"The Little Mermaid" received negative reviews in many countries. The female lead's wig cost $150,000

According to a recent report by Deadline, the live-action movie "The Little Mermaid" has received negative reviews in many countries, including but not limited to the UK, Germany, France, South Korea and Brazil. The German audience rating was only 0.7 out of 10. The Little Mermaid is the most popular and popular Disney princess (excluding Frozen), but her box office is far less than that of Belle, who is less popular than her.

This also shows that global audiences do not approve of black mermaids. Korean audiences said they watched a horror movie and laughed at the ugly black mermaids. Chinese audiences said Hollywood is too politically correct. Chinese audiences have their own tastes. If they don't like something, they don't like it. There is no need to cater to Hollywood values.

According to the foreign website Box Office Mojo, the North American box office of "The Little Mermaid" exceeded 110 million US dollars in four days, surpassing "Fast and Furious 10" and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" to become the first in the box office. Currently, on the Rotten Tomatoes website, the freshness of the movie has dropped to 67%, and the popcorn index is stable at 95%. The domestic box office of "The Little Mermaid" is only 18.02 million, ranking sixth. At the same time, Douban's score has also been updated, and the film scores 5.3 points.

It is worth mentioning that the hairstylist of "The Little Mermaid", Camille Friend, revealed that the dreadlocks of Ariel, played by Halle Bailey, cost at least $150,000 (about RMB 1.06 million). She said that she did not cut Halle's original hair (Haley wanted to be loyal to her black ancestry), nor did she dye her original hair. Instead, she specially customized a 30-inch (76.2 cm) wig, which was also customized and dyed, including three reds, and merged with her original hair. The whole process took 12-14 hours, and it often needed to be taken out and redone.