91裸聊视频� The Little Mermaid 91裸聊视频� made moviegoers want to be under the sea on Memorial Day weekend.
Disney91裸聊视频檚 live-action remake of its 1989 animated classic easily outswam the competition, bringing in $95.5 million on 4,320 screens in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday.
And Disney estimates the film starring Halle Bailey as the titular mermaid Ariel and Melissa McCarthy as her sea witch nemesis Ursula will reach $117.5 million by the time the holiday is over. It ranks as the fifth biggest Memorial Day weekend opening ever.
It displaces 91裸聊视频淔ast X91裸聊视频� in the top spot. The 10th installment in the 91裸聊视频淔ast and Furious91裸聊视频� franchise starring Vin Diesel has lagged behind more recent releases in the series, bringing in $23 million domestically for a two-week total of $108 million for Universal Pictures.
In its fourth weekend, Disney and Marvel91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频� Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 91裸聊视频� made an estimated $20 million in North America to take third place. It91裸聊视频檚 now made $299 million domestically.
The performance of 91裸聊视频淭he Little Mermaid91裸聊视频� represents something of a bounce-back for Disney91裸聊视频檚 animated-to-live-action remakes, and makes it likely they will keep coming indefinitely. Poor reception and the pandemic had some recent reboots either performing poorly or skipping theatrical releases for Disney +, including 91裸聊视频淒umbo,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淢ulan91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淧inocchio.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚t works as long as the movies deliver,91裸聊视频� said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 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.91裸聊视频�
The opening puts it in the top tier of Disney91裸聊视频檚 remakes, with a similar performance to 201991裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淎laddin,91裸聊视频� though it was well short of 201791裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淏eauty and the Beast,91裸聊视频� which opened to more than $170 million, and 201991裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Lion King,91裸聊视频� which brought in more than $190 million in its first weekend.
Audiences 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.
91裸聊视频淭he multi generational component of this cannot be overstated,91裸聊视频� Dergarabedian said.
Critics were more lukewarm. The movie is currently at 67% on Rotten Tomatoes. In her review, Lindsey Bahr of The Associated Press called it 91裸聊视频渁 somewhat drab undertaking with sparks of bioluminescence91裸聊视频� that like too many of the Disney remakes 91裸聊视频減rioritized nostalgia and familiarity over compelling visual storytelling.91裸聊视频�
She said Bailey, half of the sister R&B duo Chloe x Halle, still shone with a 91裸聊视频渓ovely presence91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频渟uperb voice.91裸聊视频�
Directed by Rob Marshall with a reported budget of $250 million before marketing, 91裸聊视频淭he Little Mermaid91裸聊视频� tells the story of a yearning, wayward daughter who cuts a devil91裸聊视频檚 deal to swap her fins for a pair of legs. It features the songs from Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, including 91裸聊视频淧art of Your World91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淯nder the Sea,91裸聊视频� that helped the original film spark a Disney animation renaissance in the 1990s.
Fourth place went to Universal91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Super Mario Bros. Movie,91裸聊视频� which keeps reaching new levels in its eighth weekend. Now available to rent on VOD, it still earned $6.3 million in theatres. Its cumulative total of $559 million makes Mario and Luigi the year91裸聊视频檚 biggest earners so far.
Comics couldn91裸聊视频檛 stand up to Ariel as the week91裸聊视频檚 other new releases sank.
91裸聊视频淭he Machine,91裸聊视频� an action comedy starring stand91裸聊视频攗p comedian Bert Kreischer, finished fifth with $4.9 million domestically. And 91裸聊视频� About My Father,91裸聊视频� the broad comedy starring stand-up Sebastian Maniscalco and Robert De Niro, was sixth with $4.3 million.
It91裸聊视频檚 not clear whether 91裸聊视频淭he Little Mermaid91裸聊视频� will have legs 91裸聊视频� or fins 91裸聊视频� going forward. Next week brings the release of animated 91裸聊视频淪pider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,91裸聊视频� with 91裸聊视频淭ransformers: Rise of the Beasts91裸聊视频� arriving the following week.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. 91裸聊视频淭he Little Mermaid,91裸聊视频� $95.5 million.
2. 91裸聊视频淔ast X,91裸聊视频� $23 million.
3. 91裸聊视频淕uardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,91裸聊视频� $20 million.
4. 91裸聊视频淭he Super Mario Bros. Movie,91裸聊视频� $6.3 million.
5. 91裸聊视频淭he Machine,91裸聊视频� $4.9 million.
6. 91裸聊视频淎bout My Father,91裸聊视频� $4.3 million.
7. 91裸聊视频淜andahar,91裸聊视频� $2.4 million.
8. 91裸聊视频淵ou Hurt My Feelings,91裸聊视频� 1.4 million.
9. 91裸聊视频淓vil Dead Rise,91裸聊视频� $1 million.
10. 91裸聊视频淏ook Club, The Next Chapter,91裸聊视频� $920, 000.
Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press
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