Disney’s “Snow White” fell off a cliff during its second weekend in theaters, with ticket sales dropping 66% as Amazon MGM Studios’ “A Working Man” took over the top spot at the box office.
Disney looks no closer to recouping the film’s massive $270 million production budget, which does not include months-long worldwide marketing efforts. Per Box Office Mojo, “Snow White” brought in just $14.2 million over its second weekend at theaters.
These disappointing numbers come on the heels of a lackluster opening weekend for the massive Disney production. As multiple controversies saw the film making headlines for all the wrong reasons, “Snow White” premiered with a disappointing $43 million domestic gross, cementing the film as one of the worst-performing live-action remakes Disney ever made.
“A Working Man” is an action thriller starring Jason Statham as a military man-turned-construction foreman who uses his combat skills to rescue his employer’s kidnapped daughter from Russian traffickers. It has nowhere near the amount of name recognition or promotions as “Snow White.”
It’s worth noting that the original 1937 animated film, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” cost just $1.5 million to make and became the top-earning animated film ever, adjusted for inflation when counting all the re-releases over the years. The beloved Disney classic has grossed just over $1.5 billion in revenue worldwide, per The Guinness Book of World Records.
There are several factors which likely contributed to the remake’s abysmal results. First, the actress playing the film’s titular star, Rachel Zegler, who has described herself as a “white Latina,” made a series of controversial statements about politics and current events, including saying she hoped Trump supporters “never know peace.” She also made fun of the source material for the movie she was starring in, calling Prince Charming a “stalker” and saying the new version of “Snow White” wouldn’t resemble the original.
“We have a different approach to, what I’m sure a lot of people will assume is a love story,” Zegler said in part. “[Snow White is] not going to be saved by the prince and she’s not going to be dreaming about true love,” she continued. “She’s dreaming about becoming the leader she knows she can be and the leader that her late father told her that she could be if she was fearless, fair, brave and true.”
Most critics have totally trashed the film. “Snow White” currently has a 44% critic score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
One critic described the movie as “made by people with cartoon dollar signs for eyes and not even the tiniest glimmer of art in their souls.”
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Disney’s “Snow White” fell off a cliff during its second weekend in theaters, with ticket sales dropping 66% as Amazon MGM Studios’ “A Working Man” took over the top spot at the box office.
Disney looks no closer to recouping the film’s massive $270 million production budget, which does not include months-long worldwide marketing efforts. Per Box Office Mojo, “Snow White” brought in just $14.2 million over its second weekend at theaters.
These disappointing numbers come on the heels of a lackluster opening weekend for the massive Disney production. As multiple controversies saw the film making headlines for all the wrong reasons, “Snow White” premiered with a disappointing $43 million domestic gross, cementing the film as one of the worst-performing live-action remakes Disney ever made.
“A Working Man” is an action thriller starring Jason Statham as a military man-turned-construction foreman who uses his combat skills to rescue his employer’s kidnapped daughter from Russian traffickers. It has nowhere near the amount of name recognition or promotions as “Snow White.”
It’s worth noting that the original 1937 animated film, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” cost just $1.5 million to make and became the top-earning animated film ever, adjusted for inflation when counting all the re-releases over the years. The beloved Disney classic has grossed just over $1.5 billion in revenue worldwide, per The Guinness Book of World Records.
There are several factors which likely contributed to the remake’s abysmal results. First, the actress playing the film’s titular star, Rachel Zegler, who has described herself as a “white Latina,” made a series of controversial statements about politics and current events, including saying she hoped Trump supporters “never know peace.” She also made fun of the source material for the movie she was starring in, calling Prince Charming a “stalker” and saying the new version of “Snow White” wouldn’t resemble the original.
“We have a different approach to, what I’m sure a lot of people will assume is a love story,” Zegler said in part. “[Snow White is] not going to be saved by the prince and she’s not going to be dreaming about true love,” she continued. “She’s dreaming about becoming the leader she knows she can be and the leader that her late father told her that she could be if she was fearless, fair, brave and true.”
Most critics have totally trashed the film. “Snow White” currently has a 44% critic score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
One critic described the movie as “made by people with cartoon dollar signs for eyes and not even the tiniest glimmer of art in their souls.”
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