The Little Mermaid Box Office: Will Disney's movie beat 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie', 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' during Memorial Day weekend?

Disney's "The Little Mermaid" is expected to make a decent start at the North American box office during the Memorial Day weekend. The movie will be released in 4,300 theaters in North America, according to reports.

"The Little Mermaid" is expected to collect $100 million in its first three days of the release and $120 million to $125 million by Monday’s holiday - Memorial Day, as per reports.

If the real collections go by the estimates then "The Little Mermaid" could become fourth movie to cross $100 million mark in opening weekend after "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" ($146 million), "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" ($118 million) and "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" ($106 million).


Based on the animated 1989 film and the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale of the same name, the new movie directed by Rob Marshall follows the mermaid Ariel, who makes a deal with a cruel sea witch, Ursula, in which Ariel trades her voice to become human and reunite with Prince Eric after rescuing him from a shipwreck.

As the second Black Disney princess in history, Halle Bailey plays Ariel in the new "The Little Mermaid" movie.

The 23-year-old American singer was cast as Ariel.

The cast includes Jonah Hauer-King as Eric, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula and Javier Bardem as King Triton. Among the voice actors, Daveed Diggs plays the crab Sebastian, Awkwafina is the diving bird Scuttle, and Jacob Tremblay is the fish Flounder.

"The Little Mermaid" releases in theaters on Friday.

FAQs

Q1. When is "The Little Mermaid" releasing?
A1. "The Little Mermaid" is releasing during Memorial Day weekend.

Q2. When is Memorial Day 2023?
A2. Memorial Day 2023 is on Monday, May 29.