Snow White Remake Blew a Fortune
Disney rolled the dice on a glossy, modern Snow White. It didn’t pay off. The movie opened to big headlines and bigger losses.
Breitbart reported: “Disney’s Woke ‘Snow White’ Ended Up Losing a Staggering $170 Million”. That’s the figure making rounds now. Studios rarely show exact books, but trade outlets and analysts put the final damage around that number.
What went wrong? A few things stacked up. Casting and star controversy stirred political heat. Social media drama kept the film in headlines for the wrong reasons. Creative choices — like the stylized, AI-look dwarf animation — didn’t land with fans. That led to rewrites, reshoots, and more money poured back into the project.
The opening weekend was weaker than expected. Box office trackers show about $87.3 million on opening weekend, roughly 13% below forecasts. For Disney’s slate of live-action remakes, that ranks among the lowest performers.
Hollywood accounting is messy. Studios bundle costs and profits in ways that obscure the real picture. Still, a combination of high production and marketing spend plus underwhelming ticket sales is a simple equation: big losses.
Reactions were loud online. Some people cheered the flop. Others pointed to creative failure. Either way, the movie became an example studios will study: pick your lead carefully. Manage publicity better. Test big creative choices early. And maybe don’t rely on controversy as free promotion.
There’s a wider lesson here for studios. Fans remember original characters. They notice when a remake changes tone, look, or spirit. If a film leans too far from what made a classic beloved, the backlash can hit the box office hard.
Will Disney change course? Expect more caution on high-risk remakes. Expect tighter creative control and stricter PR strategies. And expect the industry to point to this one as a warning about mixing politics, experimental visuals, and huge budgets.
Links to related social reactions and commentary:
Everyone with eyes, ears and even a little bit of common sense knew this. https://t.co/JgCM9GWw3J
— MasteroftheTDS (@MasteroftheTDS) February 11, 2026
With the possible exception of 2023's THE MARVELS, that number makes SNOW WHITE the biggest box office flop off all-time without adjusting for inflation.
That's Hollywood, baby! https://t.co/PicDYYFcxf
— Sean CW Korsgaard (@SCWKorsgaard) February 11, 2026
Go woke, go broke. Stop casting liberal chicks who trash the original intellectual property https://t.co/hFKdoB4vDe
— Link Lauren (@itslinklauren) February 11, 2026
Good.
The directing, writing, casting, acting, CGI, original songs, and everything else were hot garbage. May this communist propaganda be made fun of for years to come. https://t.co/Or1VAN0zds— mousyhex🐭✨ (@mousyhex) February 11, 2026