Snow White, the latest live-action adaptation from Disney, directed by Marc Webb of The Amazing Spider-Man fame, experienced a challenging start at the box office. The film opened to a domestic total of $43 million, marking it as one of the lowest opening weekends for Disney's remakes to date. According to Comscore, this figure places Snow White as the second-highest opening of 2025, surpassed only by the MCU's Captain America: Brave New World, yet it fell short of the $45 million debut of the live-action Dumbo in 2019 and did not meet the projected estimates.
For perspective, other Disney remakes like 2019's The Lion King, 2017's Beauty and the Beast, 2016's The Jungle Book, and 2023's The Little Mermaid all achieved over $100 million in domestic earnings during their opening weekends. Internationally, Snow White also had a subdued start, pulling in $44.3 million, which brought its global total to $87.3 million as per Comscore estimates.
Starring Rachel Zegler as Snow White and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen, this remake of the 1937 animated classic comes with a hefty reported production cost of over $250 million. Given its opening weekend figures, Snow White faces a steep challenge to reach profitability, particularly when factoring in marketing expenses.However, there's hope for Snow White to follow in the footsteps of Mufasa: The Lion King, a prequel to Disney's Lion King remake that, despite a modest $35.4 million domestic opening in December, eventually amassed over $717 million worldwide. Disney is likely banking on a similar sleeper hit scenario for Snow White, even as questions linger about the performance of Captain America: Brave New World, which has now earned $400.8 million globally ($192.1 million domestic and $208.7 million international) after six weekends.
IGN's review of Snow White was positive, awarding it a 7/10 and commending the film for its meaningful adaptation of the original, rather than merely replicating it.
