Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' Eyes $100 Million Plus North America Opening

Los Angeles, May 24 - Disney is gearing up for a potential summer blockbuster in the form of the musical fantasy film The Little Mermaid which is releasing this Friday (May 26) in the US theaters.

Directed by Rob Marshall, "The Little Mermaid" will be released in over 4300 theaters in the domestic (North America) market, making it one of the widest releases of 2023.



According to Box Office Pro, the big-budget remake is eyeing to earn a mighty $115 million - $120 million in its first three days (including Thursday previews) of release and $135 million - $140 million by Monday holiday, Memorial Day weekend.

If the movie opens in the projected lines, it will be the 4th film of 2023 to breach the $100 million mark in its domestic opening weekend, after "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" ($146 million), "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" ($118 million) and "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" ($106 million).

"The Little Mermaid" is expected to be Disney's one of the most successful live-action adaptations. It is a live-action adaptation of Walt Disney Animation Studios' 1989 film of the same name, itself loosely based on the 1837 fairy tale of the same title by Hans Christian Andersen.

The film stars Halle Bailey in the titular role, alongside Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni, Javier Bardem, and Melissa McCarthy. It follows a mermaid princess Ariel who makes a deal with a treacherous sea witch Ursula to trade her voice to human legs in order to impress Prince Eric, who is saved from a shipwreck before the time runs out.

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