“the little MermaidIt managed to swim against the tide in its first weekend on the billboard. Although critics of Disney’s new “live-action” expected very low box office numbers, the film starring Halle Bailey and Jonah Hauer-King managed to collect US$163.8 million worldwide in its premiere.
Although that number takes it far from the worst omen, box office reports also show that where the film has the most problems is outside of North America. according to the deadlineIn its first three days in theaters in that part of the continent, “The Little Mermaid” grossed US$95.5 million, grossing an average of US$117.5 million for its fourth day.
Look: Find here a discount of up to 30%. In the best of entertainment.
However, internationally, the film only grossed US$68.3 million at the box office in the same time period. The reason for these low numbers, according to Deadline, may be due to the amount of negative reviews the film received online even before it was released. This added to some media outlets from countries such as France (in newspapers known as “Libération”, “Première” and “Les Inrockuptibles”) which gave the film a low score.
The negative impact of the Internet
He also remembers the “Collider”The live-action film, The Little Mermaid, opened on May 25 (May 26 in the US) with a projected global box office closing of US$125 million, due to the Memorial Day holiday.
With what’s currently collected, the Rob Marshall-directed film has already surpassed the live-action debut of “Aladdin,” which debuted in 2019 with $116.8 million. Although, it’s halfway through one of the biggest blockbusters of 2023: “Fast X,” which amassed a worldwide collection of $318 million in its first weekend.
The fate of the film will be decided internationally in the coming days. currently, As described in “Deadline”Pages such as IMDB and AlloCiné have had to put warnings on “The Little Mermaid” profiles due to the disapproving comments the title received due to the protagonist’s skin color and the inclusion of characters of other races than those appearing in the 1989 animated film.
“We are currently witnessing an extraordinary movement in the results (putting in this film), so we are taking precautionary measures. We encourage you to make your own decision about the tape, ”says the French portal AlloCiné.
Meanwhile on IMDB, they also saw the need to show the audience scores for their releases in the US and Canada, as well as in the UK, Brazil and Mexico. Our rating mechanism detected unusual voting activity on this title. To maintain the reliability of our rating system, an alternative weighting calculation was applied.
Peruvian box office
Currently, “The Little Mermaid” internationally in Rotten tomatoes Rating of 95% of the audience. And niche reviews are positive with the work of Halle Bailey, who made her film debut with this film.
In Peru, according to data published by the journalist Maykoll Calderón on his Twitter accountThe debut of “The Little Mermaid” was good, but it wasn’t enough to surpass “Fast X,” the tenth film in the “Fast and Furious” saga.
This is the current performance of the first films in Peru:
| The ranking corresponds to the box office on Thursday, May 25th. | position |
|---|---|
| film | No. 1 |
| X is fast | Number 2 |
| the little Mermaid | Number 3 |
| Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 | No. 4 |
| Single, married, widowed, divorced | no 5 |
| Super Mario Bros.: The Movie | No. 6 |
| My father is dangerous | number 7 |
| evil dead | number 8 |
| Roger Waters: This is not a drill | number 9 |
| when they want more | No. 10 |
Great tsunami
“Thinker. Professional twitter fanatic. Certified introvert. Troublemaker. Unapologetic zombie maven.”