Racist statements against Halle Bailey are not on her and “The Little Mermaid”!
The film continued to gain traction and was on track to break records despite a slow start at the box office and continued racial attacks on Bailey. The attack recently saw political commentator Matt Walsh tell viewers of his eponymous show that it doesn’t “make sense to have a dark-skinned person living deep in the ocean” from a “scientific” point of view.
Walsh should be ready to eat those words because the live-action remake is expected to reach the $500 million worldwide box office milestone, earning more sales for its fifth weekend.
‘The Little Mermaid’ Poised To Reach $500 Million In First Five Weeks Of Release
While early projections don’t look promising for “The Little Mermaid,” the live-action Disney project continues to produce decent results. Per Deadlinethe fantasy musical brought in an additional $8.6 million in its fifth weekend at the box office, along with an additional $9.4 million from global sales.
With these numbers, the Rob Marshall-directed film has brought its domestic total to $270.2 million and its global sales to $229.1 million, meaning that its worldwide total is now $499.3 million. It also fell 21.5% in its fifth weekend, albeit with a loss of 205 theaters, for an adjusted theater count of 3,275.
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Internationally, the beloved Disney production continued its strong performance, holding the market with 41% and remaining the top box office performer in Japan for the third consecutive week.
“The Little Mermaid” was initially projected to make more than $100 million over the three-day weekend, with upward revisions to $120 million over the four-day Memorial Day weekend.
The film earned $95.5 million from 4,320 theaters over the three-day weekend and $118.8 million for the four-day count. To put everything in perspective, The Blast records that the animated Disney film’s initial domestic release grossed $84 million, for an all-time domestic cume of $111 million and a worldwide total of $211 million since its 1989 release.
In addition to Walsh’s criticism of Hailey’s involvement in the project, many others have agreed that Hailey’s casting was a poor choice because the 23-year-old was not right for the character, voiced by white actress Jodi Benson, from the original animated film. . Benson has since come to the “Forgive Me” singer’s defense, declaring in July 2019:
“The most important thing is to tell the story. And we have, as a family, we have raised our children, and for ourselves, we do not see anything different outside.”
“The Little Mermaid,” which debuted in May, features Bailey as the eponymous heroine, Ariel, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, and Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, the Crab.
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The development of the Bailey-directed film has surprised detractors who predicted it would fail because it did not have a previous white lead in it. Amidst the controversy, the other half of music duo Chloe x Halle touched on the backlash she’s received since news of her playing the role of Ariel became public, stating:
“As a black person, you just expect it, and it’s not a surprise anymore.”
Of her being an on-screen representative for young dark-skinned girls, the still “Grown-ish” insists, “I hope they just know that they deserve, and we deserve to be in this space. And I hope they see themselves and me in screen.” The “Untuk Kali Pertama” singer further stated:
“I know people are like: ‘It’s not about the race.’ But now I’m him…People don’t understand that when you’re black, there’s a whole other community. It is very important for us to look at ourselves.”
Meanwhile, Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, praised the success of “The Little Mermaid,” taking to social media to ask, “Where are all the people who say this is going to fail?”
As The Blast noted last month, the famous Reddit founder informed his followers and fans that he and his family, including his daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr. and his wife, enjoyed the two-hour movie.
Additionally, the doting father of one acknowledged the outstanding talent Bailey displayed in the film, crediting the “Let It Shine” actress for her impressive musical performance.
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