Snow White has broken a grim box office record for Disney in spite of some forward momentum. The live-action remake stars Rachel Zegler in the тιтle role opposite Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen. The movie’s premiere has come amid severe Snow White backlash due to controversies including the stars’ opposing views on Israel and Palestine, the property’s depiction of dwarfism, and much more. While it debuted at No. 1 at the domestic box office, it earned a middling $42.2 million that weekend.
Per Variety, as of Sunday morning, Snow White is projected to gross a 3-day total of $14.2 million by the end of its sophomore weekend at the domestic box office. This sees it stumbling down to No. 2 behind A Working Man with a week-on-week drop of 66%, which is the worst week 2 drop of any Disney live-action remake. It has bested the previous record-holder, which was 2019’s Dumbo (-60.4%). It is also worse than notable Disney live-action disappointments including Cruella (-48.8%), Jungle Cruise (-54.8%), and Haunted Mansion (-61.7%).
However, at the same time, it has reached a global box office total of $143.1 million, which sees it racing past Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy ($125.8 million) and Dog Man ($130.8 million) to become the third highest-grossing movie of 2025 worldwide, behind just Captain America: Brave New World ($403.8 million) and the record-breaking Chinese animated movie Ne Zha 2 ($1.896 billion).
What This Means For Snow White
It Will Struggle To Break Even
In addition to dropping almost six full percentage points more than Dumbo, Snow White has fallen 25.6% more than the remake with the smallest drop, which is 2016’s The Jungle Book (-40.4%). Below, see a breakdown of how Snow White’s week 2 drop compares to all of the previous Disney live-action remakes that were released in domestic theaters (not counting sequels, reimaginings, or prequels such as Mufasa and Cruella):
|
тιтle |
Opening Weekend |
Week 2 Drop |
|---|---|---|
|
The Jungle Book (2016) |
$103.3 million |
40.4% |
|
Alice in Wonderland (2010) |
$116.1 million |
46% |
|
Beauty and the Beast (2017) |
$174.7 million |
48.3% |
|
Cinderella (2015) |
$67.8 million |
48.5% |
|
Aladdin (2019) |
$91.5 million |
53.2% |
|
The Little Mermaid (2023) |
$95.6 million |
56.7% |
|
101 Dalmatians (1996) |
$33.5 million |
58.4% |
|
The Lion King (2019) |
$191.8 million |
60% |
|
Dumbo (2019) |
$45.9 million |
60.4% |
|
Snow White (2025) |
$42.2 million |
66% |
Additionally, while the Snow White box office has grown to a degree that it has landed among the year’s other blockbuster tentpoles, its enormous budget still presents it with a potentially insurmountable problem. The movie reportedly cost roughly $250 million, which most likely means that its break-even point is somewhere around $625 million or more. At its current trajectory, it may not even hit the $250 million milestone, which would see it closing its theatrical run at a huge loss for Disney.
Our Take On The Snow White Box Office
Disney Has More Promising Remakes Coming Soon
Although Snow White seems doomed to be a disappointment, Disney will most likely rebound quite soon with their upcoming slate of live-action remakes. Lilo & Sтιтch is due in May, followed by Moana in July 2026, and both have the potential to become major blockbusters thanks to their beloved source material and general lack of controversy. While this success may not ultimately extend to in-development remakes such as Hercules, Bambi, or The Aristocats, this week 2 drop is not necessarily a death knell for the subgenre.
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Source: Variety
