$350M ‘Snow White’ Loses Money At Box Office After Star Rachel Zegler’s ‘Woke’ Comments & Trump Criticism
What Disney expected to be its highly anticipated live remake of Snow White has yet to break even at the box office. The film, which premiered on March 21 and stars Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, had a budget of roughly $350 million to make and market, and has yet to reach $100 million at the U.S. box office.
Zegler’s remarks that criticized the original story’s plot line, which saw the protagonist kissed by her supposed prince, were met with immediate backlash from traditionalist Disney fans who insisted that the “woke mob” was attempting to corrupt history. Zegler gained still more scrutiny when she expressed her support for Palestine in the war in the Middle East.
Following disparaging comments about Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection, Disney allegedly hired a “social media guru” to vet Zegler’s posts. Zegler suggested that Disney viewed her as a liability, a theory Disney fueled when...
Zegler’s remarks that criticized the original story’s plot line, which saw the protagonist kissed by her supposed prince, were met with immediate backlash from traditionalist Disney fans who insisted that the “woke mob” was attempting to corrupt history. Zegler gained still more scrutiny when she expressed her support for Palestine in the war in the Middle East.
Following disparaging comments about Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection, Disney allegedly hired a “social media guru” to vet Zegler’s posts. Zegler suggested that Disney viewed her as a liability, a theory Disney fueled when...
- 4/23/2025
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
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