The Little Mermaid airs Wednesday, September 6 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar. The live-action adaptation of the 1989 animated musical of the same name will open on May 26 after 103 days in theaters, during which time it has grossed $566.6 million (Rs 4,692 crore). crore) at the global box office. That’s a bit longer than the 90-day window Disney has chosen for its most recent Marvel films, a number that has been inflated over time to draw more people into theaters and sell more VOD copies (both digital and physical). media). In India, the live-action The Little Mermaid movie will only air in two languages – English and Hindi — which is odd considering all previous releases have had dubs in at least four languages.
This edition also brings some additional features, giving you a behind-the-scenes look at how the creators brought the animation to life. Of course, this would be available under a separate section, and would not fit in with The Little Mermaid’s runtime. Disney does seem to make exceptions to the theatrical-to-streaming timeline for certain films – I’m thinking of Avatar: Way of Water, which arrived on Disney+ after a long 173-day window . This has partly to do with how tense and overwhelming the show was during its theatrical release, which furthered its record box office success, taking in $2.32 billion (Rs 19,213 crore) worldwide. While it seemed ideal for the company to push back its streaming date to generate more theater dollars, The Little Mermaid suffered a relatively large loss at the box office.
While the film did well in the US and Canada, taking in $297.1 million (Rs 24.61 crore), it underperformed in the international market with $269.5 million (Rs 22.32 crore). Disney spent an additional $140 million (Rs 1,159) on marketing for The Little Mermaid on a budget of $250 million (Rs 2,070 crore) – a similar investment to other “live-action” films like The Lion King . It then crossed the billion-dollar mark. That’s likely because audiences have grown tired of money-grabbing films as Disney continues to remake beloved animated classics. The thinking goes something like: “Here’s something people love. Let’s overhaul it and release it again. Hope it works.” Not to mention, both the creature/animal visual style and animation tend to depict realistic forms, Thus sacrificing most of the character’s emotions and expressions that made the original so interesting.
The Little Mermaid follows the same pace as the original, focusing on Ariel (Halle Bailey), a feisty but rebellious mermaid princess who is dissatisfied with her life underwater and wants to explore the skies above the human habitation Forbidden place. On a stormy night, she rescues the human prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King) from drowning and immediately falls in love with him. Despite warnings from her father, King Triton (Javier Bardem), Ariel makes a deal with the sinister sea witch Ursula (Melissa McCarthy), trading her melodious singing for A pair of limbs so she can experience life on land.
The Little Mermaid will be available on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar on September 6. In India, the film will be released in English and Hindi.
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