Yes, The Little Mermaid is the fifth highest-grossing film of summer 2023 behind Barbie, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Oppenheimer, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Yet it did gross $569 million worldwide, but it also cost $200 million.
The reported box office result of The Little Mermaid 2023 remake is about $560 million. On paper, these numbers look good. The film grossed over $298 million domestically and more than $263 million internationally.
The Little Mermaid—which also stars Javier Bardem, Daveed Diggs, and Awkwafina—is also among 2023's top ten films worldwide to date, earning $570 million at the global box office. The film was praised by audiences who gave it an “A” CinemaScore and a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.
One common denominator with this year's flops is that the movies had massive budgets. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny had an estimated $295 million budget (€270 million) while Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One was also edging towards the $300 million mark.
The back and forth between Sebastian and Scuttle was hilarious and well written. Melissa McCarthy was a fantastic Ursula and how she was depicted was perfect, especially at the very end. Overall, this is one of the best Disney live action remakes. I would score this a strong 8-8.5/10 and strongly recommend it.
The Little Mermaid 2023 Making of & Behind the Scenes
How much did Halle Bailey get paid for The Little Mermaid?
It's believed that Bailey made about $1.5 million for her role as Ariel in The Little Mermaid, but that number could increase depending on how well the film performs opening weekend and beyond.
The reported box office result of The Little Mermaid 2023 remake is about $560 million. On paper, these numbers look good. The film grossed over $298 million domestically and more than $263 million internationally.
The films contributing to the losses include “Lightyear,” “Thor: Love and Thunder,” “Strange World,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “Elemental.” The eight films cost roughly $2.75 billion to produce but only brought in $1.86 billion.
In the case of The Little Mermaid, Disney's $284.8 million share of the box office left it with a $44.6 million profit after deducting its $240.2 million net spending.
The film grossed $298 million domestically and $569 million worldwide. This does push the movie beyond the estimated break-even point, but just barley. Of course, big studios have a way of hiding their numbers, so it isn't certain if the $560 million break-even point was accurate to begin with.
How much did Melissa McCarthy get paid for The Little Mermaid?
Melissa McCarthy, who played the devious Ursula in the live-action, made $500,000 for her work in the film. Other cast members received more modest salaries for their supporting roles.
Little by little, however, the $200 million film became a hit, collecting nearly $500 million worldwide. For the year to date, “Elemental” ranks No. 9 on the list of top-grossing films, ahead of Marvel's latest “Ant-Man” sequel.
He says they were looking for the best actor for the role of any ethnicity who could not only sing but convey traits such as strength, passion, beauty, joy and intelligence, which they found in Bailey.
The film has reportedly made only $ 3.6 million in China since its release on May 26. The lackluster response at the box office is being attributed to racist critiques in some quarters which have raised questions about the casting of black actress Halle Bailey in the lead role of Ariel.
While Warners conservatively is saying $60M, tracking shows that Barbie is bigger than last month's The Little Mermaid in pulling in general audiences and young women under 25.
“Wish” fell behind the opening weekend gross of nearly every other film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, only surpassing the openings of a few flops like “Strange World” and “Raya and the Last Dragon,” and it failed to reach the highs of its seven films that opened with more than $45 million in the 2010s.
Alice in Wonderland (1951) "Alice in Wonderland" didn't just barely make a small amount of profit, it actually caused Disney to lose money. This movie didn't just confuse people in the United States, where it wasn't very well known. It also got strong criticism in the U.K. because it messed up Lewis Carroll's books.
Disney World's crowds are getting smaller, signaling that the high entry costs to the theme park as well as competition from other destinations may be taking a toll on attendance, Wall Street Journal reporter Jacob Passy told CBS News.
Director Rob Marshall reveals what it was like seeing Halle Bailey's initial audition for Ariel. “The first actor we saw for this role was Halle. The first thing she did is she came in and sang for us.
