Disney’s ‘Snow White’ Has Sleepy Opening Weekend

• Disney’s live-action “Snow White” debuted in theaters on March 21.
• The movie earned $43 million domestically, coming behind remakes like “Dumbo” and “The Little Mermaid.”
• “Snow White” has weathered a number of controversies since manufacturing started.

Disney’s “Snow White” had a sleepy opening weekend in comparison with the studio’s different remakes.

“Snow White,” directed by Marc Webb, opened in theaters on Friday and earned $43 million on the home field workplace. It additionally earned $44 million abroad. The live-action movie, starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, is a remake of Disney’s 1937 animated movie. In accordance with Selection, it price over $250 million to make.

Though “Snow White” beat out movies like Steven Soderbergh’s “Black Bag” and Bong Joon Ho’s “Mickey 17” domestically this weekend, it nonetheless lagged behind Disney’s different latest remakes.

Tim Burton’s 2019 movie “Dumbo,” primarily based on the 1941 animated movie, earned about $119 million throughout its opening weekend. Disney’s 2023 reimagining of “The Little Mermaid” reeled in $117.5 million in US-based field workplace earnings.

Disney leaned closely on sequels and reboots throughout 2024, releasing field workplace hits like “Inside Out 2” and “Deadpool & Wolverine.” The “Snow White” remake had the potential to be one other slam dunk, however a string of controversies could have affected viewership.

In 2021, information that Zegler would play the titular character upset some individuals who took subject with an actor of combined ethnicity taking part in a personality described as having pores and skin “as white as snow.” Zegler additionally criticized the unique 1937 movie throughout a number of interviews, inflicting additional backlash.

The seven dwarfs featured in “Snow White” had been additionally pulled into the fray. Footage revealed by Each day Mail in 2023 prompt the characters could be performed by a various group of actors, which led some to recommend Disney strayed too removed from the unique materials. Individually, “Sport of Thrones” actor Peter Dinklage stated the seven dwarfs ought to be lower from the movie altogether.

International politics additionally mired the movie’s rollout over Zegler and Gadot’s differing views on the battle between Israel and Gaza. Zegler has voiced help for Palestinians, whereas Gadot — who served two years within the Israel Protection Forces — has supported Israel, her house nation.

Representatives for Disney didn’t reply to a request for remark from Enterprise Insider.