Snow White becomes Disneys worst-performing live-action remake in nearly 10 years

Disney’s “Snow White” reboot is leaving a legacy it certainly doesn’t want, becoming the company’s worst-performing wide-release live-action remake in almost 10 years. The 2025 remake of the original 1937 movie opened March 21 in the US and Canada, and has struggled, earning barely $200 million worldwide.The film’s page on IMDB.com calls the movie “officially a flop,” and says its $205.5 million earnings are “miles behind its massive $410 million total cost,” including marketing, production, and other items.The site calls the film’s disappointing performance “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 film, came away with $143.7 million, $61.8 million less than “Snow White.” The “Snow White” remake was not without its controversies, which perhaps contributed to the film’s poor reception. Over three years before the film’s release, one A-list actor with dwarfism had Walt Disney Studios reframe how it portrayed the classic seven dwarfs characters.“Game of Thrones” star Peter Dinklage called out the studio for even considering taking a stab at portraying magical dwarfs in the modern era.Speaking on comedian Marc Maron’s podcast in 2022, Dinklage stated, “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 complaint and said the company would take a “different approach” to the seven dwarfs.Rachel Zegler, the film’s lead actress, faced backlash on social media for comments she made that were critical of the 1937 version of “Snow White.” “I mean, you know, the original cartoon came out in 1937 and very evidently so,” Zegler said during Disney’s D23 Expo in 2022.“There’s a big focus on her love st...