SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
2023 · Rob Marshall · Marc Platt | Lin-Manuel Miranda | John DeLuca | Rob Marshall · 2 hr 15 min
A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halle Bailey | 2023 | $3,403,314 | $3,595,428 | (est) |
| Jonah Hauer-King | 2023 | $750,000 | $792,337 | (est) |
| Daveed Diggs | 2023 | $1,535,322 | $1,621,989 | (est) |
| Awkwafina | 2023 | $1,293,603 | $1,366,626 | (est) |
| Jacob Tremblay | 2023 | $480,555 | $507,682 | (est) |
| Noma Dumezweni | 2023 | $2,790,526 | $2,948,048 | (est) |
| Art Malik | 2023 | $1,129,150 | $1,192,889 | (est) |
| Javier Bardem | 2023 | $1,709,533 | $1,806,034 | (est) |
| Melissa McCarthy | 2023 | $4,371,442 | $4,618,205 | (est) |
Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 2023 | $298,172,056 | $315,003,560 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 2023 | $271,454,233 | $286,777,544 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 2023 | $569,626,289 | $586,451,483 |
Estimated revenues and expenses for films based on currently imported reported and estimated fields. Inflation-adjusted values use the CPI table when direct adjusted values are not present in the export.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue Estimated distributor theatrical revenue using the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2023 | $257,667,721 (est) | $272,212,798 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2023 | $30,410,018 | $32,126,632 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2023 | $37,600,647 | $39,723,164 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2023 | $1,396,980 | $1,475,838 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: DVD $2,676,547, BluRay $2,958,289 | 2023 | $5,634,836 | $5,952,917 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2023 | $50,801,250 (est) | $53,668,928 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2023 | $383,511,451 | $405,160,276 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 2023 | $240,200,000 | $247,294,847 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) Estimated prints and advertising cost. sourceSource: 'The Little Mermaid' Might Actually Lose Money for Disney - World of ReelURL: https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2023/6/0rjfvq7cy3675lwj4z75h8v92vmjswThe film has a reported $250M budget cost and $140M global marketing spend. | 2023 | $140,000,000 | $147,902,855 |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2023 | $0 (est) | $0 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2023 | $5,139,053 (est) | $5,429,148 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 2023 | $28,824,000 (est) | $30,451,085 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 2023 | $414,163,053 | $431,077,935 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 2023 | $-30,651,602 | $-25,917,659 |
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