Halle Bailey’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ On Track To Become One Of The Biggest Memorial Day Blockbusters Of All Time
The Little Mermaid is unquestionably among the most eagerly awaited movies of 2023. A live-action adaptation of this fairytale will be released this Memorial Day (May 29, 2023), starring Halle Bailey.
Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid officially entered tracking on May 4 for what appears to be a $110 million four-day opening over Memorial Day weekend.
The live-action musical, which is helmed by Rob Marshall and stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, recreates the 1989 animated film. The soundtrack is produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken. For the unversed, Miranda and Menken also composed the music for the 1989 film, Little Mermaid.
Moreover, the upcoming film will include four original songs in addition to classics from the first film.
Halle Bailey’s Film Is On Track Over Memorial Day Weekend With A $110M Opening
Movie fans are already gushing over the plethora of thrilling summer releases. However, Rob Marshall’s live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid is one of the movies most eagerly awaited by Disney devotees.
In May, the movie, starring Halle Bailey as Ariel, will be released in theaters. With the release of the remake just over a few weeks away, marketing for The Little Mermaid has been sailing the seven seas. This has a variety of vibrant trailers, featurettes, and new pictures.
According to Deadline, The Little Mermaid is currently on pace to earn $110 million in its first four days of release over Memorial Day weekend.
However, that sum pales in comparison to Top Gun: Maverick’s record-breaking $160.5 million opening weekend from the previous year. Still, it’s still a strong start for a film that many predict will end up being among the highest-grossing films of 2023.
Disney favors this holiday weekend because Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End had a $153 million debut in 2007. In addition, Aladdin earned a commendable $116.8 million prior to the 2019 pandemic.
Well, The Little Mermaid has yet to receive any social media responses or reviews, but if they’re overwhelmingly favorable, this $110 million figure could quickly start to rise.
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More About The Little Mermaid
Recently, The Little Mermaid has been the subject of a lot of news stories. The film has received a lot of attention for its casting decisions, and many fans have criticized Disney, saying that they are “pandering to woke audiences”.
This criticism has also been leveled at the recent Disney Plus (Disney+) film, Peter Pan and Wendy, in which Yara Shahidi played the role of Tinker Bell. However, The Little Mermaid appears to be expecting an astronomically successful opening weekend, despite all of the negative press and opinions that have been expressed about it.
Halle Bailey plays Ariel in the live-action version of The Little Mermaid, while Melissa McCarthy plays Ursula, Javier Bardem plays King Triton, Daveed Diggs plays Sebastian, and Jonah Hauer-King plays Prince Eric.
As aforementioned, the film is directed by Rob Marshall, and the music and score are contributed by Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Well, it sincerely seems like the film is destined to succeed and rank among Disney’s biggest openers. The Rob Marshall-directorial film, The Little Mermaid debuts in theaters on May 26, 2023.
Source- Deadline
