Box Office History for The Little Mermaid Movies

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Release
Date
TitleProduction
Budget
Opening
Weekend
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
May 26, 2023The Little Mermaid $250,000,000$95,578,040$298,172,056$568,345,048
Dec 16, 2008The Little Mermaid 2: Retur…
Aug 26, 2008The Little Mermaid: Ariel's…
Nov 15, 1989The Little Mermaid $6,031,914$111,543,479$222,267,614
 
Averages $250,000,000$50,804,977$204,857,768$395,306,331
Totals 4 $250,000,000$409,715,535$790,612,662

Video Release Breakdown

Release DateTitleDomestic
Video Sales
to Date
Watch Now
Dec 7, 1999The Little Mermaid $294,359,766 Amazon iTunes Google Vudu
Aug 26, 2008Little Mermaid - Ariel's Beginning, The $44,593,677 Amazon
Dec 16, 2008The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea    
Nov 19, 2013The Little Mermaid II and Ariel's Beginnin… $10,695,511  
Jul 25, 2023The Little Mermaid   Disney+ Amazon
 
 Totals$349,648,954

Our DVD and Blu-ray sales estimates are based on weekly retail surveys, which we use to build a weekly market share estimate for each title we are tracking. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News.

For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey.

We refine our estimates from week to week as more data becomes available. In particular, we adjust weekly sales figures for the quarter once the total market estimates are published by the Digital Entertainment Group. Figures will therefore fluctuate each week, and totals for individual titles can go up or down as we update our estimates.

Because sales figures are estimated based on sampling, they will be more accurate for higher-selling titles.

Theater counts: Blue Beetle rebuffs an onslaught of newcomers to become widest release

August 24th, 2023

Blue Beetle

While holding steady from its opening count of 3,871 theaters, Blue Beetle becomes the latest film to become the widest release in its sophomore frame, partially due to Barbie finally dropping below the 4,000-theater mark after spending four of its five weeks as the most widely-available film in North America. Blue Beetle topped last weekend’s box office with just over $25 million and currently holds a six-day domestic total of $32.19 million. This week, however, brings on a slew of fresh films ready to challenge Blue Beetle and Barbie for the box office crown. More...

Theater counts: The Flash and Elemental each debut in over 4,000 theaters

June 15th, 2023

The Flash

Three new wide releases grace cinemas all across North America this weekend, while a flurry of big franchise hits are still widely available on the big screen. Newcomer Transformers: Rise of the Beasts won the domestic weekend last time around, but Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse retook its position at number one at the box office throughout the week. This week they fall from their respective places as widest release as The Flash and Elemental make their cinematic arrival. More...

Theater counts: number one Spider-Man weaves its way into 4,332 theaters, Transformers opens in 3,678 locations

June 8th, 2023

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

After debuting as the second-widest release last week, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse adds 19 locations this week, becoming available in 4,332 theaters. The web-slinging superhero and friends earned a hefty $120 million in its opening weekend, and currently holds a six-day domestic total of over $159 million. While those are solid numbers, Spider-Man will have its hands full trying to fend off the release of this week’s newcomer, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. More...

Theater counts: Spider-Man weaves its way into theaters, but The Little Mermaid remains widest release

June 1st, 2023

The Little Mermaid

After a robust Memorial day weekend start, The Little Mermaid retains its opening count of 4,320 theaters from last week, once again owning the title of widest release on both land and sea. The latest adaptation of the charming franchise gathered $95.58 million from North American theaters, while earning less overseas with a take of $68.3 million. This week however the film will slip into second place at the box office as Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse swings into theaters. More...

Theater counts: The Little Mermaid makes a splash in 4,320 theaters

May 25th, 2023

The Little Mermaid

It’s a very solid weekend for moviegoers as not only are there five new wide releases arriving in cinemas, but films like Fast X and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 are still pulling in respectable numbers and are available in around 4,000 locations. Despite being the second-widest release in its big screen debut last weekend, the former sped away with the best numbers at the box office, scoring just over $67 million over the weekend and currently enjoying a six-day domestic total of $81.9 million. This weekend though, all eyes are on The Little Mermaid. More...

Theater counts: Fast X races into 4,046 theaters, but Guardians still widest in the galaxy

May 18th, 2023

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

Entering its third week at the box office, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will three-peat as the widest release by retaining its count of 4,450 theaters from its first two weeks. The film currently enjoys a global box office total of $545 million, with $231 million of that coming from North American cinemas. Unlike last week and next week, we see only one wide release hitting theaters, but it’s a big one: Fast X. More...

Note: This list contains actors who appeared in at least two movies in the franchise.

Note: This list contains people who contributed to at least two movies in the franchise.

PersonNr. of
Movies
Technical RoleFranchise
Worldwide
Box Office
Career
Worldwide
Box Office
Franchise
/
Career
Ron Clements 2 Director (1)
Screenwriter (1)
Story by (1)
$790,612,662 $2,618,994,701 30.2%
Hans Christian Andersen 2 Story Creator (2) $790,612,662 $801,986,163 98.6%