The Little Mermaid: The Big Drop at the Box Office? The numbers don’t lie

news culture The Little Mermaid: The Big Drop at the Box Office? The numbers don’t lie

After numerous live-action Disney films such as “The Jungle Book”, “Aladdin”, “Beauty and the Beast” or “Mulan” it is now the turn The little mermaid ! This animated classic, inspired by the story by Hans Christian Andersen published in 1837, is therefore adapted as a live-action remake. Since May 24th

Therefore, it is possible to watch this film in cinemas in France and follow the adventures of Ariel, the young mermaid who dreams of becoming human.

She is the actress Hall Bailey (Adult, Let It Shine) who plays the mermaid Ariel. At his side we can see in particular Melissa McCarthy (Gilmore Girls, Very Bad Trip 3) in the role of the big bad Ursula, Jonah Hauer-King (The Four Daughters of Doctor March, The Incredible Adventures of Bella) who plays the Prince Eric or Javier Bardem (Escobar, mother!) in the skin of King Triton.

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The Little Mermaid got off to a good start in France

Despite the fact that the live-action The Little Mermaid does not get the unanimous support of the press, especially with a score of 68% from the press versus 95% from the viewers
Rotten tomatoes, it got off to a good start in France. With 582 814

Based on the number of admissions recorded on May 24th and 30th, this film went straight to the top of the French rankings, overtaking Fast and Furious X, which had 514,473 admissions in its first week. However, it is not a record for the director Rob Marshall (The Return of Mary Poppins, Into the Woods, Chicago…) which, according to our colleagues at Premiere, had gathered 1,693,713 viewers for Pirates of the Caribbean 4.

In short: Even if the film was a flop in China and the fans do not agree that it is mainly criticized for its lack of willingness to take risks and simply questions the point of a live-action adaptation, this feature film finds its audience. France was there!