Box Office: ‘Snow White’ Aims for $50 Million, Robert De Niro Mob Drama ‘Alto Knights’ Heads for Abysmal Debut

variety.com:

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Will “Snow White” be the fairest of them all at the box office? Disney‘s live-action remake of the 1937 animated classic is targeting $45 million to $55 million from 4,200 North American theaters in its opening weekend.

Internationally, the film is estimated to collect $50 million for a global start above $100 million. Those ticket sales will easily be enough to lead the domestic box office, which is coming off the worst weekend of 2025 as Paramount’s action comedy “Novocaine” topped charts with just $8.7 million.

Based on projections, “Snow White” won’t reach the initial box office heights of prior Disney live-action remakes, including 2023’s “The Little Mermaid” ($95 million opening weekend), 2016’s “Jungle Book” ($103 million) and a trio of billion-dollar smashes, 2019’s “The Lion King” ($191 million) and “Aladdin” ($91 million), 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast” ($174 million).

Instead, “Snow White” is tracking a similar start to 2019’s “Dumbo,” which took off with $45 million, only to stall out at $353 million, a disappointing tally for the $170 million film. “Snow White” was significantly more expensive than “Dumbo,” costing north of $250 million before marketing expenses are factored in, which means the family film needs to stick around in cinemas to justify its price tag.