Disney's live-action remake of 'The Little Mermaid' earned $95.5 million, signalling a potential for more animated-to-live-action remakes.
success of “The Little Mermaid” serves as a “comeback” for Disney’s animated-to-live-action remakesIn the words of Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore, “It’s great for Disney to be able to go to their archive by reviving these titles that started off as huge hits in the animated realm.”
The performance is comparable to that of 2019’s “Aladdin,” placing it among the best-performing Disney remakes, but it fell far short of 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast,” which debuted to more than $170 million, and 2019’s “The Lion King,” which earned more than $190 million in its first weekend.All of the liquid magic wasn’t cheap.
Some people welcomed the casting, praising it for breaking racial barriers and providing opportunities for underrepresented communities. However, there were also critics who were disappointed and angry at the casting choice. Some argued that the character of Ariel should adhere to her traditional appearance as a white, red-haired character, based on the original Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. They believed that changing the race of a well-known character undermined the integrity of the original story and its cultural significance.
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