Disney’s “Snow White” reboot is leaving a legacy it definitely doesn’t need, changing into the corporate’s worst-performing wide-release live-action remake in virtually 10 years.
The 2025 remake of the unique 1937 film opened March 21 within the US and Canada, and has struggled, incomes barely $200 million worldwide.
The movie’s web page on IMDB.com calls the film “officially a flop,” and says its $205.5 million earnings are “miles behind its massive $410 million total cost,” together with advertising and marketing, manufacturing, and different gadgets. The location calls the movie’s disappointing efficiency “a financial blow which few expected to be this severe, especially with the losses already estimated at over $115 million, per Collider.”
“Pete’s Dragon,” a 2016 Disney remake of the 1977 movie, got here away with $143.7 million, $61.8 million lower than “Snow White.”
The “Snow White” remake was not with out its controversies, which maybe contributed to the movie’s poor reception.
Over three years earlier than the movie’s launch, one A-list actor with dwarfism had Walt Disney Studios reframe the way it portrayed the traditional seven dwarfs characters.
“Game of Thrones” star Peter Dinklage known as out the studio for even contemplating taking a stab at portraying magical dwarfs within the fashionable period.
Talking on comic Marc Maron’s podcast in 2022, Dinklage said, “You’re progressive in one way, but then you’re still making that f—–g backwards story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together. What the f— are you doing, man?”
Disney then addressed the criticism and stated the corporate would take a “different approach” to the seven dwarfs.
Rachel Zegler, the movie’s lead actress, confronted backlash on social media for feedback she made that had been important of the 1937 model of “Snow White.”
“I mean, you know, the original cartoon came out in 1937 and very evidently so,” Zegler stated throughout Disney’s D23 Expo in 2022. “There’s a big focus on her love story with a guy who literally stalks her. Weird! Weird. So we didn’t do that this time.”
As a result of controversy over the dwarfs and Zegler’s feedback on the unique film, Disney introduced in late 2023 it could delay the discharge for “Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs” by a full 12 months. It was initially slated to be launched in March 2024.
Zegler was additionally vocal about her anti-Israel views.
In an August 2024 X put up speaking concerning the official trailer for “Snow White,” the actress wrote, “And always remember, free Palestine.”
She additionally lashed out at individuals who voted for President Donald Trump, saying in an Instagram put up, “May Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace,” including, “F— Donald Trump.”
She later apologized, saying partly that “Hatred and anger have caused us to move further and further away from peace and understanding.”
Disney additionally scaled again the Hollywood premiere occasion for “Snow White.”
Selection reported “the studio won’t be rolling out a robust red carpet like it usually does,” and that the handfuls of media shops usually current wouldn’t be. As an alternative, protection consisted of home crew members and photographers.
Fox Information Digital reached out to Disney for touch upon “Snow White’s” field workplace numbers, however didn’t instantly obtain a response.
Fox Information’ Gabriel Hays contributed to this report.
