Disney’sSnow Whiteremake had another disastrous weekend at the box office, and it’s made even worse when looking at Disney’s history with live-action remakes at the box office. The 2025 reimagining starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot has been the subject of scrutiny and controversy for some time. The negative press fromSnow White’s controversiesplayed a role in box office projections declining as the release got closer. Any hope Disney had that general audiences would help lift the film disappeared in the opening weekend.
The start ofSnow White’s box office performancewas not great, even though it did manage to make $87.3 million worldwide in its first three days. This brought increased concerns about the film’s ability to be a long-term option for audiences in theaters.Snow White’s second weekend box office dropwas even worse than anticipated following the continued discourse. With review bombing taking place and some viewers potentially just waiting for it to stream on Disney+, the movie’s box office compared to Disney’s other live-action remakes is becoming increasingly troubling.
Snow White’s Opening Weekend Box Office Compared To Other Disney Live-Action Remakes
The Movie Didn’t Live Up To Expectations
Disney watched asSnow Whitemade $42,206,415 domestically during its opening weekend. This was below the final projections of $45M-$55M, which themselves were a drop below long-range projections of potentially $70 million. The movie still achieved a notable milestone despite a middling opening.Snow Whitehad the tenth biggest opening weekend for a Disney live-action remake, knockingMaleficent: Mistress of Evil($36.9M) out of the list.
$191.7 million
Beauty and the Beast(2017)
$174.7 million
$116.1 million
$103.2 million
$95.5 million
$91.5 million
$69.4 million
$67.8 million
$45.9 million
Snow White(2025)
$42.2 million
Overall, Disney has had 19 live-action remake movies get a theatrical release domestically.Snow Whiteis in the middle of the pack due to its opening weekend. It beat several of Disney’s earliest live-action reimaginings like101 & 102 DalmatiansorThe Sorcerer’s Apprentice, as well as movies from the modern era likeMufasa: The Lion King. The latter was Disney’s last live-action remake beforeSnow Whiteand had tremendous legs, making $719M worldwide at the end of its run. That could have given Disney some optimism that a similar path to success could exist forSnow White.
Snow White’s Second Weekend Box Office Drop Compared To Disney’s Live-Action Remakes
It Set A Brand New Record
Unfortunately for Disney,Snow White’s second weekend at the box office domestically was quite poor. The movie came in below projections of a $20 million weekend.Snow Whiteonly made an estimated $14.2 million during its second weekend domestically, falling to #2 in the box office charts behind Jason Statham’s action movieA Working Man($15.2M).
Snow White’s Box Office Is A Harsh Reminder Of Rachel Zegler’s Prior Disappointments
Snow White is the latest entry in a streak of box office disappointments for Rachel Zegler, and while she has been in several, they arent’s her fault.
After making $42.2 million in its opening weekend,Snow White’s second weekend box office dropped by 66.4%. That isa new record low for Disney’s live-action remakes. The previous record holder wasDumbo, which dropped 60.4% in 2019. The record drop is the exact opposite of what Disney saw withMufasa: The Lion Kinga few months ago, as the prequel had a 3.94% increase in its second weekend.
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The Jungle Book(1994)
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Snow Whiteis now the third Disney live-action remake with a second weekend drop of over 60%, joiningDumboandThe Lion King. The major difference here is thatSnow Whiteis closer to being a 70% drop than it is a 60% drop. It didn’t just barely break the previous record drop. It shattered the low point for these movies with its disappointing second weekend. It’s now thesixth Disney live-action remake not to repeat as #1 at the box office.
How Much Snow White Has Made At The Box Office Vs. Disney’s Live-Action Remakes
Snow White Is Falling Behind Disney’s Other Movies
With a second weekend drop like this, it’s evident thatSnow Whiteis losing ground at the box office faster than any other Disney live-action remake. Currently,Snow Whitehas made $66.8 million domestically.It has the ninth-lowest box office total compared to every other remake at the same point. This only considers domestic totals, as international releases vary per film and are more difficult to track.
$351,873,087
Beauty and the Beast
$319,032,604
$209,339,432
$192,213,247
$185,537,718
$128,175,232
$122,516,793
$118,818,903
$113,187,659
$76,261,456
$66,814,583
$66,245,035
$63,690,609
$51,396,232
$50,549,374
$43,443,602
$42,609,020
$36,603,358
The Jungle Book (1994)
$22,183,573
The movies that most resembleSnow White’s performance to this point areDumboandMaleficent: Mistress of Evil. It trails Tim Burton’s remake by roughly $10 million at the same point in time, while it’s almost identical to Angelina Jolie’s sequel. That could be telling when it comes to predictingSnow White’s final box office total.Dumbomade $353 million worldwide by the end of its run, andMaleficent: Mistress of Evilpulled in $491 million. They are the tenth and eleventh highest grossing Disney live-action remakes as a result.
Snow Whiteis currently well behind both of those totals, as its worldwide total is $143 million. But,DumboandMaleficent: Mistress of Evilwere much bigger hits overseas than domestically. There’s a chance that the same happens forSnow White, as the international total is growing more than domestically. However, that result is still unlikely to save the movie from being a major disappointment after its massive $200+ million budget.
