The Box Office Report: ‘The Little Mermaid’ makes a $95.5M opening weekend part of her world
The Halle Bailey-led Disney remake tops the ‘Aladdin’ remake’s debut.
Hello! Welcome to The Box Office Report for the weekend of May 26-28, 2023.
1. The Little Mermaid
Weekend gross: $95.5M
Total domestic gross: $95.5M
Last weekend: New release
Percent drop: NA
The Little Mermaid, the newest installment in Disney’s line of live-action remakes, dove into theaters this weekend. As we moved closer to The Little Mermaid’s release, it was pretty clear that this one was going to be a box office hit. The question was just how big of a hit.
The Halle Bailey-led Little Mermaid scored a $95.5 million opening weekend in North America, just missing out on a $100 million three-day weekend but still beating the $91.5 million that the Aladdin remake opened with in 2019.
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