On social media, many viewers were stunned after a video showed ‘Woke Snow White’ star Rachel Zegler pulling her most desperate stunt yet as the Disney remake flopped.
A ctress watches her own film with friends amid poor box office performance
Rachel Zegler, the star of Disney’s Snow White remake, watched her own movie in a near-empty theater.
The film, which has struggled at the box office, failed to draw large audiences even on Discount Tuesday.
Zegler, 23, attended the screening with friends Ilda Mason, Jorge Mason-Remy, and Maria Isabel de Mason.
On scocial media, Ilda shared clips from their outing on Instagram, capturing the moment when Zegler’s name appeared on screen.
The small group cheered in the otherwise empty theater.
Social media reactions
Rachel Zegler’s video quickly went viral and sparked debate among viewers.
While many viewers suggested that she might be sad because her film is struggling in cinemas, another claimed that she is experiencing a real-life disaster after the movie’s failure.
One person said: She should have played dopey
A second wrote: She was almost in tears saying even if you don’t like her.. she has queues of people lining up to watch her shows…
While a third commented: The damage is already done, period!
Another added: She should start up her own only fans video because no production team will have her now
Someone else said: This is an empty theater, and she is the only one here. Poor her.
However, unclear if private screening was arranged
It remains unknown whether the group rented a private theater for their viewing. The friends also participated in a social media trend by asking a Regal employee for “two tickets, please.”
When the employee asked for which movie, they jokingly responded by holding up their Snow White souvenir cups and popcorn buckets.
Zegler also carried a small bouquet of flowers, seemingly celebrating the film’s release despite its underwhelming earnings.
The movie only made $3.5 million in Thursday previews and earned $43 million during its opening weekend.
Snow White falls short compared to other disney remakes
The film’s debut numbers are significantly lower than Disney’s 2023 The Little Mermaid remake, which made $95 million on its opening weekend.
Even 2019’s Dumbo, considered a box office disappointment, had a similar opening weekend total of $45 million despite a much lower production budget of $170 million.
Snow White reportedly cost over $250 million to make, excluding marketing expenses.
Despite this, the film’s preview earnings still surpassed Disney’s 2015 Cinderella remake, which only made $2.3 million in previews but went on to earn $91.8 million during its opening weekend.
Controversies surrounding the film impact its reception
On social media users have pointed out the film’s poor turnout.
On X platform, screenshots of theater seating charts showing barely any sold seats have gone viral.
Moviegoers have also shared photos of themselves sitting in empty theaters. Some critics have sarcastically suggested setting up a GoFundMe campaign to help Disney recover its production costs.
While, the Snow White film faced several controversies. Critics have called the film “too woke,” and Zegler has also been linked to tensions surrounding co-star Gal Gadot.
However, it is real that with such a weel box office start, it remains uncertain whetehr Snow White can recover in the coming weeks.