Live-action version of "The Little Mermaid" surpasses "Aladdin" in North American box office on its first day

Disney's live-action adaptation of the animated film "The Little Mermaid" was released amid much anticipation. Currently, the first-day box office of the film in North America is reported to be $10.3 million. According to pre-sales, the box office is expected to reach $100 million in the first three days of the weekend.

Next Monday, May 29, is the Memorial Day holiday in North America, which is a public holiday. It is expected that the box office of this film is expected to reach 120-125 million US dollars in the first weekend plus the holiday. This is a very competitive number. Disney's last live-action animation was "Aladdin" in 2019. The film's first day performance was 7 million US dollars, and the box office of the first four days of the weekend was 116.8 million US dollars. The film's final domestic box office in the United States was 350 million US dollars, and the global box office also exceeded 1 billion US dollars.

The filming of this film took four years, which can be said to be a long time. The original "The Little Mermaid" in 1989 is Disney's 28th animated film. In the film, Ariel is a strong and independent little mermaid who is full of curiosity about the world outside the ocean. When she met the handsome prince on land, her heart was full of excitement. With the help of friends such as the red crab Sebastian and the flounder Xiaopang, Ariel bravely rushed out of the underwater world, defeated the curse, and finally pursued the feelings she wanted. The heroine of this film is Halle Bailey, who was born in 2000. Compared with the original plan of Zendaya Coleman, her skin color is darker and looks more exotic.