Theatrical Performance | ||
Domestic Box Office | n/a | |
Home Market Performance | ||
Est. Domestic DVD Sales | $44,588,701 | Details |
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales | $44,588,701 | |
Further financial details... |
Weekend Box Office Performance
Daily Box Office Performance
Weekly Box Office Performance
Weekly US DVD Sales
Aug 31, 2008 | 1 | 980,237 | 980,237 | $15,673,990 | $15,673,990 | 1 | |
Sep 7, 2008 | 2 | 359,113 | -63% | 1,339,350 | $7,178,669 | $22,852,659 | 2 |
Sep 14, 2008 | 6 | 125,361 | -65% | 1,464,711 | $2,505,966 | $25,358,625 | 3 |
Sep 21, 2008 | 9 | 96,767 | -23% | 1,561,478 | $1,934,372 | $27,292,997 | 4 |
Sep 28, 2008 | 13 | 50,723 | -48% | 1,612,201 | $1,013,953 | $28,306,950 | 5 |
Oct 5, 2008 | 17 | 36,402 | -28% | 1,648,603 | $727,676 | $29,034,626 | 6 |
Oct 12, 2008 | 18 | 37,386 | +3% | 1,685,989 | $747,346 | $29,781,972 | 7 |
Oct 19, 2008 | 24 | 28,662 | -23% | 1,714,651 | $497,286 | $30,279,258 | 8 |
Oct 26, 2008 | 30 | 20,709 | -28% | 1,735,360 | $331,137 | $30,610,395 | 9 |
Nov 30, 2008 | 24 | 208,401 | 2,022,011 | $2,855,094 | $34,716,706 | 14 | |
Dec 21, 2008 | 20 | 161,473 | 2,215,045 | $2,581,953 | $37,793,289 | 17 |
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Production and Technical Credits
DVD Sales - Office Works its Way to the Top
September 14th, 2008
New releases dominated
the sales chart this week. More specifically, TV on DVD releases, which accounted for five of the seven new releases that charted. This includes The Office - Season Four, which opened in first place
with 435,000 units sold and $13.47 million in retail spending. More...
DVD Sales - Ariel Begins on Top
September 10th, 2008
New releases were led by The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, which took the top spot on the sales chart with 1.07 million units sold for $17.11 million in consumer spending.
More...
Contest - It's Dangerous to go Alone
August 29th, 2008
There's only one wide release next week, so it's easy to choose the target film for this week's box office prediction contest, and that film is
Bangkok Dangerous. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Bangkok Dangerous. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of
The Little Mermaid on DVD, Deal on DVD, and
Meet Bill on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Deal on
DVD, as well as Hot Rod on DVD. Additionally, one other entrant will be chosen and they will win the third copy of
Deal on DVD, as well as Heading South on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay!
More...
New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - March 18, 2008
March 18th, 2008
This week another number of upcoming movies, new stars and directors have been added to our archive!
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Movie Details
Video Release: | August 26th, 2008 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, released as Little Mermaid - Ariel's Beginning, The |
Running Time: | 77 minutes |
Franchise: | The Little Mermaid |
Comparisons: | vs. The Little Mermaid Create your own comparison chart… |
Keywords: | Direct-to-Video, Family Movie |
Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
Genre: | Adventure |
Production Method: | Hand Animation |
Creative Type: | Kids Fiction |
Production Countries: | United States |
Languages: | English |
Production and Technical Credits
DVD Sales - Office Works its Way to the Top
September 14th, 2008
New releases dominated the sales chart
this week. More specifically, TV on DVD releases, which accounted for five of the seven new releases that charted. This includes The Office - Season Four, which opened in first place with 435,000 units
sold and $13.47 million in retail spending. More...
DVD Sales - Ariel Begins on Top
September 10th, 2008
New
releases were led by The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, which took the top spot on the sales chart with 1.07 million units sold for $17.11 million in consumer spending.
More...
Contest - It's Dangerous to go Alone
August 29th, 2008
There's only one wide release next week, so it's easy to choose the target film for this week's box office prediction contest, and that film is
Bangkok Dangerous. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office of Bangkok Dangerous. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of
The Little Mermaid on DVD, Deal on DVD, and
Meet Bill on DVD. Meanwhile, whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Deal on
DVD, as well as Hot Rod on DVD. Additionally, one other entrant will be chosen and they will win the third copy of
Deal on DVD, as well as Heading South on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay!
More...
New Movie Announcements, Stars and Directors - March 18, 2008
March 18th, 2008
This week another number of upcoming movies, new stars and directors have been added to our archive!
More...
Weekend Box Office Performance
Daily Box Office Performance
Weekly Box Office Performance
Weekly US DVD Sales
Aug 31, 2008 | 1 | 980,237 | 980,237 | $15,673,990 | $15,673,990 | 1 | |
Sep 7, 2008 | 2 | 359,113 | -63% | 1,339,350 | $7,178,669 | $22,852,659 | 2 |
Sep 14, 2008 | 6 | 125,361 | -65% | 1,464,711 | $2,505,966 | $25,358,625 | 3 |
Sep 21, 2008 | 9 | 96,767 | -23% | 1,561,478 | $1,934,372 | $27,292,997 | 4 |
Sep 28, 2008 | 13 | 50,723 | -48% | 1,612,201 | $1,013,953 | $28,306,950 | 5 |
Oct 5, 2008 | 17 | 36,402 | -28% | 1,648,603 | $727,676 | $29,034,626 | 6 |
Oct 12, 2008 | 18 | 37,386 | +3% | 1,685,989 | $747,346 | $29,781,972 | 7 |
Oct 19, 2008 | 24 | 28,662 | -23% | 1,714,651 | $497,286 | $30,279,258 | 8 |
Oct 26, 2008 | 30 | 20,709 | -28% | 1,735,360 | $331,137 | $30,610,395 | 9 |
Nov 30, 2008 | 24 | 208,401 | 2,022,011 | $2,855,094 | $34,716,706 | 14 | |
Dec 21, 2008 | 20 | 161,473 | 2,215,045 | $2,581,953 | $37,793,289 | 17 |
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at .