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-Short Attention Span Theater-

Disney's woke Snow White debuts to empty theaters, gets universally panned

2025-03-23

[THEPOSTMILLENNIAL] Disney's live-action remake of Snow White starring Rachel Zegler, which has been hit by conservatives as a "woke" version of the original movie, is projected to have one of the worst launches from Disney in recent years. Some reports have shown theatres nearly empty as the film has been mired in controversy.

Leading up to its initial release, the movie got an initial score of 47 percent on Rotten Tomatoes from critics, and Thursday previews only brought in $3.5 million. The film is projected to earn around $45 million on its opening weekend, according to the Daily Mail. The Dumbo remake, which Disney launched in 2019, only made $45 million on its opening weekend. The Dumbo remake, however, only cost $170 million in expenses. Snow White, on the other hand, cost around $250 million to put together.

Some X users over the opening weekend posted videos of empty theatres and low ticket sales in their respective areas. User Dr. Sydney Watson wrote in a caption with a video on Friday, "My Snow White screening lookin' a little empty."

Another user posted a screenshot of ticket sales in his area, which showed relatively low numbers. "Theaters where I am are mostly empty for this film," the user wrote.

Kangmin Lee posted a screenshot of ticket sales in his area and wrote, "Opening Friday night for Disney's Snow White in IMAX. Only ONE person bought tickets for tonight. Yeah this movie's gonna flop."

Posted by:Fred

#9 Unopposed holiday weekend to boot.

Disney Culture:
"Success is given, not earned."
Anthony Mackie

Also on the watchlist is Assassin's Creed: Shadows.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2025-03-23 21:17

#8 How soon in the dollar bin at Walmart?

Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-03-23 16:14

#7 got about $15.5M on Saturday for domestic sales

brings the two day total to $31.5M domestic

Posted by: Lord Garth 2025-03-23 15:39

#6 Snow White is currently rated at 2.2/10 on the Internet Movie Database
A good movie typically gets a rating around 7.0.
The recent Oppenheimer got an 8.3.

Posted by: SteveS 2025-03-23 13:02

Posted by: Skidmark 2025-03-23 10:50

#4 Friday night they got $16M domestic from 4200 theaters. Won't have Saturday numbers until late this pm.

It could have been worse. However, the costs for this movie (~$350M not counting marketing and distribution) was staggering.

Posted by: Lord Garth 2025-03-23 10:06

#3 It will get worse if South Park knifes it.

Posted by: Super Hose 2025-03-23 09:42

#2 I was on a Disney cruise ship last week when Snow White opened on midnight of the 'opening day'. Then they showed it almost continuously, on two screens. the rest of the day (the final day of the cruise). Three women in the family party attended; my wife said it was, "O.K. ... it was different."

Long lines of children to see each of the traditional characters, in their classic costumes, for their numerous 15-minutes 'visits'.

I'm warming up my schadenfreude machine for the official tallies.

Posted by: Bobby 2025-03-23 08:36

#1 On the flipside, you could drive your Cybertruck down to the cineplex to watch Snow White. I'm sure the parking lot will be empty.

Posted by: ed in texas 2025-03-23 08:34

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