After several months of long controversy, users can finally enjoy the live-action of ‘The little Mermaid’starring Halle Bailey.
The film managed to raise a generous $185 million in its opening weekend, making it the fifth-biggest opening on the holidays, according to studio projections.
The film’s box office is divided as follows: Domestically it earned 117 million, while its international debut collected 68 million dollars.
“The movie drowned in China, fetching just $2.5 million. Box office experts say the social media campaign protesting a black actress cast as Ariel could be having an impact in Asian markets and elsewhere.I have Hollywood Reporter.
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Audience diversity for The Little Mermaid
The same report from the US media indicates that “the film is attracting an ethnically diverse audience; 35 percent of ticket buyers so far were black, followed by white (33 percent), Latino (23 percent), and Asian/Other (9 percent). Black moviegoers significantly overindexed, while white moviegoers underindexed.”
Despite a “good debut”, many analysts point out that the film still fails to produce profits, due to its budget of 250 million dollars.
Forgetting all its social media controversies, analysts still believe the film was helped along by its PG rating and multigenerational appeal: People who watched the original as kids are bringing their own children to the film some three and a half decades later. .