The new live-action Snow White has debuted at the box office with a disappointing $43 million domestically amid another lackluster weekend.
The fairy tale starring Rachel Zegler, 23, earned $43 million domestically and another $44.3 million internationally, for a total take of $87.3 million globally, according to The Numbers. It was number one at the box office this weekend.
Severe weather in hard hit areas of the US already affected by last weekend’s deadly tornadoes and thunderstorms may have had some effect on the low turnout.
Others may have stayed away due to criticism of the film being ‘woke’ in the casting of Zegler, who is Colombian-American, or due to the poor reviews the film received from critics.
Rotten Tomatoes gave it a consensus score of 43-percent, although audiences gave it a much kinder 74-percent rating.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, it’s not time to bite the poison apple just yet, as there is hope from Disney that the female skewing film may have a long life, similar to that of the live action Mufasa: The Lion King, which opened with only $35 million, but has gone on to pull in more than $700 million worldwide, so far.
Snow White was crowned queen of the box office over the weekend. The film starring Rachel Zegler as the title character debuted with $43 million
Black Bag maintained its place at a distant number two.
The spy thriller starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender as married spies with questionable loyalties uncovered $4.4 million in ticket sales, in spite of its warm welcome from critics.
Captain America: Brave New World starring Anthony Mackie as the Marvel crime fighter moved up a notch to third place, earning $4.1 million in ticket sales.
The film has enjoyed a steady viewership in the US and around the world, earning some $400.8 million in total to date.
Mickey 17 starring Robert Pattinson as an ‘expendable’ person who goes on a dangerous mission to tame a frozen planet, only to be replicated each time he is killed, landed in fourth place, with a weekend total of $3.9 million.
The film turned out to be an okay bet for Warner Bros, as the action adventure has nearly covered its $118 million budget with global earnings of more that $110 million after only three weeks in theaters.
Novocaine dropped dramatically from first to fifth place this week. The dark comedy starring Jack Quaid as a man who can feel no physical pain trying to rescue the girl of his dreams earned $3.76 million.
Debuting in sixth place was Robert De Niro in The Alto Knights.
The live action musical earned another $44.3 million internationally, in spite of poor reviews and backlash about being ‘woke’
Black Bag maintained its place at a distant number two. The spy thriller starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender as married spies with questionable loyalties uncovered $4.4 million in ticket sales in spite of good reviews
Captain America: Brave New World starring Anthony Mackie as the Marvel crime fighter moved up a notch to third place, earning $4.1 million in ticket sales
Mickey 17 starring Robert Pattinson landed in fourth place, with a weekend total of $3.9 million
Novocaine dropped dramatically from first to fifth place this week. The dark comedy starring Jack Quaid as a man who can feel no physical pain earned $3.76 million
The Oscar winner does double duty as two mafia dons vying for control of New York City.
The fact-based drama directed by Barry Levinson was swimming with the fishes thanks to scathing reviews from critics, earning chump change worth $3.16 million.
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie came in at number seven.
The animated adventure featuring Porky Pig and Daffy Duck as unlikely heroes to save the world from an alien invasion collected more than $1.83 million in ticket sales.
The fright flick The Monkey kept its icy hand on eighth place over the weekend. The horror film co-written by Stephen King collected some $1.5 million.
Debuting in sixth place was Robert De Niro in The Alto Knights doing double duty two mafia dons vying for control of New York City. The thriller earned some $3.16 million
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie starring Porky Pig and Daffy Duck as unlikely heroes to save the Earth fell to seventh place with $1.834 million in ticket sales
The fright flick The Monkey kept its icy hand on eighth place over the weekend. The horror film co-written by Stephen King collected some $1.5 million
Ninth place went to Dog Man who is still lapping up box office bucks. The animated adventure based on the book series by the same name, dog paddled over the finish line with $1.5 million.
Rounding out the top ten was ‘The Last Supper,’ based on the Biblical story of Jesus and his final meal with his apostles. The drama earned $1.33 million its second week in theaters
Ninth place went to Dog Man who is still lapping up box office bucks.
The animated adventure based on the book series by the same name, dog paddled over the finish line with $1.5 million.
Rounding out the top ten was ‘The Last Supper,’ based on the Biblical story of Jesus and his final meal with his apostles.
The drama from the faith based Pinnacle Peak earned $1.33 million its second week in theaters.
