EXCLUSIVE: Disney’s live-action take of 2x Oscar nominated animated feature, The Little Mermaid, officially landed on tracking today for what looks to be a $110M 4-day opening.
That will land the movie among the top eight openings for the holiday, last year Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick scoring a record start of $160.5M.
Of course, Little Mermaid, is female heavy, particularly with those under 25. Disney’s top opening at the Memorial Day weekend B.O.
belongs to 2007’s Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End with $153M. The studio’s live action of animated movie Aladdin debuted to a 4-day of $116.8M back in pre-pandemic 2019.
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