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'The Little Mermaid' opens with $95.5 million at the box office.
“It works as long as the movies deliver,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore. “It’s great for Disney to be able to go to their archive by reviving these titles that started off as huge hits in the animated realm.
”Aladdin, which opened to more than $170 million, and 2019′sAudiences thought it delivered. The film had an A CinemaScore, and according to exit polling had more ticket buyers between ages 25 and 34 than children, suggesting nostalgic adults were essential.Critics were more lukewarm. The movie is currently at 67% on Rotten Tomatoes. In her review, Lindsey Bahr ofcalled it “a somewhat drab undertaking with sparks of bioluminescence” that like too many of the Disney remakes “prioritized nostalgia and familiarity over compelling visual storytelling.”, still shone with a “lovely presence” and “superb voice.”The Little Mermaid tells the story of a yearning, wayward daughter who cuts a devil’s deal to swap her fins for a pair of legs. It features the songs from Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, including “Part of Your World” and “Under the Sea,” that helped the original film spark a Disney animation renaissance in the 1990s., which keeps reaching new levels in its eighth weekend. Now available to rent on VOD, it still earned $6.3 million in theaters. Its cumulative total of $559 million makes Mario and Luigi the year’s biggest earners so far., an action comedy starring stand-up comedian Bert Kreischer, finished fifth with $4.9 million domestically. And, the broad comedy starring stand-up Sebastian Maniscalco and Robert De Niro, was sixth with $4.3 million.will have legs — or fins — going forward. Next week brings the release of animatedEstimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore.
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