When you look up "cautionary tale" in the dictionary, from now on, there's going to be a poster for"Snow White"listed.
Disney Studiosunder CEO Bob Iger decided that they would essentially no longer make original content. Instead, they'd focus exclusively on franchises, remakes, and existing intellectual property under their control. That led to a full slate of "live action" films based on classic animated Disney stories. The first few movies made a profit, as the novelty factor papered over a lack of creativity, originality, and often poor execution.
That was bad enough. But Disney, like almost every other studio, had become overrun with progressives throughout the executive and creative ranks. So when it came time for "Snow White" to get the remake treatment, the film that essentially made Disney Studios back in the 1930's, those involved took it in the worst possible direction. They tried to appeal to nonexistent "modern audiences."
Instead of the classic fairytale, the Snow White character would become a rebellious leader. Set photos leaked that seemed to show that the iconic dwarfs would be replaced with an extremely modern set of diverse hipsters. And starRachel Zeglerfulfilled nothing of the character's original description, then spent her time on red carpets criticizing the original as "weird," outdated, and no longer relevant to today's world.
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When the film finally hit theaters a year later, thanks to frantic attempts to salvage what was clearly a disaster in the making, it was a spectacular box office bomb. And now we know the true scale of just how big a bomb "Snow White" was.
SEGOVIA, SPAIN - MARCH 12: Rachel Zegler at the European event for Disney’s "Snow White" at Alcazar de Segovia on March 12, 2025 in Segovia, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Cuadra/Getty Images for Disney)
When the film neared the end of its theatrical run, most estimates suggested that "Snow White" would lose Disney somewhere between $115-140 million. An insane number, considering its budget, star power, and the number of theaters showing it.
Well, we have new numbers, and somehow, their losses are even higher.
Thanks to the UK's film production credit rules, we can get a full picture of the cost of "Snow White," and shocker, it ran way over budget.Forbescalculated that even after accounting for gigantic incentives from the UK government, DIsney's total outlay on the film was over $271 million.
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