Disney (and others) at the Box Office - Current State of Affairs

[MagicMouseFan]

“When a pic is hot, tickets go on sale well over a month in advance. Juxtapose this to Disney putting Snow White tickets on sale March 10, less than two weeks before its opening. Whenever a studio pulls an advance-ticket stunt like that, it means there’s no anticipation for the film. Still, Snow White at this point is expected to do around a $60M opening.”

It will be nice to get passed the Snow White train wreck and move on to :
• May 2, 2025: Thunderbolts
• May 23, 2025: Lilo & Stitch
• June 20, 2025: Elio
• July 25, 2025: The Fantastic Four: First Steps
• October 10, 2025: Tron: Ares
• November 7, 2025: Predator: Badlands
• November 26, 2025: Zootopia 2

‘A Minecraft Movie’ Eyes $60M+ Opening – Box Office Projection

Warner Bros' video game adaptation 'A Minecraft Movie' is looking at a $60M+ opening in North America. The pic hit three-week NRG tracking March 13.

deadline.com

 

[MagicMouseFan]

If it's not about Disney killing careers, why are we talking about it?

Disney hasn’t torpedoed anyone’s career with Snow White, but scroll through social media and it’s clear many fans think Rachel Zegler has sunk hers, or at the very least dragged the flick down with her. The backlash paints her as the villain…

Be interesting what she says at the premiere.

 

[Chi84]

Disney hasn’t torpedoed anyone’s career with Snow White, but scroll through social media and it’s clear many fans think Rachel Zegler has sunk hers, or at the very least dragged the flick down with her. The backlash paints her as the villain…

Be interesting what she says at the premiere.

I must be the only one who couldn’t care less what she says.

 

[MagicMouseFan]

I must be the only one who couldn’t care less what she says.

You and maybe 4 other people on this board.. but I’m telling ya.. go read the comments. It’s bad out there.

 

[Agent H]

Oh it’s bad alright. I was watching a YouTube video about the movie and In the comments section someone complained about her skin being mud brown. Yes I’m telling the truth. A real person actually said that.

 

[MagicMouseFan]

Oh it’s bad alright. I was watching a YouTube video about the movie and In the comments section someone complained about her skin being mud brown. Yes I’m telling the truth. A real person actually said that.

Yep… it’s everywhere. Be interesting how Disney handles the premiere when she takes questions about the film.

 

[Chi84]

You and maybe 4 other people on this board.. but I’m telling ya.. go read the comments. It’s bad out there.

That’s funny. Only 5 people aren’t obsessing about something that has no significance whatsoever. Okay.

 

[Agent H]

Oh it’s bad alright. I was watching a YouTube video about the movie and In the comments section someone complained about her skin being mud brown. Yes I’m telling the truth. A real person actually said that.

To be clear I 100 percent condemn this and whoever commented that should be ashamed of themselves.

 

[MagicMouseFan]

That’s funny. Only 5 people aren’t obsessing about something that has no significance whatsoever. Okay.

What does Disney view as insignificant leading up to the premiere of Snow White?

 

[Disney Irish]

Adrien Brody?

He’s like Hannah Montana or the Mickey Mouse club now?

Or did he tank a Lucas or Marvel movie?

…I think we’ve gone to plaid

Again what is your point here? That Brody isn’t famous?

Also most of the rest of us pretty much concluded that Disney isn’t killing careers. So move on from that.

 

[MagicMouseFan]

To be clear I 100 percent condemn this and whoever commented that should be ashamed of themselves.

Agree

 

[MagicMouseFan]

Snow White will do 600 million globally in business. Great for the movie theater owners.

 

[Farerb]

Snow White will do 600 million globally in business. Great for the movie theater owners.

Honestly, I hope so. As much as I have negative feelings towards this movie, I don't want it to fail.

 

[MagicMouseFan]

Honestly, I hope so. As much as I have negative feelings towards this movie, I don't want it to fail.

Something is seriously wrong if Snow White (the animated feature that started it all) doesn’t do 600 million globally.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Something is seriously wrong if Snow White (the animated feature that started it all) doesn’t do 600 million globally.

This is an absurd statement that it is difficult to believe is made in good faith.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Oh it’s bad alright. I was watching a YouTube video about the movie and In the comments section someone complained about her skin being mud brown. Yes I’m telling the truth. A real person actually said that.

Not surprising at all. We’ve had similar comments here.

 

[John park hopper]

Snow White will do 600 million globally in business. Great for the movie theater owners.

I think you are overly optimistic

 

[Dranth]

Something is seriously wrong if Snow White (the animated feature that started it all) doesn’t do 600 million globally.

Snow White was historically significant but in no way shape or form is ideal for modern audiences. I doubt there have ever been a significant number of folks who are interested in this even before all the whiners came out of the woodwork.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

The comp for live-action Snow White would be live-action Cinderella, which made $542 million a decade ago.

That's probably around what Disney was expecting when this was first green lit.

 

[Ghost93]

The comp for live-action Snow White would be live-action Cinderella, which made $542 million a decade ago.

That's probably around what Disney was expecting when this was first green lit.

I agree that $500-600 million would be the ideal scenario for Snow White.

I LOVE the animated original, but in a post-Shrek cynical world most audiences would have a hard time buying an extremely faithful adaptation of the 1937 film. The movie started a lot of Disney tropes that have now become the subject of parody almost a century later.

But the problem is, a revisionist feminist version of Snow White in live action was already done in 2012 with Snow White and the Huntsman. Add in Mirror Mirror coming out that same year, and it seems like general audiences already got their fill of a live action version of this particular fairly tale.