Disney's latest live-action adaptation, The Little Mermaid, already broke a huge record for Disney live-action films on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Little Mermaid has been out only a few days and has already broken an incredible Rotten Tomatoes record. The 1989 film was the fifth official Disney princess film to be adapted into live-action, with Cinderella premiering in 2015, Beauty & The Beast premiering two years later, Aladdin in 2019, and Mulan in 2020. However, Disney has released countless other live-action films, which have mostly been met with mixed reviews.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Even so, the films have succeeded enough for Disney to keep going. Disney already has its live-action Snow White and Lilo & Stitch scheduled for 2024 releases, meaning any backlash the company has received from its prior live-action films hasn't financially harmed it. Despite some negative reviews, most of the films have good Rotten Tomatoes audience scores.
Unfortunately, The Little Mermaid's critic score is much lower, falling at 68%. Though its audience score shows that fans of The Little Mermaid were pleased with the updated story as well as Bailey's performance as Ariel and Jonah Hauer-King's more substantial take on Prince Eric. Also, all the hype surrounding the film, including the excitement surrounding the casting choice for Ariel, may have affected how fans rated the film.
How The Little Mermaid 2023's Rotten Tomatoes Compares To The Original Movie Surprisingly, the original Disney animated film has a lower audience score and a higher Tomatometer. The film has only an 88% audience score but a 92% from critics. This is likely because fans and critics are going into movies with different expectations. While fans may have enjoyed all the new elements of the remake, critics were looking for how it held up against the standards created by the original.
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