The Little Mermaid
Somewhere under the sea and beyond your imagination is an adventure in fantasy.
This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him.Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.
- Director
- John Musker
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Humour
- Worldwide
- $211M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
25 billed performers
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Movie DNA
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Story overview
What It's About
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This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.
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The record
Awards
2 wins · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
2 wins · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Score
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Song
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Little Mermaid returned 5.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $40M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $211M
- Release date
- Nov 17, 1989
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- United States of America
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