“The Worst Of The Worst”: Snow White Crashes And Burns With Opening Weekend Disaster

Disney’s newest ‘woke’ Snow White film has hit theatres — and subsequently plummeted to the floor.

The live-action princess movie released worldwide on Friday, March 21, and box office figures are shaping it up to be one of the franchise’s worst-performing movies in recent years.

In Thursday previews, it only made approximately $3.5 million and is projected to earn $45 to $55 million during its opening weekend. Not to mention, the film itself cost over $250 million to make, excluding those targeted to marketing.

Disney’s ‘woke’ Snow White is turning out to be a disappointing movie, in terms of the box office

Actress in blue dress by a lake at sunset; Disney's Snow White scene.

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To compare, Disney’s Little Mermaid remake, which was considered a box office disappointment in light of other live-action adaptions, made $95 million during its opening. 2019’s Dumbo made $2.6 million in previews, but only cost $170 million to make. 

So why is it flopping so badly? There seem to be a multitude of reasons.

The most glaring of problems lies with Disney’s ‘woke’ agenda that they’ve been trying to shove onto the film.

A review by Daily Mail’s Brian Viner stated it was nothing more than “a painfully muddle-headed affair” after giving the film only two stars.

Snow White in a vibrant dress surrounded by dwarfs in a rustic cabin, scene from Disney's recent adaptation.

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“Disney’s contorted attempts not to offend anyone have somehow managed to offend everyone,” he wrote, also bringing up how bizarre of a choice it was to use computer-generated imagery to make the dwarves instead of employing actual actors with dwarfism or a similar medical condition.

The Times of London also didn’t hold back in giving their honest review: “Believe the anti-hype. It’s that bad,” they warned viewers.

“It represents a new low for cultural desecration and for a venerable 102-year-old entertainment company that now looks at its source material with a pinched nose of disgust.”

After its worldwide release just yesterday, critics haven’t been hesitating in slamming the live-action film

Actress in pink gown at Snow White premiere with children in costumes, reflecting Disney's "woke" Snow White theme.

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Another critic from the New York Post slammed, “The timeless classic, a groundbreaking achievement for animation, has been turned into another pointless and awkward live-action automaton that vanishes from your mind the second it’s over.”

One review from Vulture read, “It’s garishly ugly and padded out with new tunes from Pasek and Paul that are as smooth and unremarkable as river rocks, all of which may or may not matter to its target audience, who could just be bashing their decision about whether to see the movie on how unacceptably woke social media has informed them it is.”

Snow White receives red apple, symbolic scene in Disney's film.

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Actress in a blue dress as Snow White, smiling and reaching out against a forest backdrop, representing Disney's Snow White.

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Indeed, during the months and weeks leading up to the film’s release, Rachel Zegler, who plays the titular character, has made it clear that Snow White won’t be the typical longing girl who dreams of true love.

Instead, she’ll be a princess who wishes to be an independent “fearless leader,” finding strength within herself. 

“The original cartoon came out in 1937, and very evidently so,” she told Extra TV in an interview from 2022. “There’s a big focus on her love story with a guy who literally stalks her. Weird. So we didn’t do that this time.”

It is projected to make around $44 to $55 million for its opening weekend

 

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For many people, they were upset with this new ‘woke’ view, afraid it would take away from the quirks and personalities that made Snow White… Snow White. 

“Not every girl wants to be a leader. Plenty of girls want to find love,” one person said. “That’s perfectly healthy.”

Child in a Snow White costume watching Disney's new Snow White film in a theater.

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Jo, an avid movie lover from Vancouver, BC, told Bored Panda, “I empathize if Disney GAVE [Rachel Zegler] the direction to express to admittedly ‘woke’ agenda, but even as a very liberal woman, I am offput by just how hard Disney is shoving their message of ‘female empowerment’ and ‘re-telling a problematic story for a modern audience.’

“Disney, if you truly cared about expressing the diversity of your modern audience, you wouldn’t need to be shouting from the rooftops of knocking door to door to tell everyone. Your work would speak for itself, especially to those for whom it matters most.”

In response, many have decided to take this movie off their to-watch list.

Rumors have also been circulating around social media that Zegler and her co-star Gal Gadot, who plays the villainous Evil Queen, don’t get along with one another, given their contrasting views over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — another reason why some are boycotting the film. 

A source told People the two “have nothing in common,” and added, “On top of that, their political views differ, adding to the tension.”

And its not just the critics — those on social media have made it clear how uninterested they are in seeing the film

Tweet criticizing Disney's Snow White remake for insulting fans, saying it "insults half the country," dated March 22, 2025.

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Disney's Snow White criticized as losing appeal, underperforming, called a "ripoff" in social media post.

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Tweet expressing displeasure with Disney's Snow White movie.

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Tweet criticizing Disney's woke Snow White, saying "Won't be wasting my time on it.

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Tweet criticizes Disney's "woke Snow White" as another movie flop.

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Tweet criticizing Disney's woke Snow White, expressing disappointment.

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Tweet criticizing Disney's Snow White performance at the box office, calling it a "trainwreck of a movie.

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Tweet criticizing Disney’s woke Snow White film, March 2025.

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Tweet about Disney's woke Snow White movie flopping, posted by user Buck Miller.

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Tweet criticizing Disney's Snow White, calling it "too much stupidity" and a "horror show.

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Tweet discussing Disney's Snow White adaptation and changes, highlighting mixed reactions.

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Tweet by user Pali critiquing Disney's woke Snow White movie.

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Woke Snow White critique on social media, highlighting negative fan reactions to Disney's latest release.

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