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In the United States and Canada, ''The Little Mermaid''—released alongside ''[[The Machine (2023 film)|The Machine]]'', ''[[Kandahar (2023 film)|Kandahar]]'', ''[[About My Father]]'', and ''[[You Hurt My Feelings (2023 film)|You Hurt My Feelings]]''—was projected to gross $120–125 million from 4,320 theaters over its four-day [[Memorial Day]] opening weekend.<ref name="Variety-Proj">{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=May 24, 2023 |title=Box Office: 'The Little Mermaid' Swimming to $120 Million-Plus Over Memorial Day Weekend |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/little-mermaid-box-office-memorial-day-holiday-weekend-1235623771/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524150420/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/little-mermaid-box-office-memorial-day-holiday-weekend-1235623771/ |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |access-date=May 24, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> The film made $38 million on its first day, including $10.3 million from Thursday night previews.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |date=May 26, 2023 |title=Box Office: 'The Little Mermaid' Makes $10.3 Million in Previews |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/little-mermaid-box-office-previews-1235625709/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526151235/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/little-mermaid-box-office-previews-1235625709/ |archive-date=May 26, 2023 |access-date=May 26, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> It went on to debut to $95.6 million in the traditional three-day weekend, and $118.8 million over the four-day frame, topping the box office and making it the fifth highest Memorial Day opening in history<ref name="DHopening" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=May 28, 2023 |title='The Little Mermaid' Dominates Memorial Day Box Office With $118 Million Debut |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/little-mermaid-memorial-day-box-office-fast-x-disney-1235627238/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528215932/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/little-mermaid-memorial-day-box-office-fast-x-disney-1235627238/ |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |access-date=May 28, 2023 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2023 Weekend 21 May 26–29, 2023 – Memorial Day weekend (US) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W21/occasion/us_memorialday_weekend/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601005805/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W21/occasion/us_memorialday_weekend/ |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |access-date=May 31, 2023 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> (20th after inflation adjustment).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/domestic/all-movies/holiday-4-day-all-movies-infl-adj/memorial-day |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718202156/https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/domestic/all-movies/holiday-4-day-all-movies-infl-adj/memorial-day |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref> In its second weekend, the film declined 57% to $41.4 million while finishing in second place to newcomer ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=June 4, 2023 |title=Box Office: 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Slingshots to Huge $120.5 Million Debut |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/box-office-spiderman-across-the-spiderverse-opening-weekend-1235632404/ |url-status=live |access-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604143643/https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/box-office-spiderman-across-the-spiderverse-opening-weekend-1235632404/ |archive-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2023 Weekend 22 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W22/?ref_=bo_we_nav |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604173244/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W22/?ref_=bo_we_nav |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |access-date=June 4, 2023 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> The film then made $23.2 million in its third weekend, finishing third behind newcomer ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]'' and ''Across the Spider-Verse''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=June 11, 2023 |title='Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts' Conquers 'Spider-Verse' With $60M+ Opening, But Animated Pic's Second Weekend Hold Strong – Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/box-office-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-spider-man-spiderverse-1235412771/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611000522/https://deadline.com/2023/06/box-office-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-spider-man-spiderverse-1235412771/ |archive-date=June 11, 2023 |access-date=June 11, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Domestic 2023 Weekend 23 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W23/?ref_=bo_we_nav |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611150119/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2023W23/?ref_=bo_we_nav |archive-date=June 11, 2023 |access-date=June 12, 2023 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> It remained in the top ten for five more weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Little Mermaid Domestic Weekend |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1913750273/weekend/?ref_=bo_rl_tab#tabs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723185404/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1913750273/weekend/?ref_=bo_rl_tab#tabs |archive-date=July 23, 2023 |access-date=July 23, 2023 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>
Outside of the U.S. and Canada, the opening weekend box office results fell short of expectations, grossing just $68.3 million.<ref name="Collider">{{Cite web |last=Remley |first=Hilary |date=May 28, 2023 |title='The Little Mermaid' Global Box Office Swims Against the Current |url=https://collider.com/little-mermaid-global-box-office-163-million/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529061243/https://collider.com/little-mermaid-global-box-office-163-million/ |archive-date=May 29, 2023 |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref> A financial insider described the film's opening weekend to ''Deadline'' as "not a huge disappointment, but a disappointment, nonetheless."<ref name="DH-breakeven" /> The film's biggest markets were Mexico ($8.5 million), the United Kingdom ($6.3 million), Italy ($4.7 million), Brazil and Australia (both around $4 million).<ref name="Collider" />
The film's biggest markets in gross value were the United Kingdom ($34.1 million), Japan ($23.9 million), Mexico ($20.9 million), Brazil (17.3 million) and Australia ($15 million). In the Philippines, the film earned more than ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' and ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]]'' at the box office.<ref name="THR-Blockbuster">{{Cite web |last=Brzeski |first=Patrick |date=June 22, 2023 |title='The Little Mermaid' Becomes a Blockbuster in the Philippines Amid Racist Backlash Elsewhere in Asia |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/little-mermaid-blockbuster-philippines-racist-backlash-1235521433/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622081810/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/little-mermaid-blockbuster-philippines-racist-backlash-1235521433/ |archive-date=June 22, 2023 |access-date=June 22, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
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