Editing Snow White (2025) (section)

== Reception ==

===Box office===
{{As of|2025|4|11|df=US}}, ''Snow White'' has grossed $79.8{{nbsp}}million in the United States and Canada, and $91.3{{nbsp}}million in other territories for a worldwide total of $171.1{{nbsp}}million. ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' surmised that the film would need to gross $500{{nbsp}}million to reach its "box office safety net".<ref name="THR March 24">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/is-snow-white-box-office-bomb-1236170816/|title=Box Office: How 'Snow White' Landed in Potential Bomb Territory|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 24, 2025|access-date=March 24, 2025|url-status=live|archive-date=March 24, 2025|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/U8iEy}}</ref>

In the United States and Canada, ''Snow White'' was released alongside ''[[The Alto Knights]]'' and ''[[Ash (2025 film)|Ash]]'', and was projected to gross $45–55{{nbsp}}million from 4,200 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref name="BO-preview">{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=February 7, 2025|title='Snow White' Hopes To Avoid Poison Apples At Box Office With $100M+ Global Opening – Preview|url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/snow-white-box-office-preview-1236329918/|access-date=March 19, 2025|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref name="BO-preview2">{{Cite magazine|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|date=March 19, 2025|title=Box Office: 'Snow White' Aims for $50 Million, Robert De Niro Mob Drama 'Alto Knights' Heads for Abysmal Debut|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/disney-success-moana-2-trouble-snow-white-looms-1236234842/|access-date=March 19, 2025|magazine=Variety}}</ref> It was initially projected to gross $63–70{{nbsp}}million, with analysts comparing this projection to the $69.4{{nbsp}}million opening of ''[[Maleficent (film)|Maleficent]]'' (2014) and believing that the film would overcome its controversies and fare well financially, given there being no strong competition against it on opening weekend, but in late February, projections were lowered.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/snow-white-box-office-tracking-1236149083/|title=Rachel Zegler's 'Snow White' Tracking for $53M Box Office Opening|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|date=February 27, 2025|access-date=March 7, 2025}}</ref> The film made $16{{nbsp}}million on its first day, including an estimated $3.5{{nbsp}}million in Thursday previews.<ref name="opening">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/box-office-snow-white-1236346253/|title=Ho-Hum, Ho-Hum: 'Snow White' Opens To $43M — What Poisoned This Princess At The Box Office – Sunday AM Box Office Update|website=Deadline|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=March 22, 2025|access-date=March 23, 2025|archive-date=March 23, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250323001933/https://deadline.com/2025/03/box-office-snow-white-1236346253/|url-status=live}}</ref> It went on to debut to $42.2{{nbsp}}million, slightly below projections but still managing to top the box office due to little competition;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W12/|title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 12|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=March 25, 2025|archive-date=March 23, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250323192900/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W12/|url-status=live}}</ref> the low opening was attributed by ''The Hollywood Reporter'' to "so-so audience scores and underwhelming reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/snow-white-box-office-opening-in-danger-1236170493/|title=Box Office: 'Snow White' Limps to Alarming $43M Domestic Opening, $87.3M Globally|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|date=March 23, 2025|access-date=March 23, 2025|archive-date=March 23, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250323022330/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/snow-white-box-office-opening-in-danger-1236170493/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Business Insider]]'' reported that the film's behind-the-scenes controversies likely had little impact on its box-office performance,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Faris|first=James|date=2025-03-25|title=Disney's 'Snow White' flop is deeper than anti-woke backlash, box office analysts say|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-snow-white-opening-weekend-box-office-woke-backlash-controversy-2025-3|website=[[Business Insider]]|language=en}}</ref> while ''Deadline'' reported that the film's financial performance could primarily be attributed to its marketing, the source material failing to resonate with younger audiences, and negative buzz surrounding the film's visuals.<ref name="opening" /> In its second weekend, the film made $14.3 million (dropping 66%), finishing second behind newcomer ''[[A Working Man]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jason Statham's 'Working Man' With $15M+ Opening Puts 'Snow White' To Sleep & Sends Jenna Ortega's 'Unicorn' Out To Pasture – Sunday Box Office Update|url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/box-office-snow-white-princess-mononoke-jenna-ortega-death-of-a-unicorn-1236353369/|website=Deadline|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=March 30, 2025|access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W13/|title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 13|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=April 4, 2025|archive-date=March 31, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250331225453/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W13/|url-status=live}}</ref> and then $6.1 million in its third weekend, falling to fourth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/box-office-a-minecraft-movie-1236359247/|title='A Minecraft Movie' At $157M A Record Opening For Videogame Pic, Toppling 'Super Mario Bros'; Warner Bros Brings The Box Office Back Alive – Update|website=Deadline|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=April 6, 2025|access-date=April 6, 2025|archive-date=April 4, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404134203/https://deadline.com/2025/04/box-office-a-minecraft-movie-1236359247/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
The film received mixed reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holleran|first=Andrew|date=2025-04-06|title=Met Gala Reportedly Makes Decision On 'Snow White' Actress Rachel Zegler|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/met-gala-reportedly-makes-decision-234208275.html|access-date=2025-04-07|website=Yahoo Entertainment|language=en-US}}</ref> On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 40% of 250 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.1/10. The website's consensus reads: "''Snow White'' is hardly a grumpy time at the movies thanks to Rachel Zegler's luminous star turn, but its bashful treatment of the source material along with some dopey stylistic choices won't make everyone happy, either."<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/snow_white_2024 "''Snow White''"]. ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]''. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fandango_Media Fandango Media]. Retrieved April 12, 2025</ref> Rotten Tomatoes also reported that critics thought Zegler was "one huge highlight" of the film, but "Gadot's reception is mixed [...] as are the CGI Dwarfs."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Disney's Snow White First Reviews: Rachel Zegler Radiates Charisma in a New Take on a Classic Story|url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/disneys-snow-white-first-reviews/|access-date=2025-04-12|website=Rotten Tomatoes|language=en-US}}</ref>  [[Metacritic]], which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 50 out of 100, based on 51 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/movie/snow-white "''Snow White''"]. ''[[Metacritic]]''. [[Fandom, Inc]]. Retrieved March 26, 2025</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while those surveyed by [[PostTrak]] gave it an average rating of three out of five stars, with 43% saying they would definitely recommend it.<ref name="opening" /> ''The Hollywood Reporter'' noted that Disney's previous theatrical remakes earned CinemaScores around the "A" range.<ref name="THR March 24" /> The [[BBC]] reported that British film critics have mostly panned the film, while US critics were more positive.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2025-03-20|title=Snow White film is both 'bad' and 'captivating' say critics|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0jvdg1y82o|access-date=2025-03-20|work=BBC News|archive-date=March 20, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320121551/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0jvdg1y82o|url-status=live}}</ref>

Katcy Stephan of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' lauded Zegler's performance, praising her as a "shining supernova" and her character as having "newfound depth through her fervent desire to become the leader her father believed she could be."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/snow-white-first-reactions-rachel-zegler-1236337493/|title='Snow White' First Reactions Praise Film as a 'Visual Feast' and One of Disney's 'Best Live-Action Remakes in Years'|first=Zack|last=Sharf|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 16, 2025|access-date=March 17, 2025}}</ref> Siddhant Adlakha of ''[[IGN]]'' called the film "the best [[List of Disney live-action remakes and adaptations of Disney animated films|Disney live-action remake]] in a decade" and said that it "adapts the broad strokes of the original, while fleshing out its themes."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/snow-white-review-rachel-zegler-gal-gadot|title=Snow White Review|first=Siddhant|last=Adlakha|date=March 19, 2025|website=IGN|access-date=March 19, 2025|archive-date=March 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319213201/https://www.ign.com/articles/snow-white-review-rachel-zegler-gal-gadot|url-status=live}}</ref> Brian Truitt of ''[[USA Today]]'' wrote that it "finds modern relevance amid the old material."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2025/03/19/snow-white-2025-movie-review/82487525007/|title='Snow White' review: Rachel Zegler enchants in Disney's resonant remake|first=Brian|last=Truitt|website=USA TODAY}}</ref> Patrick Gomez of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' described the film saying: "Disney's best live-action remake is the fairest of them all."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/snow-white-review-best-disney-live-action-remake-rachel-zegler-11700231|title=Snow White review: Disney's best live-action remake is the fairest of them all, thanks to Rachel Zegler|last=Gomez|first=Patrick|date=March 20, 2025|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=March 28, 2025|archive-date=March 29, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329181135/https://ew.com/snow-white-review-best-disney-live-action-remake-rachel-zegler-11700231|url-status=live}}</ref>

Nicholas Barber of the BBC wrote, "The story is cluttered, the tone is muddled, and the pacing is off. Again, that doesn't make the film a disaster. In some ways, the identity crisis is what makes it worth seeing."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250319-film-review-disneys-snow-white-has-a-major-identity-crisis|title=Film review: Disney's Snow White has a major 'identity crisis'|date=March 19, 2025|website=www.bbc.com}}</ref> Witney Seibold of ''[[/Film]]'' wrote, "It's hollow, but unlike some more recent remakes, it seems to have thoughts in its head."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1814953/snow-white-review-disney-rachel-zegler-gal-gadot/|title=Snow White Review: The Latest Disney Remake Is Better Than Expected But Still Pretty Dopey|first=Witney|last=Seibold|date=March 19, 2025|website=SlashFilm}}</ref> David Rooney of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' wrote of the premise, "If that sounds like the standard female-empowerment template that's almost obligatory in contemporary fairy-tale retreads, it more or less is. But the incandescent Zegler sells it with conviction and heart."<ref>Rooney, David (March 19, 2025). [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/snow-white-review-rachel-zegler-gal-gadot-disney-1236167607/ "'Snow White' Review: Rachel Zegler Shines and Gal Gadot Glowers in Disney's Mostly Captivating Live-Action Update."] ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''. Retrieved March 19, 2025.</ref> Daniel Bayer of ''AwardsWatch'' wrote, "[Marc] Webb gets the job done with minimal muss and fuss, and whenever Zegler is onscreen, the film manages to conjure up some of that good old Disney magic."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://awardswatch.com/snow-white-review-rachel-zegler-is-the-fairest-of-them-all-in-marc-webbs-fairytale-remake-c/|title=AwardsWatch - 'Snow White' Review: Rachel Zegler IS the Fairest of Them All in Marc Webb's Fairytale Remake [C+]|date=March 19, 2025}}</ref> Dan Rubins of ''[[Slant Magazine|Slant]]'' called it "a fairly paint-by-numbers exercise in updating a quintessential but unquestionably quaint property for modern consumption."<ref>Rubins, Dan (March 19, 2025). [https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/snow-white-review-rachel-zegler-gal-gadot/ "'Snow White' Review: A Less Heigh-Ho Than Ho-Hum Remake of a Disney Classic."] ''[[Slant Magazine]]''. Retrieved March 20, 2025.</ref> Amy Nicholson of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that the film is "a fascinating case study in today's impossible contradictions—a magic mirror reflecting the [[2025 in United States politics and government|tensions of the current times]]."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nicholson|first=Amy|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2025-03-19/snow-white-review-rachel-zegler-gal-gadot-live-action-marc-webb|title=Review: An uncertain 'Snow White' holds a magic mirror up to polarized times|date=March 19, 2025|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 19, 2025|archive-date=March 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319204043/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2025-03-19/snow-white-review-rachel-zegler-gal-gadot-live-action-marc-webb|url-status=live}}</ref> Nell Minow of ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'' gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of four and wrote, "Some parts of the film work better than others, but none of it has the sweetness and imagination of the animated feature. This ''Snow White'' is not the fairest of them all. It's just, well, fair."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/snow-white-movie-review-2025|title=Snow White movie review & film summary (2025) &#124; Roger Ebert|website=www.rogerebert.com}}</ref>

[[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' called it "exhaustingly awful", with "tiresome pseudo-[[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]] additions", and criticized Zegler and Gadot's roles as "the dullest performances of their lives".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/19/snow-white-review-live-action-musical-rachel-zegler-gal-gadot|title=Snow White review – Disney's exhaustingly awful reboot axes the prince and makes the dwarves mo-cap|first=Peter|last=Bradshaw|work=The Guardian|date=March 19, 2025}}</ref> Johnny Oleksinski of the ''[[New York Post]]'' wrote, "The [[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|timeless classic]], a groundbreaking achievement for animation, has been turned into another pointless and awkward live-action automaton that vanishes from your mind the second it's over."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2025/03/19/entertainment/snow-white-review-one-more-boring-mediocre-live-action-disney-retread/|title='Snow White' review: One more boring, mediocre live-action Disney retread|first=Johnny|last=Oleksinski|date=March 19, 2025|access-date=March 19, 2025|archive-date=March 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319212124/https://nypost.com/2025/03/19/entertainment/snow-white-review-one-more-boring-mediocre-live-action-disney-retread/|url-status=live}}</ref> Tyler Taing of ''DiscussingFilm'' wrote, "Aside from Rachel Zegler's powerhouse performance, there is little else to enjoy from this clumsy, poorly conceived, and cynical live-action Disney remake. Even Gal Gadot's hilariously bad line reads are not worth the trip to the theater."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://discussingfilm.net/2025/03/19/snow-white-review-live-action-remake/|title='Snow White' Review - Rachel Zegler Shines in Disney's Uninspired Live-Action Remake|date=March 19, 2025}}</ref> Rodrigo Perez of ''The Playlist'' wrote, "While interjecting its social commentary, ''Snow White'' otherwise tackles much of the same ideas—the notions of true love, the power of friendship, and the triumph of good over evil—but it's all put together in a very familiar and garish package."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theplaylist.net/snow-white-review-oppressed-princess-reclaims-kingdom-from-occupying-tyrannical-queen-in-otherwise-boring-loud-spectacle-20250319/|title='Snow White' Review: Oppressed Princess Reclaims Kingdom From Occupying Tyrannical Queen In Otherwise Boring, Loud Spectacle|first=Rodrigo|last=Perez|date=March 19, 2025}}</ref> David Fear of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' said it "may not be the worst live-action adaptation of an animated touchstone, though it's a strong contender for its blandest."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/snow-white-review-rachel-zegler-gal-gadot-1235297513/|title='Snow White' Is Like Being Stuck in the Most Controversial Disney-Adult Nightmare Ever|first=David|last=Fear|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=March 19, 2025}}</ref>