“Top-tier films tend to do that”: Halle Bailey Makes $250M More Than 1989 Disney Animated Films

“Top-tier films tend to do that”: Halle Bailey Makes $250M More Than 1989 Disney Animated Film

[{"selector":"#anim-5324e684-f337-416b-83e0-8a5eb4f3ba54","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-175991af-9add-4992-a0dd-6b8977697c78 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.812499744007886%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The Little Mermaid live-action movie from Disney has finally eclipsed the overall box office earnings of the original animation film.

[{"selector":"#anim-13c20761-c4f8-4cac-9ee1-41eb7869d905 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-27.43787634626298%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9cb13134-b72c-4353-844a-b80086460e6d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Despite a lackluster opening, the Halle Bailey-starring movie hit a significant milestone in its first week.

[{"selector":"#anim-9fa8a5bd-5d64-4dfa-b9f0-3a8b8de526c3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.812499744007886%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-434b7c03-57f5-488b-93f8-7ddf266e91ca","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The first animated movie, with Jodi Benson as Ariel's voice, was released in 1989.

[{"selector":"#anim-e81c05fb-48fa-4549-92e9-963af0ece792 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-54692055-ca92-4761-8afc-3a6867c61ace","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Little Mermaid, which is based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, helped Disney animation regain its former fame.

[{"selector":"#anim-5b8dda89-382e-42c1-bf95-942b5392d7c9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-35.937499914669296%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b5d9ccea-32c3-4de3-8a8c-3f7a1b599c9d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] According to a Collider article, The Little Mermaid from 2023 has earned more over $250 million globally, outpacing the $211 million taken in by the first movie.

[{"selector":"#anim-68818d84-5a73-4b52-a030-4030f9e7d38d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.812499744007886%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ee385de8-e607-4bc3-b246-d1ac84f1e4f6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Due to a slow start at the foreign box office, the most lucrative part of the most recent adaptation's earnings came from its home debut.

[{"selector":"#anim-f027c143-b1f7-42ca-aadf-2951cedb44ea [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.862366765587077%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1e167cd0-2235-484b-a7b1-4c07b674d6e5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The fact that the majority of Disney's live-action films performed better abroad than they did domestically was.

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“Top-tier films tend to do that”: Halle Bailey Makes $250M More Than 1989 Disney Animated Film

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