After a disappointing first week in theaters worldwide, Disney’s mega-budgetSnow Whiteremake finally passed its first global box office milestone this weekend. But the film’s massive production costs are coming in the way of its success. Coupled withall the bad press that it has been facingin recent weeks,Snow Whiteisalready being written off as a massive misfirefor the Mouse House.Snow Whitedebuted with just over $40 million in its first weekend domestically but fell by nearly 70% in its sophomore frame, confirming Disney’s worst fears: it has no chance of staging a comeback.
With around $65 million domestically and another $76 million from overseas markets, the film’scumulative global haul now stands at $143 million. This is around half of itsreported $250 million-plus production costs. Going by the rule of thumb, the film would need to gross at least $500 million worldwide to break even, but this seems like a fantasy at this stage in its run.Snow Whitemight even struggle to match the low bar set by fellow Disney remakeDumbo, which concluded its theatrical run with a little over $110 million domestically and a hair more than $350 million worldwide.
At the pinnacle of this remake wave are films such asThe Lion King,Beauty and the Beast,Aladdin, andAlice in Wonderland, each of which was able to pass the coveted $1 billion mark at the global box office. More recently,Mufasa: The Lion Kingbounced back after a disappointing debut to generate over $700 million worldwide. While this was only around half as much as its predecessor grossed globally, it was still a good enough result forMufasato qualify as a hit. A year before that,The Little Mermaidremake generated over $550 million worldwide against a reported budget of $240 million. LikeSnow White,The Little Mermaidalso debuted amid a raging controversy.
‘Snow White’s Reviews Are Mirroring Its Box Office
Much has been said already about starsRachel ZeglerandGal Gadot, who’ve been at the forefront of the blowback thatSnow Whitehas been facing. Themovie opened to mediocre reviewsand currently holds a fast-declining 41% rating on the aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, although its audience score stands at a better 74%.In his review, Collider’sRoss Bonaimepraised Zegler’s performance but criticized Gadot’s turn as the Evil Queen.
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