Snow White is the most beautiful of the US box office, but it’s still too just for Disney

The new live-action film of the studio begins rather well, even if the princess will have to hold the distance to hope to become profitable in theaters.

Disney resumes orders from the US box office. Despite the controversies and the deleterious atmosphere around the film, the live-action version of Snow White took control of the American ranking, with $ 43 million in revenue for its opening weekend, in 4,200 rooms. A very honest start, which corresponds to the forecasts of the last weeks and which allows the musical carried by Rachel Zegler And Gal Gadotto make the second best start of the year 2025, behind another Disney film, Captain America: Brave New World.

The two, however, share the same curse: like his cousin of Marvel Cinematic Universe, Snow White has been designed as an all -public blockbuster and must therefore perform a maximum to reimburse its colossal budget of more than $ 250 million. So is it possible?

Yes, if we look at the success of MUFASA: The Lion Kingreleased a few months ago. This other Disney Live started in December with mixed criticism and a modest launch at 35 million dollars for its first weekend. But the feline has managed to keep the distance and impose itself over time, collecting more than $ 250 million in North America and exceeding 700 million revenues worldwide. To be considered a success in theaters, Snow White will have to follow the same path as Mufasabut the princess will have to do without the festive Christmas period, which had advantaged the pre which Lion king.

So she could rather have her whistling ears looking at the score Dumbo From 2019, which had started with $ 45 million too … but finally collapsed to settle for 114 million on the US market and 353 million to the Global. A disappointing result for a film which had however cost less than Snow White (budget of 170 million).

At present, this Snow White 2025 Totes only $ 90 million worldwide and walking is likely to be a little high. But in any case, Disney knows that he can reimburse himself with the VOD exit and all derivative products.

It will be more complicated for the other novelty of the week: The Alto Knights Mark a new missed for Warner Bros. at the US box office. The gangster film, staging Robert de Niro In a double role of gang chiefs, recorded a very low start with only $ 3 million during its first weekend in 2,651 American rooms. It’s a second flop immediately after Mickey 17another recent outing of Warner which launched its launch two weeks ago and which painfully passes 40 million at the US box office this Sunday. The Alto Knights will certainly not go so far, but the film has cost less to produce (a budget of $ 45 million.).

We will finally note that the spy thriller The Insider climb to second place in the US box office. Carried by good reviews and an excellent return, the film of Steven Soderberghdisplays a 43 % drop for its second weekend. An honest frequentation, but which brings The Insider $ 15 million in US revenue, while the production cost amounts to $ 50 million.