'The Little Mermaid' makes box office splash with $95.5M opening

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Disney estimates the film will reach $117.5 million in North America by the time Memorial Day weekend comes to a close.

Disney's 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.

In its fourth weekend, Disney and Marvel's"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" made an estimated $20 million in North America to take third place. It's now made $299 million domestically.The performance of"The Little Mermaid" represents something of a bounce-back for Disney's animated-to-live-action remakes, and makes it likely they will keep coming indefinitely.

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.Critics were more lukewarm. The movie is currently at 67% on Rotten Tomatoes.

 

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