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re: Looks like The Little Mermaid is off to a bad start
Posted on 5/29/23 at 5:57 pm to dallastiger55
Posted on 5/29/23 at 5:57 pm to dallastiger55
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And how many of those knew they were going to rate it that before they even saw it? And most probably didn’t.
Review bombing and review boosting have made audience scores nearly as useless as critic scores.
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Posted on 5/29/23 at 6:47 pm to SpaceCamp
Well, I guess they're fricked then. 
Posted on 5/29/23 at 6:52 pm to blueboy
My daughter wanted to see it. So we did. Thought it was one of Disney's better live action remakes. Jungle Book still tops
Posted on 5/29/23 at 7:08 pm to spslayto
quote:Cinderella was the best. Done before they made a huge production out of them.
Jungle Book still tops
Posted on 5/29/23 at 7:13 pm to RLDSC FAN
quote:They will. Marketing was up to $300 mil because they didn’t want this to look like a failure. Production costs with all of the post work was about $220 mil. It won’t get to 550 worldwide.
But I highly doubt they'll actually lose money on it.
Posted on 5/29/23 at 7:16 pm to ell_13
Marketing is not part of the budget. That's a myth that needs to die off. Marketing costs are a completely different bucket, paid for by licensing deals and merchandise sales.
Posted on 5/29/23 at 7:20 pm to RLDSC FAN
I didn’t say it was. Those deals won’t pay for the marketing of this film no matter how many times she’s on TV or how many black actors they put in the parks. For most little girls, she won’t be the real Ariel.
This post was edited on 5/29/23 at 7:22 pm
Posted on 5/29/23 at 7:30 pm to RLDSC FAN
quote:It's part of the overall expenditures and is always factored into whether or not a movie is profitable.
Marketing is not part of the budget
quote:No it isn't.
That's a myth that needs to die off.
Posted on 5/29/23 at 7:54 pm to blueboy
My daughter saw it. She’s 3 and really enjoyed it. I didn’t see it, but if she liked it, cool.
Posted on 5/29/23 at 8:36 pm to blueboy
Wrong
Posted on 5/29/23 at 8:50 pm to ell_13
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Production costs with all of the post work was about $220 mil. It won’t get to 550 worldwide.
$250 Million, and I honestly don't where the money went.
But, even using a conservative 2.5x multiplier, it still has to break $600 Million globally to break even.
It won't come close to that. They are going to follow it up with another flop with Indiana Jones DOD. Elemental is projecting to have one of the worst openings in Pixar history. MCU is Dead, the Marvels will likely be the first MCU theatrical release that will lose money. Star Wars is dying a slow painful death.
All this after 2022's epic failures:
Lightyear lost $106 Million
Amsterdam lost $108.7 Million
Strange World lost $197.4 million
But James Cameron isn't here to save them in 2023, glad I don't own Disney stock anymore.
Posted on 5/29/23 at 9:13 pm to Vols&Shaft83
I think it’s dumb they made little mermaid black
Having said that, this was one of the best, if not the best, Disney live action remake. It was too long, but the visuals were great and slight adjustments to make it “real” were done well
Ready to be flamed by people who didn’t see it
ETA: and the mixed races of all the daughters was actually handled well and “made sense”. His daughters were described as “of the 7 seas”
So being different races holds some sense
Having said that, this was one of the best, if not the best, Disney live action remake. It was too long, but the visuals were great and slight adjustments to make it “real” were done well
Ready to be flamed by people who didn’t see it
ETA: and the mixed races of all the daughters was actually handled well and “made sense”. His daughters were described as “of the 7 seas”
So being different races holds some sense
This post was edited on 5/29/23 at 9:16 pm
Posted on 5/29/23 at 9:17 pm to TulaneLSU
quote:
Friend,
The article I read tonight stated that this movie is supposed to bring in $120-150 million this weekend alone, making it the second biggest Memorial Day opening in cinematic history.
I do not know about the rest of you, but I haven’t been this excited about a theater release since Never Say Never. Little Mermaid looks great! I would venture to say it will be better than the original.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
Your time away has made you sooooo rusty. Need to hone your craft...subpar sir.
Posted on 5/29/23 at 9:40 pm to DomincDecoco
It came in below 120 fwiw. And it will plummet next week.
Posted on 5/29/23 at 11:19 pm to Philzilla
quote:
I don’t see raising prices on your little charts.
What difference does this make if people are paying it?
Posted on 5/30/23 at 6:08 am to Byrdybyrd05
Apparently Disney has been on the record since 1989 that the appropriate age for species reassignment procedures is 16 years old.
And even King Triton himself will agree that after the back alley procedure was performed without his consent, that once the minor truly finds their happiness as the opposite species, he accepts her decision and says he’ll miss his daughter but will always be here for her, even as she is a different species.
And even King Triton himself will agree that after the back alley procedure was performed without his consent, that once the minor truly finds their happiness as the opposite species, he accepts her decision and says he’ll miss his daughter but will always be here for her, even as she is a different species.
This post was edited on 5/30/23 at 6:19 am
Posted on 5/30/23 at 10:16 am to Chaz95
I thought this movie had a shot at 750 million WW but after seeing the international numbers after this weekend I'm having doubts now. Guardians 3 is under 750 WW right now and it had a bigger opening than LM and not as much surrounding competition. Where are we thinking this ends up?
Posted on 5/30/23 at 10:22 am to JasonMason
500-550 would be my guess
Posted on 5/30/23 at 10:28 am to Byrdybyrd05
Someone on Reddit made a good point when saying that people are trying REALLY hard to like this movie and are nitpicking it in a way to make themselves like it.
We shouldn't accept mediocre shite like this.
We shouldn't accept mediocre shite like this.
Posted on 5/30/23 at 10:44 am to GetCocky11
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We shouldn't accept mediocre shite like this.
I've listened to some reviews of the movie, and they can be nit picky, but it goes way beyond race changes in characters. Seemingly small inconsequential changes disrupt the narrative of the movie.
One of the main themes in the original is the clashing of humankind and the mermaids and ocean world. Triton is very distrusting of humans. Part of what changes his mind is that Eric saves Ariel at the end when he kills Ursula. By switching roles and having Ariel "girl bossin'" and save Eric instead it completely changes that whole part of the story. It makes no sense. That's just one of many changes that disrupt the story.
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