's father), and Jemaine Clement (Tamatoa) are of Māori heritage.

text: Animation[edit]

text: Moana is Clements and Musker's first fully computer-animated film.[13][30] One of the reasons for using computer animation was that the environment, including the ocean, benefited much more from the use of CGI as opposed to traditional animation.[31] The filmmakers have also suggested that three-dimensional computer animation is well-suited to the "beautiful sculpturing" of the faces of the people of the South Pacific.[32] Eric Goldberg worked on the hand-drawn animation used to depict Maui's sentient tattoos.[33][34] During early development, the filmmakers considered the possibility of making the film with hand-drawn traditional animation, but only a few early animation tests were made in that style. In the final cut, only Maui's tattoos are hand-drawn.[35]

text: Moana was produced in makeshift quarters in a giant warehouse in North Hollywood (together with Zootopia), while Disney Animation's headquarters building in Burbank was being renovated. Musker observed that Moana was similar in that respect to The Little Mermaid, which was produced in a warehouse in Glendale. Production wrapped on October 20, 2016.[36]

text: Music and soundtrack[edit]

text: The film's soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on November 18, 2016. The songs were written by Opetaia Foa'i, Mark Mancina, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, while the score was written by Mancina.[37][38] The lyrics are in English, Samoan, and the Tokelauan language.[39] The soundtrack peaked at number two on the Billboard 200.[40]

text: Localization[edit]

text: In many European countries, the name of the titular character, Moana, was changed to Vaiana due to a trademark conflict. The film was released in those countries to bear the alternative name in the title.[41] In Italy, the film was released with the title Oceania.[42] Media outlets speculated that the name change was to avoid confusion with Italian pornographic actress Moana Pozzi,[43][44] and Disney Italy's head of theatrical marketing, Davide Romani, acknowledged they were "thinking about the issue" at a meeting of Italian exhibitors in 2015.[44]

text: Following the success brought by international productions of Disney's Frozen, which led to the release of a complete set album which included all the official versions of Let it go released at the time,[45] Disney decided to produce a special Tahitian dubbing for the movie. On October 25, 2016, at a press conference in Papeete, it was announced that the film will be the first motion picture to be fully dubbed in the Tahitian language.[46] This marks the third time Disney has released a special dubbing dedicated to the culture which inspired the film: the first case was The Lion King (1994), for which the directors travelled to South Africa to cast voice actors for a Zulu-dubbed version;[47] and the second case was Mulan (1998), which was the first Disney film to have a Mandarin Chinese dubbing made in China, separate from and independent of the version released in Taiwan.[48] In June 2017, a Māori-language dubbing of the movie was announced,[49] premiering in Auckland on September 11, with 30 theatres screening it for free as part of Māori Language Week.[50] Rachel House, Jemaine Clement, Temuera Morrison and Oscar Kightley reprised their respective roles in this version, directed by Rachel House herself.[51][52] In November 2017, a Hawaiian-language dubbing was announced to be under way, with Auliʻi Cravalho reprising her role as Moana.[5] The movie is to premier on June 10, 2018.[53]

text:
[show]"Moana" worldwide

Language
Title
Translation

Arabic
موانا (Moana)

Bengali
মোয়ানা (Moana)

Brazilian Portuguese
Moana: Um mar de aventuras
Moana: A seaful of adventures

Bulgarian
Смелата Ваяна (Smelata Vayana)
Brave Vaiana

Canadian French
Moana

Cantonese Chinese
魔海奇缘
Romance of the demon of the ocean

Castilian Spanish
Vaiana

Catalan
Vaiana

Croatian
Vaiana: Potraga za mitskim otokom
Vaiana: Quest for an island of myth

Czech
Odvážná Vaiana: Legenda o konci světa
Brave Vaiana: The legend of the end of the world

Danish
Vaiana

Dutch
Vaiana

Estonian
Vaiana

European French
Vaiana, la Légende du bout du monde
Vaiana, the legend from down below

European Portuguese
Vaiana

Finnish
Vaiana

Flemish
Vaiana

German
Vaiana – Das Paradies hat einen Haken
Vaiana – Paradise has a hook

Greek
Βαϊάνα (Vaiana)

Hawaiian
Moana

Hebrew
מואנה (Moana)

Hindi
मोआना (Moana)

Hungarian
Vaiana

Icelandic
Vaiana

Italian
Oceania

Japanese
モアナと伝説の海 (Moana to densetsu no umi)
Moana and the sea of legend

Kazakh
Моана (Moana)

Korean
모아나 (Moana)

Latin American Spanish
Moana: Un mar de aventuras
Moana: A seaful of adventures

Latvian
Vaiana

Lithuanian
Vaiana

Mandarin Chinese (China)
海洋奇缘 (Hǎiyáng qí yuán)
The romance of the ocean

Mandarin Chinese (Taiwan)
海洋奇缘 (Hǎiyáng qí yuán)
The romance of the ocean

Māori
Moana

Norwegian
Vaiana

Polish
Vaiana: Skarb oceanu
Vaiana: Treasure ocean

Romanian
Vaiana

Russian
Моана (Moana)

Serbian
Вајана (Vaiana)

Slovak
Vaiana

Slovene
Vaiana

Swedish
Vaiana

Tamil
மோனா (Moana)

Tahitian
Moana

Thai
ผจญภัยตำนานหมู่เกาะทะเลใต้ (P̄hcỵ p̣hạy tảnān h̄mū̀ keāa thale tı̂)
Adventure on the islands of the legendary southern sea

Turkish
Moana

Ukrainian
Ваяна (Vayana)

Vietnamese
Hành trình của Moana
Moana’s journey

text: Release[edit]

text: On October 20, 2014, Walt Disney Pictures announced that it would be releasing the film in late 2016,[54] and hinted that it might be the November 23, 2016 release window previously announced by the studio in March 2014 for a then-untitled film.[55] In November 2014, Disney confirmed that it would be releasing the film on November 23, 2016.[56] The film is accompanied by the short film, Inner Workings.[57] The film's world premiere was held at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on November 14, 2016.[58]

text: On January 27, 2017, a sing-along version of Moana was released in more than 2,000 theaters in the United States, featuring on-screen lyrics.[59]

text: Marketing[edit]

text: On October 15, 2016, Hawaiian Airlines unveiled their Moana-themed livery for three of their Airbus A330-200 fleet.[60]

text: There are currently meet-and-greets with Moana at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Disneyland Paris, and at Aulani, a Disney Resort and Spa. At Hong Kong Disneyland, there will be a stage show called Moana's Village Festival, which is scheduled to open in 2018.

text: Home media[edit]

text: Moana was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Blu-ray (2D and 3D) and DVD in the United States on March 7, 2017, with a digital release on February 21, 2017. The releases include the short film, Inner Workings. The Blu-ray release also introduces a short film featuring Maui and Moana, titled Gone Fishing.[61] The film is also available for streaming on Netflix.

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: Moana grossed $248.7 million in the U.S. and Canada, and $394.5 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $643.3 million.[3] On January 22 and March 16, 2017, respectively, the film reached the $500 million and $600 million marks, becoming the fourth consecutive Walt Disney Animation Studios film to reach both milestones after Frozen (2013), Big Hero 6 (2014), and Zootopia (2016).[62][63] Although Disney has not disclosed the film's production budget, most of its animated films cost around $150 million.[64][65] Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $121.3 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film, making it the 12th most profitable release of 2016.[1]

text: North America[edit]

text: In the United States, Moana was released during the Thanksgiving weekend. The film played in 3,875 theaters of which a majority of them (80%) screened it in 3D. It also played in 50 premium large format screens and more than 400 D-Box screens. It was projected to take in around $50 million in three days, with $75–85 million in five days (some estimates going as high as $90 million).[66][67][68] Deadline.com said the numbers were good for the original Disney film and marked a great rebound for the company in the wake of Pixar's The Good Dinosaur the previous year, which had made $55 million over five days off a production budget of $175–200 million.[69]

text: Moana made $2.6 million from Tuesday paid previews which began at 7 pm, the highest ever for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film and for a non-Pixar Disney animated film.[70] On its opening day, it made $15.5 million, a new record for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film opening on Wednesday (breaking Frozen's record) and the biggest opening day ever for a film released on pre-Thanksgiving Day.[71] On Thanksgiving Day, it earned $9.9 million, a decrease of 36% from its previous day. On Black Friday—the highest-grossing day of the Thanksgiving stretch—it made $21.8 million, a 127% increase from the day before.[72] Through Sunday, the film posted a three-day opening weekend worth $56.6 million over its Friday-to-Sunday debut and $82.1 million from Wednesday to Sunday, the third biggest three-day Thanksgiving opening[73] (behind Frozen and Toy Story 2) and the second biggest five-day Thanksgiving opening[74] (behind Frozen), dethroning Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them off the top spot. Among all films that did not necessarily open in this weekend but may have played, Moana ranks sixth among three-day[75] weekends and fifth among five-day weekends.[76]

text: The film's opening was considered to be another animated success for the studio after Zootopia and Pixar's Finding Dory posted huge openings, respectively, the same year in March and June.[77]

text: In its second weekend, the film dropped by about 50% for a total of $28.3 million, a smaller drop than Toy Story 2, Frozen, Tangled, and The Good Dinosaur.[78][79] The film managed to top the box office for its third weekend, despite competition from newcomers and holdovers, earning $18.5 million while falling by 34%. It became the sixth film of 2016 to top the box office three times, following Deadpool, Zootopia, The Jungle Book, Finding Dory, and Suicide Squad.[80] The film was overtaken by Disney's own Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in its fourth weekend, despite only a marginal decline.[81]

text: It fell to number six in its fifth weekend, due to competition from four new releases—Sing, Passengers, Why Him?, and Assassin's Creed—despite a small drop again; it grossed $2.9 million on Christmas Day.[82] On the holiday week of December 23–29, the film finished at number four with a gross of $26 million, which was 14% up from the previous week, despite losing over 300 theaters.[83] It finished at number four in its sixth weekend, going up 42% and 97%, respectively, during the three-day[84] and four-day weekends;[85] it grossed $3.6 million on New Year's Day.

text: It fell outside the top ten in its eighth weekend (which included Martin Luther King Jr. Day), dropping 33% and 4% respectively, during the three-day[86] and four-day weekends.[87]

text: Outside North America[edit]

text: Internationally, the film earned $17.2 million in its first weekend from 12 markets, the bulk of which came from China. In its second weekend, the film expanded to a total of 30 markets, adding an additional $33.7 million.[88]

text: In China, the film had a November 25 opening day[89] with $1.9 million from 38,000 screenings. However, it enjoyed a big weekend bump on Saturday—even though its screens dipped—and Sunday.[90] In total, it scored an opening weekend of $17.2 million, the second best for a Disney animated title, behind only Zootopia. It was No. 2 behind Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Strong social media numbers showed among the highest the studio has seen there. Similar to how Zootopia started off slow and later became a blockbuster phenomenon.[91] The film slipped 55% in its second weekend, earning $5.8 million, and $21.8 in total in China.[92] It would eventually earn a total of $32.7 million in China.[89]

text: It had similar successful number-one debuts in France, Russia, Mexico and Spain. The film also saw success in Belgium, the Netherlands and French-speaking Switzerland.[88] In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the film faced competition from Fantastic Beasts—which was playing in its third weekend—and as a result, it posted a low opening of only £2.2 million ($2.8 million).[93]

text: The biggest earning markets to date have been Japan ($45.9 million), followed by France ($35.5 million), China ($32.8 million), the UK ($25.3 million), Brazil ($22.9 million), Australia ($19 million), Germany ($17 million), Italy ($15.9 million), and South Korea ($15.5 million).[94]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Moana holds an approval rating of 96% based on 245 reviews, and an average rating of 7.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "With a title character as three-dimensional as its lush animation and a story that adds fresh depth to Disney's time-tested formula, Moana is truly a family-friendly adventure for the ages."[95] Subsequently, the film is also listed as number 11 on the website's "50 Best Computer Animated Movies" list.[96] On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 81 out of 100, based on 44 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[97] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on a scale ranging from A+ to F, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave an 89% overall positive score and a 71% "definite recommend".[70]

text: Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal proclaimed that "Moana is beautiful in more ways than I can tell, thanks to the brilliance of more animators than I could count."[98] Animator Eric Goldberg received praise from critics and audiences for his hand-drawn animation of Maui's tattoos, which they claimed "stole the show" from the actual CGI-animated motion picture.[99][100][101] Wai Chee Dimock, writing in the Los Angeles Review of Books, compared the ocean in Moana to the one in "The Water Baby", a short story by Jack London, saying that both are animated: one, by the tension between digital and analog animation, and the other, by the tension between an encroaching future and a past in retreat still capable of pushing back.[102]

text: Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com gave the film three and a half out of four stars, stating that "Moana would have been enormously entertaining regardless of when it came out, but its arrival at this particular moment in history gives it an added sense of significance—as well as inspiration."[103] Peter Debruge of Variety praised the film, calling it "a return to the heights of the Disney Renaissance".[104]

text: Criticism[edit]

text: Disney has been accused of appropriating Polynesian mythology and culture. Through the film, the corporation has been claimed to perpetuate settler colonialist practices of exploitation and erasure by utilizing the knowledge and narratives of native peoples to spur a profitable capitalist enterprise of music, celebrities and merchandise.[105] A Maui "skin suit" costume made to tie in with the film was pulled by Disney from its online store following complaints about it being culturally insensitive[106] and for appearing to promote brownface.[107]

text: The film takes specific cultural elements from a variety of native Pacific groups and incorporates them into one generalized portrayal of Polynesian culture. This conglomeration of cultures has been regarded as degrading to the diversity of the Pacific, falsely reducing all of Polynesia to a single cultural entity.[105]

text: The film has also been criticized as a tourism advertisement for the Pacific. It has been accused of fetishizing Polynesian island nations as exotic vacation spots, the people and culture of which exist only to entertain foreign audiences.[105] Disney initiating a partnership with Hawaiian Airlines[108] to promote the film has been perceived as having this particular motive, as well as Auliʻi Cravalho speaking with The New York Times in an interview sharing travel tips for visitors to Hawaii.[109] Critiques of these promotional tactics focus on how adverse effects of tourism have devastated native communities in the Pacific, resulting in environmental degradation and poverty.[110]

text: Colin Philp, an educator on Polynesian history, noted that the sailing canoe used by the film's protagonists is believed to be a Fijian camakau, and that the film's concept artists based it on one of the canoes they saw when they visited the Korova settlement in Laucala. Philp said that using that design without permission of the Korova community could be viewed as a violation of the intellectual property rights of their elders.[111]

text: Brigham Young University–Hawaii sociocultural anthropologist Tēvita 'Ō. Ka'ili stated that "despite its important girl-power message, the film had a major flaw. It lacked symmetry by its omission of a heroic goddess. Disney resorted to reducing the mighty god Maui to a one-dimensional, selfish, borderline abusive, buffoon to foreground the strength of the movie's protagonist Moana." He went on to explain that, "the omission of a goddess-heroine is significant because Polynesia is a culture with a vast pantheon of powerful heroic goddesses. Hina, a companion goddess to the god Maui, was nowhere to be found in Disney's imagineering of Moana."[112]

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text: In popular culture[edit]

text: Maui's Fish Hook, an item featured on Moana, makes an appearance in the seventh season of ABC's Once Upon a Time as an enchanted talisman, establishing that the film's history exists in its universe.[113]