Worst in a decade: Disney's controversial Snow White flops
Disney's latest attempt at bring an old classic to life has been labelled a failure with the live-action Snow White flopping in the box office.
The live-action remake of he 1937 classic was released March 20 this year, and looked set up to be a hit with a massive budget of $416 million.
However that didn't prove to be the case, as the large scale production and investment in marketing all proved to fall flat, with the film making $316m at the box office.
IMDB.com labelled the film 'officially a flop', with being the biggest live-action remake bomb for Disney since Pete's Dragon in 2016, which made $143.7m USD ($221.9m AUD).
The film wasn't exactly set up to succeed, as the blockbuster was marred by controversy before it was released.
Actor Peter Dinklage, known for his role in Game of Thrones, was openly critical of Disney for considering to portray the titular dwarfs.
'You're progressive in one way, but then you're still making that f****g backwards story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together. What the f**k are you doing, man?,' Dinklage, who has dwarfism, said on Marc Maron's podcast in 2022.
This prompted Disney to take a 'different approach', with the seven dwarfs instead being CGI — a change that copped both criticism and praise.
While lead actress Rachel Zegler, playing the role of Snow White, put many off seeing the film all together.
Critics took issue with Zegler as the casting choice, with the fictional character's defining feature being her 'skin as white as snow', while the actress is of Latina decent.
Her antics on social media caused an even bigger stir, being openly vocal about her political views which rubbed many the wrong way.
She also took a stab at US President Donald Trump on social media in the lead up to the film's release.
On top of this, fans of the original story took issues with the narrative changes, with Zegler poking fun at the original story line back in 2022.
'I mean, you know, the original cartoon came out in 1937 and very evidently so,' Zegler said during Disney's D23 Expo.
'There's a big focus on her love story with a guy who literally stalks her. Weird. Weird. So we didn't do that this time.'
The film has now hit streaming services where it will likely see more success after bombing at the box office.
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