You must have heard that, in cinema, the direction that doesn't stand out doesn't make a profit, right? And this is being observed in the live-action of The Little Mermaid, by Disney.
The film was released last month, and since then, it has made over $250 million at the box office. This amount has already exceeded the amount billed with the first film, the original animation, not to mention that the live-action will still be in theaters for a few months.
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The first Little Mermaid movie was released in 1989, and in the first week, it already made over 200 million. With the remake, starring Halle Bailey in the lead role, Disney got what it wanted: raising more than the movie cost to produce.
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The live-action The Little Mermaid can already be considered a great success for Disney. That's because audiences have really enjoyed the film, especially in the United States.
If the film's management had doubts that the film would be profitable, they went down the drain, after all, the numbers don't lie, and the The Little Mermaid it has already earned much more than its cost since the day of its launch.
The film tells the story of the mermaid Ariel, who at the age of 16 began to want to know more than the bottom of the sea, becoming curious about life on earth. In one of her curious attempts, she ends up falling in love with a prince.
The story tells that Ariel made a pact with a sea witch so that she could turn into a human and then remain at the side of her beloved.
Live-action is nothing new and the disney has many already made, where the main objective is to make the public feel the nostalgia of seeing again a story and fall in love with it, this time using humans to bring animation stories to life.
There are already many cartoons that have been turned into live-actions, such as Beauty and the Beast, Boy Wolf, Lion King and much more. All of them were huge hits in theaters around the world.
The Little Mermaid's leading lady, Halle Bailey, has been highly praised for her performance. There are many other celebrities who are also part of the film, such as Melissa McCarthy, who plays the villain Ursula.
The film is being shown in all cinemas around the world and many people claim that they have already seen it more than once.
It is important to remember that, even though it was much loved by people, the film also received some criticism, causing in some places the box office was not as good as expected.