“the little Mermaid It made moviegoers want to be under the sea this Memorial Day weekend.
The live-action remake of Disney’s 1989 animated classic handily outperformed the competition, studio estimates reported Sunday, grossing $95.5 million on 4,320 screens in North America.
Disney estimates the movie, which stars Halle Bailey as the mermaid Ariel and Melissa McCarthy as the sea witch’s nemesis Ursula, will reach $117.5 million by the time the holiday is over. It ranks fifth in Memorial Day opening history of all time.
It replaces “Fast X” in the top spot. The tenth installment of the “Fast and Furious” series starring Vin Diesel lagged behind recent versions of the series, making $23 million domestically to Universal Pictures’ $108 million two-week run.
In its fourth weekend, Disney and Marvel’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 It grossed an estimated $20 million in North America, finishing in third place. It has now grossed $299 million domestically.
Fourth place went to Universal’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” which continues to reach new heights in its eighth weekend. Now available to rent on VOD, it still earned $6.3 million in theaters. Its cumulative total of $559 million makes Mario & Luigi the year’s biggest earner so far.
Comics couldn’t stand up to Ariel as the week’s other new releases sank.
The Machine, an action comedy starring comedian Bert Kreischer, was in fifth place with $4.9 million domestically. And ” About my father‘, the wide comedy starring Sebastian Maniscalco and Robert De Niro, came in sixth with $4.3 million.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday in US and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final local numbers will be published on Monday.
1. “The Little Mermaid,” $95.5 million
2. “Fast X,” $23 million.
3. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” $20 million.
4. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”: $6.3 million
5. “The Machine,” $4.9 million.
6. “About My Father,” $4.3 million.
7- “Kandahar,” $2.4 million.
8. “You Hurt My Feelings” 1.4 million.
9. “Evil Dead Rise” million dollars.
10. “Book Club, Next Chapter.” $920,000.