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Except that other US films are doing relatively well there. Spider-Man: Across the Spider Verse is over $35 million (10 days), and Fast X is close to $140 million (3 weeks) in China.

There was an article somewhere that Ariel's casting seemed to be affecting international box office the most (especially in parts of Asia). Domestic box office is tracking close to the remake of Aladdin, but it doesn't seem like TLM is going to do anywhere near the international numbers of...

I don't think Disney would have allowed anything drastically different. The whole point of these remakes seems to be to have a beat-for-beat live action version of the cartoon that was successful in the first place so they can sell the same film twice. Don't rock the boat (too much).

Not really any distinction other than two days of previews. It's all the same money and will all be rolled into the Friday estimates as the studios always do. Similar to when other films have sneak previews a month or so ahead of the actual preview/premiere. That extra day gets lumped into...

Preview totals about $10.3 million (includes both Wednesday's "fan" screenings and Thursday's general previews).

Possibly, but at least in the front section nearest the screen there are other seats closer to the center that still have easy access because of the open aisle behind them. The front section is floor seats, the back section is stadium seating. When I'm in this auditorium I like to sit...

I can kind of understand people that buy advance tix to get prime seats in the middle of the auditorium, but what's with these people that pre-buy to sit out on the edges? Below is a map of advance tix sold for tonight's 3D opening of The Little Mermaid. Apparently several people really want to...

You were supposed to take him to Evil Dead Rise (but I'm glad you both liked Mermaid anyway). :D

Just saw a trailer promoting the 3D version during the NBA playoff game.

I would give more credence to the audience rating when it starts to appear, than any of the critics, top or otherwise. Most critics are not looking for the same things as the audience with regard to a "crowd-pleasing" film.

That's not bad for RT. The new Indiana Jones is sitting at 49%.

Looks like they're designed to make one big, wide picture when put side-by-side. Triton would be to the left of Ariel, and Ursula to the left of Triton.

Hair and makeup inspired by Divine ?

They must have auto-tuned her voice, as the musical commercial she has running lately is awful.

Most were also before D+ was an essential part of many households, and the last big theatrical remake (Mulan) went directly to D+ in 2020. It will be interesting to see how these do in the current market, as Disney's animated films have had disappointing returns in the past couple of years.

OK. That makes it extra creepy.

The thing I find odd is that the pictures I've seen make him look pretty old compared to what I would've thought from the original film. This actor in the promo pics looks like he could be in his 40's, which seems like a May-December romance type of thing as I've always though of Ariel as being...

If it's still playing, when you arrive you should steer him toward the auditorium for Evil Dead Rise. :D

I also find Miranda to be overrated. None of his Disney songs have connected with me in the way of the classic Ashman/Menken tracks.

I would tend to agree. None of the live action versions have bettered the animated originals. Nothing I've seen about this film leads me to believe this is anything special, either.

Pretty hard to top Pat Carroll. Her voice had a unique edge that made the character. There's nothing special about McCarthy's voice.

A local high school is presenting this over the weekend. The pic here was in the local paper from a rehearsal. It wasn't specified, but this must be Ariel and Ursula with Flotsam and Jetsam (love their expressions).

I hope they worked some studio magic on Melissa McCarthy's singing in this film if her recent performance in her musical SB ad is representative of her vocal "abilities".

IMO, it doesn't show skill. It shows their voice is not powerful enough to hold a single note on-key for any length of time.

It appears reddish to me, not a bright flaming red but a darker red color. It also appears wet, so that might also make it appear darker. She's also wearing a wet suit, so it seems like this might just be from a rehearsal or test shots. I'm not sure why Ariel would be wearing a wet suit in the...

I don't care about the race of the actress as long as she can act and sing the songs, but it seems like a departure for Disney after the largely cookie-cutter adherence of their live-action remakes to the animated originals. This would seem to indicate they will go in a similar direction for the...

Can McCarthy sing?

The first Disney live-action remake was actually 101 Dalmatians with Glenn Close in 1996, followed by Alice in Wonderland in 2010, then Cinderella in 2015. Some might also include Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty) in 2013, though that was more of a re-imagining than remake.

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