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Box office figures reveal extent of Disney's humiliation over 'woke' Snow White car cras
• https://www.dailymail.co, By SOPHIE GABLESnow White has been mired in controversy due to comments from its star Rachel Zegler and the absence of the iconic song 'Someday My Prince Will Come.'
The first results from theaters have been revealed, and they're not great.
The movie made just $3.5 million in Thursday previews and is projected to earn a disappointing $45 to $55 million during its opening weekend.
That places the film below Disney's Little Mermaid remake, which premiered in 2023 and made $95 million during opening.
Disney's 2019 Dumbo remake made $2.6 million in previews and profited a total of $45 million on opening weekend.
However, Dumbo only required $170 million to make, while Snow White cost over $250 million, excluding marketing costs.
Despite the underperforming figures, Snow White did rank higher than Disney's Cinderella remake, which only grossed $2.3 million in previews.
The film has also failed to impress critics, clocking in at only 44 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
A review by Daily Mail's Brian Viner gave the film a pitiful two stars, calling it 'a painfully muddle-headed affair.'
'Disney's contorted attempts not to offend anyone have somehow managed to offend everyone,' Viner wrote.
Viner also noted that the bizarre decision to make the dwarves computer-generated imagery instead of employing actors denied little people opportunities.
In an effort to be more 'woke,' Disney also changed the dwarves to be called 'magical creatures' instead.
The Times of London also trashed the remake, telling readers, 'Believe the anti-hype. It's that bad.'
'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,' the review read.
A review by The Guardian slammed the film, calling it a 'pointless new live-action musical' and a 'merch enabling money machine.'
The review also torched the film's costume design and said leads Zegler and Gal Gadot 'give the dullest performances of their lives.'


