Domination Posted May 4, 2023 Posted May 4, 2023 The film actually looks to be the first since literally Jungle Book/Cinderella that captures some sense of the magic of the original. If it doesn’t outdo the disgusting mess that was TLK I’ll be pissed.
V$. Posted May 4, 2023 Posted May 4, 2023 ‘Little Mermaid’ To Do Backflips Over Memorial Day Weekend With $110M Opening – Box Office Early Look https://deadline.com/2023/05/box-office-little-mermaid-opening-projection-1235356151/
CaptainMusic Posted May 4, 2023 Posted May 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, V$. said: ‘Little Mermaid’ To Do Backflips Over Memorial Day Weekend With $110M Opening – Box Office Early Look https://deadline.com/2023/05/box-office-little-mermaid-opening-projection-1235356151/ Still too early to say, it hasn’t been released yet Pretty sure they had similar predictions for Ant-Man and…yeah
vale9001 Posted May 4, 2023 Author Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) 110m for 4 days is exactly on pair with box office pro 3 days prediction (70-90M). It would be good if with good legs. Edited May 4, 2023 by vale9001
est. in 90s Posted May 4, 2023 Posted May 4, 2023 23 minutes ago, V$. said: ‘Little Mermaid’ To Do Backflips Over Memorial Day Weekend With $110M Opening – Box Office Early Look https://deadline.com/2023/05/box-office-little-mermaid-opening-projection-1235356151/ Watch them move the goalposts again Now it's "too early" to say that it will be a successful film now that the tracking for this film looks promising, but it wasn't too early to claim it would flop?
Gossip_Boy Posted May 4, 2023 Posted May 4, 2023 This seems about right. People thinking it would do badly were deluding themselves. I’m more interested in seeing the WW numbers. Those worry me the most. Hopefully it’ll do well.
Arcadius Posted May 4, 2023 Posted May 4, 2023 If it doesn't open to $300M globally then I guess $1B is off the table since I believe TLK did nearly $500M opening weekend. Unless the movie is really great since Aladdin opened to $200M and still hit a billion but that was pre-streaming. It's really hard to predict tbh.
jjmed59 Posted May 4, 2023 Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) In a perfect world, this would shatter expectations Unfortunately, this movie wouldve done better if they had a white redhead with an autotuned shjt voice. Such is the nature of this society. REAL little mermaid fans immediately identified ariel in halle’s voice, which is ariel’s most important quality. The POYW reactions from Little Mermaid fans on YouTube have been very positive. So based on that, I still think this will break even. But lots of racists and ignorant people wont even give it a chance. Edited May 4, 2023 by jjmed59
BNF91 Posted May 4, 2023 Posted May 4, 2023 23 minutes ago, MrLovett said: They really THOUGHT! That is fantastic. Aladdin at the same point opened with tracking at $70-90M. It should only go up from here.
chris1991 Posted May 4, 2023 Posted May 4, 2023 3 hours ago, jjmed59 said: In a perfect world, this would shatter expectations Unfortunately, this movie wouldve done better if they had a white redhead with an autotuned shjt voice. Such is the nature of this society. REAL little mermaid fans immediately identified ariel in halle’s voice, which is ariel’s most important quality. The POYW reactions from Little Mermaid fans on YouTube have been very positive. So based on that, I still think this will break even. But lots of racists and ignorant people wont even give it a chance. Actually I disagree….a basic white gurl on the roll wouldn’t have generated this much conversation:
Roberto Posted May 4, 2023 Posted May 4, 2023 I hope the whole controversy plays in its favour, tbh. I see some people complaining about the runtime, but I didn't see this complain with 2-hours movie The Lion King so, sounds like a sad excuse.
EnigmaticAndroid Posted May 4, 2023 Posted May 4, 2023 37 minutes ago, MrLovett said: They really THOUGHT! Smash incoming
V$. Posted May 4, 2023 Posted May 4, 2023 1 hour ago, chris1991 said: Actually I disagree….a basic white gurl on the roll wouldn’t have generated this much conversation: Exactly! It just showed how important representation is. 1 hour ago, Roberto said: I hope the whole controversy plays in its favour, tbh. I see some people complaining about the runtime, but I didn't see this complain with 2-hours movie The Lion King so, sounds like a sad excuse. In the last few days the length of the Spiderman movie came out and they were very happy - 2 hours long!
XAMJ Posted May 5, 2023 Posted May 5, 2023 7 hours ago, V$. said: ‘Little Mermaid’ To Do Backflips Over Memorial Day Weekend With $110M Opening – Box Office Early Look https://deadline.com/2023/05/box-office-little-mermaid-opening-projection-1235356151/ this is a horrible opening number lol
Purple Land Posted May 5, 2023 Posted May 5, 2023 2 hours ago, chris1991 said: Actually I disagree….a basic white gurl on the roll wouldn’t have generated this much conversation: exactly my thoughts. my only disappointment from the things we've seen so far is Ursula's characterization. I expected something more octopus-y/davy jones from pirates of the caribbean. she basically looks like someone dressed as Ursula. and those sleeves have to go.
Eternium Posted May 5, 2023 Posted May 5, 2023 1 hour ago, XAMJ said: this is a horrible opening number lol It’s #8 all-time for that weekend and it did it despite massive controversy, attacks from a presidential candidate and poor reception from previous live action films. The Little Mermaid has more going against it than for it and I’m sure Disney would be happy with a worldwide gross even as low as $600M.
Lovett Posted May 5, 2023 Posted May 5, 2023 6 hours ago, XAMJ said: this is a horrible opening number lol One of the biggest Memorial Day weekend openings in history is now "horrible". SEETHE!
Gossip_Boy Posted May 5, 2023 Posted May 5, 2023 9 hours ago, XAMJ said: this is a horrible opening number lol How is that opening bad? Y’all say **** just to say it at this point.
Helios Posted May 5, 2023 Posted May 5, 2023 12 hours ago, chris1991 said: Actually I disagree….a basic white gurl on the roll wouldn’t have generated this much conversation: but the predictions probably would have been higher and probably do better WW because society loves their basic little white girls. Especially China.
Park Jinyoung Posted May 5, 2023 Posted May 5, 2023 I have a feeling Korea and Japan will come around. No comment on China.
Aethereal Posted May 6, 2023 Posted May 6, 2023 (edited) 20 hours ago, MrLovett said: One of the biggest Memorial Day weekend openings in history is now "horrible". SEETHE! It's just a vague and random title based on the release date. Might even be a publicity plant for their site views. You need to compare it with other Disney remakes made on a similar budget to get a clear picture. As for the box office numbers I don't know if they are good or not. A 70M-90M score versus and 110M+ seems like a hug gap in predictions. Are you sure the later is not including an extra day? Or maybe it's an updated and more accurate version? -- For the overall box office, it should be noted that the studio takes 60% of US cinema compared to 40% in international cinemas and only 35% in China. So even if the movie's success turns to be local it's numbers are concentrated in US as there is more revenue for Disney than in other markets. Edited May 6, 2023 by Aristotle
Da Vinci Posted May 6, 2023 Posted May 6, 2023 9 hours ago, Park Jinyoung said: I have a feeling Korea and Japan will come around. No comment on China. Yeah Japan and Korea love musicals, Aladdin and BATB smashed there TLK not as much but maybe it's cause it's not as romantic or fairy tale-ish (which TLM is)
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