‘Snow White’ scores disastrous score on IMDB
After arriving in cinemas worldwide on March 21st, Disney‘s live-action remake of Snow White has become one of the lowest user-rated movies on IMDB.
The movie, starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, has been embroiled in scandal for various reasons ever since it was officially launched in 2021. Notably, Peter Dinklage criticised Disney’s decision to use CGI instead of actors with dwarfism to play the Seven Dwarfs.
As of the time of writing, Snow White has received 79,000 user ratings following its release and currently has a score of 1.9 out of 10, which places it in joint 13th position with Disaster Movie, From Justin to Kelly and Race 3 in the list of the lowest-rated movies on the platform.
Snow White did top the box office for its opening weekend despite the backlash faced by viewers on IMDB, however, it didn’t quite hit the heights anticipated. In the United States, it secured $44.3 million and overall achieved a total of $87.3 million from its global launch which is below the $100 million expectation.
For the next two weeks, it’s likely to continue to succeed at the box office as families head to the cinema with a distinct lack of competition until The Minecraft Movie arrives on April 4th.
It was initially reported that the movie’s production budget was $209 million; however, expensive reshoots later increased this number significantly, and it is believed to have cost between $240 and $270 million in total. Additionally, major costs linked to distribution and marketing can often be equal to the figures related to production, but these are currently unknown for Snow White.
Disney scaled back the promotion for the highly anticipated movie. The film’s European premiere, in Segovia, Spain, was in a castle that inspired the movie, but only around 100 hand-selected people attended. Disney also prevented cast members from giving interviews on the red carpet.
The differing stance on the Israel-Hamas war by Gadot and Zegler is another reason why the live-action movie has courted controversy for Disney. Zegler’s Latina heritage was also cause for criticism from some quarters upon the announcement of her involvement in the titular role.
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