Disney’s Box Office Blow

Disney’s Box Office Blow
Rob Marshall speaks onstage during the World Premiere of Disney's live-action feature "The Little Mermaid" at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. on May 08, 2023. Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney
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While Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” broke the bank at the weekend box office earning top honors, Disney’s live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” sunk in comparison to its previous similar tentpole films.

That’s according to box office analysts who noted the rarity of a Disney film based on a popular animated musical making a less than stellar showing over the Memorial Day holiday period, while also beckoning the question as to whether or not the Walt Disney Company’s woke policies are coming back to bite them.

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